Syria. Is Assad Winning?

[longknife]

BBC clearly believes he is.

The reason is simple.

Unless some of the elements in the equation change radically - and there is no sign of that happening in the near future - there is no foreseeable set of circumstances that would exert sufficient pressure on Mr Assad to stand down, or the regime to negotiate its own demise.

Read more @ BBC News - Analysis: Why Assad can have confidence in his survival

A stabilized Syria, regardless of who runs it, would be a lot better for the people of the region than what is going on now.

 

[toastman]

As disgusting as Assad is, I'd rather he run the country then a bunch of Al Queda terrorists.

Hopefully there will soon be an alternative to Assad for election.

 

[Sunni Man]

Israel wanted Assad to regain power.

Obama was going to help the Syrian people overthrow the brutal dictator but Tel Aviv told him to stand down.

Pres. Obama obeyed the zionists..... erased the red line in the sand...... and quietly abandoned the Syrian people. ..

 

[toastman]

Israel wanted Assad to regain power.

Obama was going to help the Syrian people overthrow the brutal dictator but Tel Aviv told him to stand down.

Pres. Obama obeyed the zionists..... erased the red line in the sand...... and quietly abandoned the Syrian people. ..

Got a link to back up these claims?

 

[longknife]

Israel wanted Assad to regain power.

Obama was going to help the Syrian people overthrow the brutal dictator but Tel Aviv told him to stand down.

Pres. Obama obeyed the zionists..... erased the red line in the sand...... and quietly abandoned the Syrian people. ..

Got a link to back up these claims?

Of course not!

 

[Sunni Man]

The original people who started the rebellion against Assad were just average Syrian citizens feed up with living under a brutal dictator.

They formed a loose collection of citizen soldiers and called themselves the FSA (Free Syrian Army)

The FSA did very well in the beginning against Assad's substantial and seasoned military. But were hampered by lack of arms and heavy weapons.

For over 2 years the FSA, which championed a secular ideology and wanted democracy, begged Pres. Obama and the U.S. government to supply them with weapons to help defeat Assad's tanks and jet bombers.

Even Saudi Arabia, with pressure from the US government, made it a crime for it's citizens to go fight in Syria.

Finally Pres. Obama drew the red line in the sand over chemical weapons......and then quickly withdrew his offer of help under pressure from Israel and the members of the ZOG in his administration.

Abandoned and with out a resupply of weapons. The FSA began losing ground to the Assad military.

That's when the jihadists started pouring into Syria in order to fill the gap left by the war weary and depleted FSA.

And Saudi Arabia reversed it's earlier ban on it's citizen joining the fight in Syria.

But I'm afraid that it's going to be too little and too late.

Assad 's forces have the initiative now and Iran is supply him with weapons.

In essence, America lost a golden opportunity to help Syria become another democracy in the Middle East. ..

 

[Roudy]

Israel wanted Assad to regain power.

Obama was going to help the Syrian people overthrow the brutal dictator but Tel Aviv told him to stand down.

Pres. Obama obeyed the zionists..... erased the red line in the sand...... and quietly abandoned the Syrian people. ..

Ya right, Israel wanted Assad, the same person that they went to war with, and still bomb regularly, to regain power. Ha ha ha. Political pundit you're not. Stick to explaining how Muslim should be allowed to beat and abuse women because it's their country and their laws.

 

[Sally]

BBC clearly believes he is.

The reason is simple.

Unless some of the elements in the equation change radically - and there is no sign of that happening in the near future - there is no foreseeable set of circumstances that would exert sufficient pressure on Mr Assad to stand down, or the regime to negotiate its own demise.

Read more @ BBC News - Analysis: Why Assad can have confidence in his survival

A stabilized Syria, regardless of who runs it, would be a lot better for the people of the region than what is going on now.

So true what you say about a stabilized Syria regardless who runs it. However, those Jihadists romming into Syria from so many locations are not the ones the ordinary people of Syria would like to see governing them. As is stated in an article.......

Across the region, the ISIL positions itself as a Sunni Muslim vanguard against what it sees as domination by Shiite Muslims and Western governments.

So who exactly is behind this deadly organization and what are their goals?

Who are the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)?The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is an Islamist insurgent group active in both Iraq and Syria that pledged allegiance to al Qaeda in 2004.

Originally known as “al Qaeda in Iraq” the extremist group that believes in the strict enforcement of Sharia law is composed and supported by a variety of insurgent groups and clans loyal to the Sunni branch of the Islamic faith.

The group is thought to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians as well as members of the Iraqi government and its international allies.

What are their aims?Their stated aim is to create a Sunni Islamic religious state based on Sharia law, not just in Iraq, but one that straddles the border into Syria's rebel held eastern desert provinces.

Summing up the groups' aims in a June 2013 audio statement, the group’s current leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi vowed to erase the “Western imposed border with Syria” and called on his followers to “tear apart” the governments in both countries and their regional backers.

Ultimately, ISIL seeks to create an Islamic emirate from where they would launch a global holy war, according to Raffaello Pantucci, a senior research fellow at British think tank, the Royal United Services Institute.

Continue reading at:

Who are the al Qaeda loyalists stoking violence in Iraq, Syria? - NBC News

 

[Sunni Man]

Ya right, Israel wanted Assad, the same person that they went to war with, and still bomb regularly, to regain power.

Correct, the fascist zionists who run Israel would rather have Assad rule Syria than jihadists like Al Qaeda.

 

[toastman]

The original people who started the rebellion against Assad were just average Syrian citizens feed up with living under a brutal dictator.

They formed a loose collection of citizen soldiers and called themselves the FSA (Free Syrian Army)

The FSA did very well in the beginning against Assad's substantial and seasoned military. But were hampered by lack of arms and heavy weapons.

For over 2 years the FSA, which championed a secular ideology and wanted democracy, begged Pres. Obama and the U.S. government to supply them with weapons to help defeat Assad's tanks and jet bombers.

Even Saudi Arabia, with pressure from the US government, made it a crime for it's citizens to go fight in Syria.

Finally Pres. Obama drew the red line in the sand over chemical weapons......and then quickly withdrew his offer of help under pressure from Israel and the members of the ZOG in his administration.

Abandoned and with out a resupply of weapons. The FSA began losing ground to the Assad military.

That's when the jihadists started pouring into Syria in order to fill the gap left by the war weary and depleted FSA.

And Saudi Arabia reversed it's earlier ban on it's citizen joining the fight in Syria.

But I'm afraid that it's going to be too little and too late.

Assad 's forces have the initiative now and Iran is supply him with weapons.

In essence, America lost a golden opportunity to help Syria become another democracy in the Middle East. ..

What are you doing, writing a story??
You need to back up this claim and the other one, which I already asked you, with links.

 

[toastman]

Ya right, Israel wanted Assad, the same person that they went to war with, and still bomb regularly, to regain power.

Correct, the fascist zionists who run Israel would rather have Assad rule Syria than jihadists like Al Qaeda.

Either you don't know what the word fascist is, or you're just doing your usual 'blame Israel for exactly what my fellow Muslims and their states are guilty of to take the attention off them and shine the spotlight on Israel/Jews' tactic.

Either way, you're a lying idiot

True story....

 

[Sunni Man]

What are you doing, writing a story??
You need to back up this claim and the other one, which I already asked you, with links.

Links to what??

Everything I wrote is a matter of public record.

G-d gave you a brain.......try using it. .

 

[toastman]

What are you doing, writing a story??
You need to back up this claim and the other one, which I already asked you, with links.

Links to what??

Everything I wrote is a matter of public record.

G-d gave you a brain.......try using it. .

Links to post 3 and 6

I've asked you for links to back up your claims twice.
So far all I'm getting are excuses.

Could it be that you're a lying sack of taqiya spewing shit who trashed Israel and Jews 24/7, and also a massive troll?

 

[Sunni Man]

What are you doing, writing a story??
You need to back up this claim and the other one, which I already asked you, with links.

Links to what??

Everything I wrote is a matter of public record.

G-d gave you a brain.......try using it. .

Links to post 3 and 6

I've asked you for links to back up your claims twice.
So far all I'm getting are excuses.

Again, use your brain Toastman.........like you did before there were links to tell you what to think. ..

 

[toastman]

More drivel but still no links to back up his posts.
Sunni Troll never ceases to amaze us

 

[Sunni Man]

More drivel but still no links to back up his posts.
Sunni Troll never ceases to amaze us

Again, toastman troll......I don't need a link.

But you can keep on begging for one toastman troll. ..

 

[aris2chat]

Israel wanted Assad to regain power.

Obama was going to help the Syrian people overthrow the brutal dictator but Tel Aviv told him to stand down.

Pres. Obama obeyed the zionists..... erased the red line in the sand...... and quietly abandoned the Syrian people. ..

Got a link to back up these claims?

Of course not!

Iraqi helicopters are targeting convoy of trucks within Syria, killing eight people.

 

[aris2chat]

Assad is running but balloting will only take place in regime controlled areas.
Potential opposition candidates have been excluded from taking part by new laws passed last month.

 

[Sunni Man]

Assad is as brutal of a dictator as was Saddam.

In fact, both Assad and Saddam are members of the Baath Party and have the same bloodthirsty mentality.

How anyone can say Assad would be better for the people than the Syrian freedom fighters is talking nonsense. ..

 

[waltky]

How Assad regained the upper hand...

ANALYSIS: HOW SYRIA'S ASSAD SEIZED MOMENTUM IN WAR
May 9,`14 -- Two years ago, it seemed almost inevitable that Syrian President Bashar Assad would be toppled. Despite a fierce military crackdown, people were still taking to the streets in exuberant anti-government protests and rebels were pressing their fight deeper into the capital, even placing a bomb inside a high-level security meeting that killed top regime officials including Assad's brother-in-law.

Western leaders predicted Assad would fall in few months. Almost no one thinks that now. As he prepares for elections through which he is set to claim another seven-year mandate for himself, the 48-year-old leader appears to be on a continuously upward path in the three-year-old conflict. A look at how Assad has managed to seize the momentum in the civil war:

HEZBOLLAH JOINS THE FIGHT

The Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group joined the fight in Syria publicly and earnestly in mid-2013. With thousands of experienced guerrillas and experts, the group has been instrumental in helping Assad's overstretched forces gain ground around the capital, Damascus, and in strategic Syrian towns and villages in rugged mountains near the border with Lebanon.

ARMY UNITED

Despite major defections early in the conflict, the Syrian military remains a potent force. There is no sign of significant fractures among Assad's lieutenants, and his inner circle has remained largely cohesive and united. Assad has also bolstered his military over the past year with the creation of paramilitary troops including the National Defense Force, a pro-government militia that draws heavily from Syria's minority communities and reportedly receives training from Iran.

UNEVEN FIGHT

The Syrian government has enjoyed unchecked use of its aircraft to pound opposition-held areas with missiles and crude explosives. The opposition has pleaded with the international community for more than two years to provide weapons with which to shoot down government warplanes. But the West has deep concerns that any lethal assistance could end up in the hands of extremists, and President Barack Obama has desperately sought to avoid embroiling the U.S. in another war after more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEAL

In August 2013, Syria's key ally Russia stepped in to avert U.S. military strikes against regime targets by clinching a deal that would rid Syria of its chemical weapons stockpile following a toxic gas attack near Damascus that killed hundreds. Obama had said the use of chemical weapons was a "red line" that would trigger a harsh response. His waffling and change of course on the threatened airstrikes enraged Syrian opposition members and emboldened Assad.

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