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Who's War?
Syria-phobia goes back to the George W. Bush Administration in December 2003, when Congress passed the Syria Accountability Act, House Resolution 1828. Syria at that time was already in the cross-hairs of two principal American so-called allies in the region, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Both were actively working to destabilize the regime, though for different reasons. The Saudis were fearful of Iranian influence over Damascus but also had a religious agenda in that the secular Syrian regime was protective of religious minorities and was itself an offshoot of Shi’a Islam referred to as Alawites. The Saudis considered them to be heretics.
Syria-phobia goes back to the George W. Bush Administration in December 2003, when Congress passed the Syria Accountability Act, House Resolution 1828. Syria at that time was already in the cross-hairs of two principal American so-called allies in the region, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Both were actively working to destabilize the regime, though for different reasons. The Saudis were fearful of Iranian influence over Damascus but also had a religious agenda in that the secular Syrian regime was protective of religious minorities and was itself an offshoot of Shi’a Islam referred to as Alawites. The Saudis considered them to be heretics.
Destroying Syria
Posted from unz.com
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Iran
Posted 7 y ago
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SSG Diane R. Outstanding, Great Post and Share. Good Enlightenment on the Religious/Political Push Pull in Syria. On a Personal Level I thank Dr Assad for His work that Saved Granny Sandy's Eyesight but on a Military Professional Level I know that since Returning Home that He is Every Bit the Thug that His Father was.
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SSG Diane R.
I don't think Assad ever wanted the job. He had a thriving medical practice in London and was happy with that. The death of his elder brother changed that. He has tried to liberalize Syria, and had been in a tug of was with his deep state to do it, just as Trump is, for different reasons, with ours.
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