Why Russia Protects Assad

[kranz]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

the merits of skybird

you must be kidding...

[Seth8530]

Originally Posted by kranz

you must be kidding...

Seriously, common, can we not be nice?

I rarely agree with ya sky, but I feel like Russia is supporting Syria out of nothing more than to stick the finger to the US. And who can blame them? Russia is one the greatest countries in the world and up untill recently they have been eating cake since the end of the cold war. I doubt any country would take to that very kindly.

Stop with the ad hominem attacks man

If somone wants to paint erdogan as an extremist sunni fundamentalist then it is fully on topic to attack the statement when that person then claims he loves an Aklawite for being a true believer.
The sensible approach would be "Erdogan is a pillock, even for a politician he is a bloody idiot, you wouldn't believe how dumb his last statement was" ....not ...."OMG beware the erdogan he has a plan and is coming to get us, you can tell by what he said look look (but please don't look as that upsets me and undermines my arguement)".

you must be kidding...

Be fair, he does write some good stuff, some very good stuff...just that when it relates to muslims or immigrants or europe or eugenics in any remote way he tends to go way off with the fairies in lala land.

[Type941]

business interests behind something.. shocking.

I heard same thing - that opposition in syria is no picnic either but the STUPID media portrays them as poor fighters for democracy, further tainting the word.

I can only imagine how paranoid Israel is feeling... it's like you're in a club a brawl is starting to break out around you. Not nice especially since Israel is the only sober one in the room.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Type941

business interests behind something.. shocking.

I heard same thing - that opposition in syria is no picnic either but the STUPID media portrays them as poor fighters for democracy, further tainting the word.

I can only imagine how paranoid Israel is feeling... it's like you're in a club a brawl is starting to break out around you. Not nice especially since Israel is the only sober one in the room.

Well, ther eis one benefit, and that is that Syria was the shadow int he background in Lrebanon, and with syria now being busy with itself, Iran, to which Syria is amcloose ally,m finds it a bit harder to smuggle weapons to Lebanon-staged terror-organisation Hezbollah, even more, Hezbollah is trying to find a new headquarter, since Lebanon wiothout Syrian backing no longer looks like a safe harbour for them.

If - and that is still a ver ybig "if" - Hezbollah would need to give up Lebanon, it loses a basis that in the past 5 years has been turned into a hardened bunker with plenty of underground shlters and lots of missiles stockpiles that are a primary headache for Israel. It would also weaken Iran's stand in the region. Remember, I said: "if".

[soopaman2]

I am of a simpler ilk.

They do it to undermine America, them and China.

Not saying they are wrong, but there is nothing complex about this, they seek war with us eventually, and will gladly use our enemies against us, as well as our own international governing body (that the US pays a majority of, money and troop wise [UN]) as a pawn.

The world lets it happen, they are all just happy it is us and not them, one day it will be them...

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by soopaman2

I am of a simpler ilk.

They do it to undermine America, them and China.

Not saying they are wrong, but there is nothing complex about this, they seek war with us eventually, and will gladly use our enemies against us, as well as our own international governing body (that the US pays a majority of, money and troop wise [UN]) as a pawn.

The world lets it happen, they are all just happy it is us and not them, one day it will be them...

I think that's wrong. The economies of the USA, China and Russia are so intertwined and depending on each other that no side has any interest in going to war with the other.

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

If - and that is still a ver ybig "if" - Hezbollah would need to give up Lebanon, it loses a basis that in the past 5 years has been turned into a hardened bunker with plenty of underground shlters and lots of missiles stockpiles that are a primary headache for Israel. It would also weaken Iran's stand in the region. Remember, I said: "if".

Well at least "if" is better than "impossible" which is encouraging.

[Type941]

The more I read about this "opposition" in Syria the more I'm alarmed. These guys have been basically given a green light to overthrow Assad from AlQaida now. What?!