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In reply to the discussion: Russian Warships Head To Syria In Show Of Power [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)The reports appear to indicate that the rebels are Sunnis backed by terrorist Sunni religious states like the Saudis who are determined to have their proxy war with Shia Iran via the Shia Alawite Syria.
If it ever were a grass roots type of revolution that was very, very early in the process and appears to have lasted for such a short time its moot as the more sectarian religious rebels quickly overtook that. I'd even go further and bet that the Sunni led kingdoms were watching the Arab Spring movements occur elsewhere and made plans to begin torching Syria as soon as the movement reached there.
Don't get me wrong, Assad is a butcher thug and I'd like nothing better than to see him gone but right now until he can negotiate an exit, without being assassinated by the Sunni-led "rebels", him staying alive is keeping the lid on this simmering civil war. Once he goes the entire region will be engulfed in a firestorm of Sunni/Shia violence with nuclear Israel dragged in.