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In reply to the discussion: Russian Warships Head To Syria In Show Of Power [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)19. This is not secular v Islamist. Its not an Arab Spring revolution. This is Sunni v Shia
and that battle will not end. History shows us that. The Sunni consider the Shia as heretics and that the Shia version of Islam needs to be destroyed. That battle's been going on for centuries - what's going on in Syria is now the latest chapter of a long bloody sectarian war.
If Assad is forcibly eradicated Iran will fight as the Shia in Syria will be hunted for slaughter. The regional bloodbath will be unleashed and nuclear armed Israel will lash out. The Russians are sending battleships to reinforce Assad (and their port). The ramifications are catastrophic.
The conflict is already spreading into Lebanon.
Syrian rebels attack Hezbollah's positions in Lebanon
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Revolting, but I hope he stays as well so they can eventually kill him and his gang of thugs
jzodda
Feb 2013
#6
This is a simmering civil war and you are advocating for it to become a full blown shitstorm
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#16
This is not secular v Islamist. Its not an Arab Spring revolution. This is Sunni v Shia
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#19
If you are not considering "overall" than you are speaking from ignorance.
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#21
The "Arab Spring" revolutions are not only grass roots "democratic" movements, but
pampango
Feb 2013
#22
I don't disagree with hardly any of that pampango BUT there's an element here on DU
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#23
Defending the latest representative of the Assad royal family is not the same as defending Syria.
pampango
Feb 2013
#7
Assad is a royalist because he inherited the right to rule from his father. That's how royal famiies
pampango
Feb 2013
#14
We don't know who the "rebels" are and to assert that you or anyone else knows is wrong imho
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#15