The point is that the "rebels" are the very same Saudi themed jihadists who swept through various neighbouring countries and established the Islamic state. Same ideology and often same people who chop people's heads off on video and perform terrorist atrocities throughout the world.Zambo wrote:My Lord do I have permission to use your emoticon. I just can't be arsed any longer to reply to Royals, Heenan's and The Ticks repetitive posts and awful accusations. Reading them has started to upsets me. I can't believe that anyone can support what has gone in Aleppo, particularly in the last few days to keep this shit of a dictator in power.Lord Notin Kwestion wrote:Obviously that loophole again.Zambo wrote:Forgot to say, welcome back Bob. How the fuck do you get past the welcome thread. The question needs to be asked.
Assad is no better or worse than most rulers in the region but is vilified in the cause of furthering Saudi Wahabiist agendas against Iranian Sunni agendas in the region. Each are client states of the USA and Russia respectively.
Objectively , it is not Assad but these IS terrorists who are responsible for the events in Allepo since they have invaded and occupied part of an independant State. It is hard to imagine what you think that State should do other than attack them and repel them by military means, and I'm afraid that will always result in carnage.
By regional standards Assad is quite a popular leader and certainly more welcome than the IS lunatics who are executing people and perpetrating horrible acts there every day.
Like most things in the region and in the world actually, it's fairly complicated and you can't understand it by watching a brief synopsis on tv - particularly one created from a biased perspective .
For historical and political reasons which I very much doubt you'd understand , the West has allied itself gradually with the wrong side here and we should admit that rather than continue to tie ourselves in knots with this ridiculous redefining of the conflicts.