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2011-06-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Assad supposedly loses his grip to hardliners

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Posted by Steve White 2011-06-18 15:23|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 might want to stir up the populace against Hezbollah and Iran, noting that their support is arming and aiding the killing of Syrian civilians. Would like to see some killing of Republican Guard and Hezbollah goons. Perhaps note that he's using Paleo thugs to suppress Syrians. Two can play these games

Posted by Frank G 2011-06-18 16:15|| 2011-06-18 16:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Asshard is one of about three or four in his little clique that run everything. Much of his funding is from Iran, and every penny of revenue they can squeeze out of the country goes as bribes to the army command and secret police.

Except for the subsection of the Alawite that are his closest clan, he even starves the rest of them, so even they don't love him. His strategy right now seems to be to let the secret police control Damascus, and send the most loyal Alawite elite units in his army up north, to kill and brutalize village after village until they stop resisting.

Then they will work their way south, doing the same.

Right now, the others in his little clique would give him up in a minute if they thought they could preserve their own rear ends.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-06-18 16:27|| 2011-06-18 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The Neo-Ottomans have a shot at the brass-ring here, just massing Turk forces on the border under the aegis of humanitarian good-deedery might be enough.

Posted by Zombie Hillary Lover 2011-06-18 18:01|| 2011-06-18 18:01|| Front Page Top

#4 President Assad is plainly overstretched.

I'm surprised how quiet the Kurdish areas appear to be. Which indicates he doesn't have the resources to deal with them. Especially as they are likely better armed than the Sunnis.

Posted by phil_b 2011-06-18 18:50|| 2011-06-18 18:50|| Front Page Top

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