You couldnât make it up
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Surprise surprise. 
I worry about the blowback.
Weâve only really seen the first of it. We probably wonât see the end of it.
Unconfirmed Twitter reports of explosions in Damascus.
Those pesky Russian and Syrians not abiding by the rules, all for a port.
That, and getting the fuck rid of Western-backed extremists.
And the Syrians have every legal right to do so.
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Assad isnât extreme? By that do you think there shouldnât ever be Western interventions?
Nowhere near as extreme as the headchoppers Western states are paying for in Idlib.
Acting within international law to start with.
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Just read this and was going to post it but you beat me to it. Very interesting, but sadly it comes as no surprise. Citizens of the West have been lied to by our governments for years regarding all matters Syria. Sadly too many people are desperate to lap it up because it supports their bigoted agenda.
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It affects smarter people than you realise. @Furball used to spoff off about Assadâs much more murderous father and would handily forget that a mere 15 or so years ago, the younger Assad was being feted as a moderate voice in the Middle East and being courted by the likes of Blair.
True, but we need to remember that the âagendaâ isnât really the citizens(not even the bigots. They just like where theyâre led).
The organisations orchestrating the whole sorry lie need to be placed front and centre. People like this
And a full history of the name behind it
We(in the English speaking west) are the biggest suckers in the world for propaganda and gaslighting, to the point all trust and ânormalityâ would disintegrate if the bulk of people realised/accepted the truth. So on we go with more and more lies to cover the previous lies and so the deeper peopleâs believe system becomes, no matter the evidence(even scientists). Weâve been trained to be like this, itâs no accident.
"One of the most important gifts we can give our children is the confidence to say âI dont know." Its the foundation from which we begin our investigation of the world: asking questions, taking the necessary time to understand the answers, and searching for new answers when the ones we have in hand don`t seem to work. The feeling of not knowing is also the source of wonder and awe.â
Kids can do it, why canât we(especially fucking scientists)?
Far too much of this?
Ignore the election bit as that might cause some to much distress.
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Well this cannot be good. ISIS group taking over Syria, no wonder everyone is (finally) rushing to get round a table for talks
Assad obviously needs to go but Syria is a real country with real people churches, Monasteries, great history and it could get a taliban style leadership
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I thought the Russians were firmly on Assadâs side - apart from a few raid by plane (Apologies if Iâve missed more) then theyâre conspicuously absent. Busy elsewhere?
The world looked away it seems.
Russia & Iran are kind of busy Iran helped with HezbollahâŚ
Russians left their junk and some strategic Mediterranean Port assets.
Bashar got his family out but his troops seem to be trying to hold Homs but are pretty sparse
Damascus Saint is worried I got him to move his arse and his direct family out about 12 years ago but he has brothers and cousins and staff a home and office all there.
Just praying they walk all the way through and there is no bloodshed
Assad gone.
Now the real worry.
Different groups, different religions and aims.
For now Prime Minister has agreed to keep the apparatus of state running while a transition is agreed.
Let us pray it doesnât collapse like Libya as they do have chemical weapons and some groups are very anti- Israel