Reply With QuoteHypothetically speaking, what will happen to Syria if Assad falls?Originally Posted by Fat Lazy American
From Jeremy Bowen (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12866535 :
So, there's that. Jeremy Bowen still likes Assad.President Assad, who succeeded his father in the job 11 years ago, is personally popular. But that might change if his security forces kill more protesters and if he doesn't deliver on reform.
Hypothetically speaking, what will happen to Syria if Assad falls?
depends to whom he fallsHypothetically speaking, what will happen to Syria if Assad falls?
anyway you will have a nice period of unrest, civil unstability and maybe civil war between tribes and religious factions
With the potential if it does wind up with Civil War for Hezbollah to get drawn in and chewed up?
The problem is that in the Arab world there is no alternative to Arab social-nationalism other than Islamism.
Democracy, equality, human rights, economic rights and freedoms - all of these Western values are alien to local culture and mentality. Many people prefer an Islamic rules, not because they are religious fanatics, but because they believe that the government based on Islam, on religious principles, would be more honest and less corrupt.
Theyd slaughter the alawites...
In this case, alawite and christians would be in very bad and dangerous situation.
Last edited by Yu1980; 03-26-2011 at 12:32 PM.
Lattakia, (SANA)-An official source said an armed group seized rooftops in some districts of Lattakia, opening fire at passers-by, citizens and security forces personnel.
The number of killed in Syria now is far above that mentioned in the title of the thread.
May the title be changed?
The mods have to do that.
According to some guy from Lebanese Forces I talked to last year when I was living in Lebanon, there was quite a harsh firefight between some Hezbullahs who had strayed into Druze territory up in the Chouf, apparently they had gone up there as a show of power like they did in West Beirut, but apparently the Druze reacted properly and lot of those guys got killed.
And Turkomans...no trolling here. Turkey should be worried.
Is a foreign operation possible in Syria, like in Libya, if Assad's regime continues to kill protesters ?
In 2008, the Druze under Junblat's party, fought against Hezballah, while another Druze party was aliied with Hezballah. since then, Junbalat had joined sides with Hezballah and helped bring down Hariri's government and bring a pro Hezballah PM into power.
From the islamists point of view, the resistance can be AQ and other jihadist groups, in this case, the secular arab dictatures are as well their ennemies as Israel or the US can be.
It's a matter of perspectives...
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