Protests in Syria - Discussion Thread

[Climber]

Conventional wisdom for an Oleh serving in the IDF was/is not to be captured by the Syrians under any circumstances whatsoever.

true that.

[Camera]

I needed to point out the shelling for balance. I can state that if I were a Yahoud I know whose army I'd want to be captured by and that would be Jordan for damned sure. The Syrians are terrible, I've even heard of instances of bailed Israeli pilots being literally butchered by Syrian civilians.

The Syrians are the worst, because it was a systematic policy regarding POWs.

[SiEMpre_Leal]

Assad's government gives citizens in opposition area's of capital 48 hours leave
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...eas?CMP=twt_gu

If not...then what happens?

[Laworkerbee]

If not...then what happens?

Then you better have a mask and some atropine?

[TheCanadian]

Stop looking for good guys, there aren't any regardless of how hard some try to sell either side as being so.

which side do you think is more capable of governing , maintaining the rule of law , with the least amount of atrocities because after seen some videos of the fsa im starting to wonder maybe the opposition coming to powers isnt the best thing for syria and the rest of the world

[memfisa]

Oh boy, buckle your seat belts gentlemen, things are about to get rough

[SiEMpre_Leal]

Then you better have a mask and some atropine?

ouch......i was afraid something like this would come up.

[Camera]

**** guys the more i follow this conflict the more confused i get

after seeing videos of alleged fsa gunmen performing summary executions and destroying alcohol because its haram i think to myself whose worse assad or the fsa

maybe someone could help me answer this

It's very difficult to predict how it will end and what is better.
IMO, Syria won't be dominated by the Islamists. It was a secular dictatorship for decades, and will remain a secular dominated country after the war.
The foreigner Jihadist that are active there will return to their homeland when the war will over.
This is my assumption.

[Laworkerbee]

which side do you think is more capable of governing , maintaining the rule of law , with the least amount of atrocities because after seen some videos of the fsa im starting to wonder maybe the opposition coming to powers isnt the best thing for syria and the rest of the world

One is secular - The other is Islamist.

You decide.

[TheCanadian]

If not...then what happens?

the syrian army going in to " delete everything " i would imagine

after an intense shelling of course

[Ought Six]

Is this the end game for Assad? Syrian dictator flees to coast and his British-born wife 'escapes to Russia'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-Russia.html

[Mujo2000]

X2
Sabra and Shatila is well known, but the Damur massacre was much bigger in scale. And there were real concerns at this stage of the civil war that Christians will be thrown to the sea.

OT, but you are joking, right? Bigger?

[Climber]

Is this the end game for Assad? Syrian dictator flees to coast and his British-born wife 'escapes to Russia'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-Russia.html

Typical bad journalism, title says flees, note says its believed.

[Laworkerbee]

Is this the end game for Assad? Syrian dictator flees to coast and his British-born wife 'escapes to Russia'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...es-Russia.html

Dailymail or daily disinformation? How is this rag supposed to know? I'd be much happier if someone else was reporting this story.

[Camera]

OT, but you are joking, right? Bigger?

I'm not joking. I'm speaking of the years of the Lebanese Civil War previous to 1982 Israeli invasion. Check what happened in Lebanon between 1976 and 1981.