Iran Said to Send Troops to Bolster Syria

[Laworkerbee]

However, if the Sunnis are smart and if they will win, they might as well go for "democracy", as any government formed would be Sunni, due to their numerical advantage and that way they could get US\EU support, while slowly snuffing out the Alawites, like the Egyptians do with the Copts.

Damned good point!

I thought that Gilgoul lives in the Golan? that would be a very short party, seeing how that would be ground zero for Syria spilling over to Israel.

Pfft! Defeatist!

[Camera]

The fact Iran increases the number of her troops is an additional sign that Assad's army is facing increasing difficulties.

[budgie]

dumb question but...

How will the Iranians get there? Would Iraq, Saudi or Turkey allow military flyovers? Will they just sail around the long way? Civilian charters?

[Climber]

dumb question but...

How will the Iranians get there? Would Iraq, Saudi or Turkey allow military flyovers? Will they just sail around the long way? Civilian charters?

Civilian charters

[Hollis]

dumb question but...

How will the Iranians get there? Would Iraq, Saudi or Turkey allow military flyovers? Will they just sail around the long way? Civilian charters?

I wonder if Iraq would allow fly overs.

[Climber]

I wonder if Iraq would allow fly overs.

if they are allowing civilian flights over Iraq, they would have to allow them.

[gresh]

dumb question but...

How will the Iranians get there? Would Iraq, Saudi or Turkey allow military flyovers? Will they just sail around the long way? Civilian charters?

Iran's been known to smuggle arms in the luggage on civilian flights through Damascus International.

[G-AWZT]

So they idea for Iran is to send troops to bolster Assad/Alawites while building a new Alawite army. I guess the last stage is to carve out an all Alawite homeland along the coast.
With the bloodlust running at an all time high unfortunately, I believe the Alawites days are numbered as a people in Syria.

[Watan]

If the Baathists are forced from power there won't be a Syria left. Outside powers are stoking the sectarian divide which threaten to rip the whole place apart....if they haven't already.

Well said.

[Beholder]

The most interesting viewpoints on this board with regards to Syria, for me anyhow, are the Israeli members. I and others have the luxury of being able to talk about this in abstract terms, you on the other hand might end up with new neighbors so your viewpoint carries much more weight with me.

1.From my POV its civil war going on right on supply line of iranian division placed in Lebanon.And this division involved in fighting and as added bonus have causalities.
2.No friends are fighting+whoever win will get ruined military.
3.So aside from general concern over civilians i wish to both sides complete victory.

Not loosing sleep over this.

[Mordoror]

Only yesterday's killed in Syria number 4 times the casualties of overall Bahrein's uprising.

Because you achieved to have access to enough information about Bahrein ??
And what has the number to do with "ruthless dictators smashing in blood democratic will of the people" ?
Come on Cam, you can do better

[Royal]

I wonder if Iraq would allow fly overs.

They have in the past and al-Maliki is not going to say no to Tehran as long as it is putting pressure on al-Sadr not to kick him out.

[Camera]

you nailed it once again
Moreover SA has enough to watch just on the other side of the road (Bahrein civil unrest were policemen and CCG troops are firing live ammos, torturing, abducting opposants too .... but well they are on the good side, you know so ........)

Because you achieved to have access to enough information about Bahrein ??
And what has the number to do with "ruthless dictators smashing in blood democratic will of the people" ?
Come on Cam, you can do better

Good side, bad side… The scale is important and is not comparable.
The figures about Bahrein's unrests were of some 70 killed. Maybe there were in reality few tens more that we don't know about… In Syria there are over 20K killed, over 60K disappeared that most of them are probably dead, hundreds of thousands of refugees.

[memfisa]

1.From my POV its civil war going on right on supply line of iranian division placed in Lebanon.And this division involved in fighting and as added bonus have causalities.
2.No friends are fighting+whoever win will get ruined military.
3.So aside from general concern over civilians i wish to both sides complete victory.

Not loosing sleep over this.

That is one of the most emotionally unstable posts i have seen

[GB_FXST]

That is one of the most emotionally unstable posts i have seen

I actually agree with him.

Don't lose sight of this qualifier:

So aside from general concern over civilians i wish to both sides complete victory.

Emphasis added.