tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533171043031843199.post6412548691256482619..comments2024-01-30T05:43:28.525-08:00Comments on the capital in the north: The Syrian conflict Ji Xianghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533171043031843199.post-34946861917075251212015-12-02T17:39:57.962-08:002015-12-02T17:39:57.962-08:00Well thank you! I also think it's a very apt c...Well thank you! I also think it's a very apt comparison.<br /><br />The US, as well as Britain and France, openly supports what it considers to be the moderate rebels, in other words all the rebels who aren't Islamic State or Al Qaeda.<br />It supports them diplomatically, and its allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar support them with money and weapons.<br /><br />I don't doubt that these "moderate rebels" can also be a pretty nasty bunch. It is the unfortunate case in such conflicts that everyone does nasty things. But if there was a guarantee that they are not Islamists, I guess I would still understand. The real risk is that if Assad falls, he will be replaced by an Islamist regime. Unfortunately the conflict has taken on a sectarian hue, with rebels from the Sunni majority who feel that they are fighting for Islam against an "Alawite" regime, because Assad is an Alawite. The fact that the Shia Iran and Hezbollah support Assad has helped to turn it into a sectarian religious conflict, at least in my understanding.<br /><br />At least this time the US is not intervening with its own army to force the outcome one way or another. I guess they have understood that invading Middle Eastern countries themselves is not only unpopular, but ineffective in forcing the outcomes they want. After invading Iraq, they are now faced with an Iraqi government which is a close ally of Iran. Probably not what the US was banking on.Ji Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533171043031843199.post-42145014349370641562015-12-02T14:14:35.500-08:002015-12-02T14:14:35.500-08:00My English is as weak as the USA right to decide w...My English is as weak as the USA right to decide who has to be the dictator in Syria. What I wanted to say is "The comparison with the civil war in Spain is brilliant."<br /><br />Renato CorsettiRenato Corsettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930692161438753292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533171043031843199.post-39778762708977658532015-12-02T14:02:39.691-08:002015-12-02T14:02:39.691-08:00The comparison with the civil war in Spain is geni...The comparison with the civil war in Spain is genial. I would stress more the undeniable role of the USA. I myself saw the USA Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Clinton, during many months making the tour of the world, to help the syrian invented moderate rebels.<br /><br />Renato Corsetti Renato Corsettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930692161438753292noreply@blogger.com