If Assad falls....

Tom-K

Jihadis are like bacon.

The only thing better than bacon is more bacon and the only thing worse than Jihadis are more Jihadis. And I think that's what we may have here.

Mik

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/khamenei-loses-everything/ar-AA1vunNr

Mik

Aha! I KNEW we were up to our necks in this. Good move and kudos to the Biden admin.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-pounds-isis-camps-in-syria-after-assad-flees/ar-AA1vuk5m

jon-nyc

@Mik

and A-10 close-air support attack aircraft "to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria,"

You know those guys had the most fun.

Mik

I still can't believe they want to retire the Warthog.

taiwan_girl

@Mik said in If Assad falls....:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/khamenei-loses-everything/ar-AA1vunNr

Interesting article.

To play "what if" - if we hadn't supported Ukraine as much as we did, would President Putin been able to direct more weapons/aid to Syria, which could have kept Assad in power, which could have helped Hezbollah, ..................

jon-nyc

That’s a factor, as is Israel keeping Iran busy.

bachophile

Sinwar wanted to change the Middle East on oct 7, and he did, only in exactly the opposite way he had planned.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

Mik

A battle plan is only good until the battle starts.

Mik

@George-K said in If Assad falls....:

So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

I'd do that too until I consolidated power. Worked for the Taliban.

jon-nyc

I think he also retweeted one of his commander’s tweets about killing all Yazidi men and turning their women into sex slaves.

jon-nyc

The timing of this is just right for Trump to be able to screw the Kurds again.

Renauda

@Mik said in If Assad falls....:

@George-K said in If Assad falls....:

So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

I'd do that too until I consolidated power. Worked for the Taliban.

If he can consolidate power. A big if. From what I have garnered the past few days is that there are a lot of bosses and factions among the rebel rabble. Many are quite out there in their militancy and fanaticism. He will have to be sufficiently aggressive and charismatic to remain in the forefront.

Mik

Afghanistan II. Swell.

Renauda

@Mik

Probably more like Iraq or, at best, Lebanon.

taiwan_girl

@jon-nyc said in If Assad falls....:

The Kremlin said on Monday Russia has granted political asylum to overthrown Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a decision it said was taken by President Vladimir Putin.