Syria, Syria, Syria...

[Wim]

Putin asks to 'restore order'.
And Zhelensky smiled.

[bachophile]

Very simple. Up until recently, the force that upheld Assad was hezbollah. Now they have been decimated and are not available to protect Assad from the Syrian rebels.

[Mik]

Be a damn shame if they paraded his head on a pike through Damascus.

[taiwan_girl]

I spent ~ two weeks in Homs Syria (pre-war of course). The most outstanding memory was groups of kids that looked around teen age years hanging around on the street corners carrying machine guns.

Crossed to the other side of the street when I saw them.

[Renauda]

@Mik said in Syria, Syria, Syria...:

Be a damn shame if they paraded his head on a pike through Damascus.

Talk like that makes Tulsi cry.

[Mik]

Not that whoever replaces him will be substantially better, but he has earned his time in hell.

[jon-nyc]

How it’s related to Ukraine and Israel.

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/setbacks-for-russia-iran-and-hezbollah-turn-into-a-catastrophe-for-syrias-assad-c3e693e8?st=j5TNkj&reflink=share_mobilewebshare

[Wim]

From a Ukrainian point of view

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/43117

[Renauda]

@Wim

I understand the axiom, “an enemy of my enemy is my friend” but supporting armed Islamicist fanaticism will not reap any long term benefit. Strategically a dumb move.

[Darth Putin]

[Wim]

And Erdogan smiled...

https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2024/12/syria-russia-turkiye-relationships?lang=en

[AndyD]

Basic foreign policy

[Mik]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-kills-islamic-state-leader-in-syria/ar-AA1weCID