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originally posted by: Blaine91555
Being pro Assad is tantamount to being pro Stalin. There are no innocent parties in all of this other than the innocent citizens, just trying to live and raise their families. To be supportive of any of them is ........................
Putin, Assad and the other groups like ISIS are monsters and to support any of their brutal actions is sociopathic to say the least.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
The latest report is that the ceasefire was worked out by Turkey and Russia. Western governments seem to not have been involved, and were caught off guard by this development.
Hopefully, Syria can now send troops south to re-take Palmyra.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
Being pro Assad is tantamount to being pro Stalin. There are no innocent parties in all of this other than the innocent citizens, just trying to live and raise their families. To be supportive of any of them is ........................
Putin, Assad and the other groups like ISIS are monsters and to support any of their brutal actions is sociopathic to say the least.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Velatropa24
Why would I compare democracies to countries and peoples ruled by dictators. That would be very disingenuous to say the least and it's not the topic.
The Syrian's (Russia) are dropping barrel bombs on civilian neighborhoods. How can anyone justify that? Are you saying that's OK to do? Assad and Putin are "cough" angels?
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Velatropa24
Their weapons so their fault by your own thinking.
I'm curious, do you think Assad is innocent entirely and do you personally support Assad? You seem quite emotional about defending him and I'm just trying to join in a discussion? Does anything negative being said about him trouble you?
I find the comparison between Assad and Putin interesting. Both in office due to elections not monitored by anyone they don't control and decidedly fake elections. Assad has ruled since 2000 and his father was the ruler for decades prior. Nobody could honestly describe them as anything but dictators and the sad part of that is they also control the information going to their citizens. Single Party rule and that's what this is, always leads to two classes of citizens, with one ruling over the others lives in a brutal fashion.
Over the past 48 hours, up to 50,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Aleppo, Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov has reported.
“More than 20,000 residents left eastern Aleppo in the first part of Saturday, and 1,217 militants laid down their weapons,” Konashenkov said.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Velatropa24
Why would I compare democracies to countries and peoples ruled by dictators. That would be very disingenuous to say the least and it's not the topic.
The Syrian's (Russia) are dropping barrel bombs on civilian neighborhoods. How can anyone justify that? Are you saying that's OK to do? Assad and Putin are "cough" angels?