Why are there so many Assad apologists?!
Why are there so many Al Qaeda apologists?!
>> Why are there so many Assad apologists? <<
Some probably work at the KGB troll factory in St. Petersburg.
Others may be the sort of “useful idiots” that were so beloved by Lenin and Stalin.
But hey, FR is one big happy family, correct?
Never-Trumper retreads - or else Russian trolls.
“Why are there so many Assad apologists?!”
Because he was a decent guy and still is basically. He is light years better than any other Arab national leader.
Women could choose a career, drive, marry or divorce as they pleased, dance, sing, or wear any clothing they pleased... including a bikini on Latakia beach. People could drink alcohol, beer and wine. You could be a Christian, Jew, or any kind of moslem. They had elections.
Compare all of that to Saudi Arabia.
“Why are there so many Assad apologists?!”
Why are there so many people who think it’s the business of the US Government to militarily intervene in countries that pose no threat to the USA?
“Why are there so many Assad apologists?!”
Why are there so many Al-Qaeda and ISIS apologists?
Why do so many yearn to see the secular Assad ousted in favor of a radical Islamist State?
Better yet, why is any of this our business?
After decades of rule by his father what has Assad done to justify our involvement? The Syrians are no worse off with the son, certainly nothing that would justify our involvement. They have not increased terrorist activity nor been excessively anti-Israel.
Neither Russia or Syria could possibly benefit from such an action as an unwarranted gas attack. It is just the opposite.
This smells like another Libyan disaster on its way.