Syrian president "confident of victory"

Assad has rhe islamists and their western backers on ths run.The bosnian and albanian jihadists fighting assad will rsturn in body bags.

After the problems in the western camp started to emerge Assad’s chances has increased drastically. Especially when the clashes between Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brothers has increased and one of their main plots in Egypt has been ruined while the Brother’s sponsors in Qatar suffered so much financial losses. Al Qaedists in Jabha-an-Nusra are more busy with pumping the Syrian oil to Turkey than to fight anywhere outside Aleppo. So Assad to enjoy the support of some 60-70% of his people plus Hamas is so optimistic. The problem is that he can never knock the terrorists out. With the US-EU-Saudi-Turkish-Jewish support they can pick up as many beggars for the fight as it will be required. In Tunisia they pay USD 3000 for a recruiter. In other countries they cost even less while some unemployed travel to Syria free of charge. The bad news is that many have Russian or European passports and sooner or later they will be back here.

...but not a victory for freedom and democracy for the Syrian people.

No Bob Certainly not a victory for freedom or democracy, but a victory for sovereignty against outside inteference. Does it make up for the bloodshed: of course not, but at least it will end soon. I am confident that Assad's reign will end sooner rather than later, lets hope that when it does the country and peoples can reconcile. Lets hope the people do not trade one dictatorship for another. Lets hope Syrians can have a peaceful future.

...but not a victory for freedom and democracy for the Syrian people.
(Bob, 1 August 2013 16:49)

True, but after a victory of the Islamist extremists, Jihadists and Muslim brothers, things would be not better for the people, maybe even worse. It's sad but true: Nowadays, those countries can only exist either under a dictator or under an Islamist religious sharia regime. It seems to be impossible to have a (western style) democracy there, with freedom for people, elections that deserve that name and changing governments.

Bob

And what is the alternative for Syria if Assad loses, Al Qaeda??

If Assad loses the current conflict it will only carry on as the Islamic extremist groups will then fight anyone who opposes their ideology and you know that.

What bothers me more is the West, particularly the US UK and France are openly supporting those groups in Syria and fights them elsewhere, does that make sense to you or any sane thinking person?

If Al Qaeda or any of the other extremist Islamist group takes control there will be 100% less freedom under them than Assad's regime and that is a surety. I am no fan of Assad but who is there to take his place right now?? One of the FSA commanders was shot dead by an Al Qaeda militant a couple of weeks back, and probably a militant not even from Syria. The future for Syria will be worse if those people are not driven out, Iraq is a prime example of that.

Assad has rhe islamists and their western backers on ths run.The bosnian and albanian jihadists fighting assad will rsturn in body bags.
(Gotsefromohrid, 1 August 2013 14:40)

Actually, almost all from Balkans, whether Serb, Croatian, Albanians, Bosnians, etc. fight for the FSA. Only a tiny number fights for Assad.

And regarding Assad being victorius....even Sadam thought to be victorious. He ended in a prison with a rope around his neck.

...but not a victory for freedom and democracy for the Syrian people.

After the problems in the western camp started to emerge Assad’s chances has increased drastically. Especially when the clashes between Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brothers has increased and one of their main plots in Egypt has been ruined while the Brother’s sponsors in Qatar suffered so much financial losses. Al Qaedists in Jabha-an-Nusra are more busy with pumping the Syrian oil to Turkey than to fight anywhere outside Aleppo. So Assad to enjoy the support of some 60-70% of his people plus Hamas is so optimistic. The problem is that he can never knock the terrorists out. With the US-EU-Saudi-Turkish-Jewish support they can pick up as many beggars for the fight as it will be required. In Tunisia they pay USD 3000 for a recruiter. In other countries they cost even less while some unemployed travel to Syria free of charge. The bad news is that many have Russian or European passports and sooner or later they will be back here.

Assad has rhe islamists and their western backers on ths run.The bosnian and albanian jihadists fighting assad will rsturn in body bags.

Assad has rhe islamists and their western backers on ths run.The bosnian and albanian jihadists fighting assad will rsturn in body bags.
(Gotsefromohrid, 1 August 2013 14:40)

Actually, almost all from Balkans, whether Serb, Croatian, Albanians, Bosnians, etc. fight for the FSA. Only a tiny number fights for Assad.

And regarding Assad being victorius....even Sadam thought to be victorious. He ended in a prison with a rope around his neck.

Bob

And what is the alternative for Syria if Assad loses, Al Qaeda??

If Assad loses the current conflict it will only carry on as the Islamic extremist groups will then fight anyone who opposes their ideology and you know that.

What bothers me more is the West, particularly the US UK and France are openly supporting those groups in Syria and fights them elsewhere, does that make sense to you or any sane thinking person?

If Al Qaeda or any of the other extremist Islamist group takes control there will be 100% less freedom under them than Assad's regime and that is a surety. I am no fan of Assad but who is there to take his place right now?? One of the FSA commanders was shot dead by an Al Qaeda militant a couple of weeks back, and probably a militant not even from Syria. The future for Syria will be worse if those people are not driven out, Iraq is a prime example of that.

...but not a victory for freedom and democracy for the Syrian people.
(Bob, 1 August 2013 16:49)

True, but after a victory of the Islamist extremists, Jihadists and Muslim brothers, things would be not better for the people, maybe even worse. It's sad but true: Nowadays, those countries can only exist either under a dictator or under an Islamist religious sharia regime. It seems to be impossible to have a (western style) democracy there, with freedom for people, elections that deserve that name and changing governments.

No Bob Certainly not a victory for freedom or democracy, but a victory for sovereignty against outside inteference. Does it make up for the bloodshed: of course not, but at least it will end soon. I am confident that Assad's reign will end sooner rather than later, lets hope that when it does the country and peoples can reconcile. Lets hope the people do not trade one dictatorship for another. Lets hope Syrians can have a peaceful future.