Looks like it's all over for Bashar al-Assad

[mojaveman]

As radical Islamic rebels close in on the capital of Damascus it appears that Assad's regime is over, and that he is going to flee the country.

It's going to be interesting to see how this change play's out in the future.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-...-close-capital

[Badger52]

Yeah, I got a kick out of the article calling it a "fledgling regime." 24 years. Hunh.

I hope all our people that need to, get outta there safely.

[mark46th]

Let Islamic extremists take over another Middle Eastern country? Auew, what could possibly go wrong. I guess we can let Israel take care of it. I like Trump, I have voted for Trump. Twice. But I don't like his isolationist attitude. I am from the school that says take care of the problem over there before it becomes a problem over here.

[Swoop]

Originally Posted by mark46th

I am from the school that says take care of the problem over there before it becomes a problem over here.

Amen to that! Also, don’t let the problem fester too long or it will spread to other areas and take much more time and resources to deal with.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Let Islamic extremists take over another Middle Eastern country? Auew, what could possibly go wrong. I guess we can let Israel take care of it. I like Trump, I have voted for Trump. Twice. But I don't like his isolationist attitude. I am from the school that says take care of the problem over there before it becomes a problem over here.

Trumps's "America First" is not the same as the isolationist America First of the past. My son was deployed in 2017 when Trump first came to power. He immediately removed the restrictive ROEs that let them destroy ISIS in short order. He's deployed, again, now and dealing with this under Biden. His deployment ends in January, though.

[glebo]

I wish your son a safe return.

[Roguish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Let Islamic extremists take over another Middle Eastern country? Auew, what could possibly go wrong. I guess we can let Israel take care of it. I like Trump, I have voted for Trump. Twice. But I don't like his isolationist attitude. I am from the school that says take care of the problem over there before it becomes a problem over here.

+1

[mojaveman]

Originally Posted by mark46th

Let Islamic extremists take over another Middle Eastern country? Auew, what could possibly go wrong.

A radical Islamic regime in Syria is going to be very bad for Iraq and Israel. Maybe our intervention into the Middle East has gone full circle and we are now going to learn that it was a very bad move.

Just sayin'...

[PSM]

Originally Posted by glebo

I wish your son a safe return.

Thank you!

[tom kelly]

Originally Posted by mojaveman

As radical Islamic rebels close in on the capital of Damascus it appears that Assad's regime is over, and that he is going to flee the country.

It's going to be interesting to see how this change play's out in the future.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-...-close-capital

Does anyone on this site have a possible location for the former Syrian Leader? I am guessing he has a lot of cash and assets that will help him Relocate somewhere in the world.

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by tom kelly

Does anyone on this site have a possible location for the former Syrian Leader? I am guessing he has a lot of cash and assets that will help him Relocate somewhere in the world.

He is in Moscow ….

Guess they needed a cash infusion.

Wonder how many planes it took

[exsquid]

Worst comes to worst, Bashar can open up a LensCrafters franchise and earn a living like a regular doctor just without the pesky student loan burden.

x/S

[Badger52]

I was perusing this article at Fox and wondered if the Kurds are going to get any 'love' this time around. On the surface they regularly seem to get the short end of the stick. A snippet:

In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Gen. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the main U.S. ally whose fighters are currently guarding 45,000 ISIS militants and their families at camps and prisons in Eastern Syria, said the Turkish military and its allied forces continue to attack his Kurdish forces, despite a U.S. brokered ceasefire deal Wednesday.

"We are still under constant attack from the Turkish military and the Turkish-supported opposition which is called SNA," Gen. Mazloum told Fox. "Eighty drone attacks a day we have from the Turkish military. There is intensive artillery shells. This situation has paralyzed our counterterror operation."

The attacks by the Turkish military on the SDF have increased since Bashar Al Assad’s fall on December 8. Gen. Mazloum warned that if his Kurdish fighters have to flee, ISIS would return.

Gen. Mazloum said half of his fighters guarding the ISIS camps had to withdraw in recent days.

"All of the prisons still are under our control. However, the prisons and camps are in a critical situation because who is guarding them? They are leaving and having to protect their families," said Gen. Mazloum in an interview from his base in Eastern Syria. "I can give you one example like the Raqqa ISIS prison, which contains about 1,000 ISIS ex-fighters. The number of guards there have diminished by half which is putting them in a fragile position."

A chilling warning from one of America’s staunchest allies. The U.S. has 900 troops in Eastern Syria, and they would likely have to withdraw if the allied Kurdish fighters retreat under attack from Turkey’s military, which views the Kurds as a terrorist threat.