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In reply to the discussion: Kick and Goddamned R if you don't want to Attack Syria! [View all]eissa
(4,238 posts)as that woman. They are also Christian minorities, and while they are certainly not Assad apologists, they know all too well -- given the history of the region -- that the alternative to him would be FAR worse than anything he's done. For all his faults, Assad has successfully maintained a very secular and safe society. My sister-in-law can travel across the country (as she has) by herself, wearing what she wants, and not worry one second about any kind of harassment by anyone. Try doing that in Egypt or Iraq. Minorities, particularly women, will be the first casualties if the Assad regime falls and the Islamists take over. And make no mistake, the opposition are Islamists. It's not like our buddies the Saudis would actually support any real democratic opposition.