Oh Assad is very well loved in Syria. Early on in the "conflict" I was told by Syrians that the "rebels" were actors from Saudi Arabia. Later on, since the "news" stories did not add up, I asked the Syrian Church and they said "The Christian presence is safer under the Assad regime" (The church is not a news organization but knows how their people are doing & they obviously try to be as non political as possible) I asked them periodically how the people are doing. When under Obama the people were fleeing. After Trump was in for 6 months I was told "The people were returning & rebuilding" with a big smile on the priest's face. He continued to say that the (I forget the word he used for the west) is not very happy but we are happy
That area of the world needs secular dictators otherwise they become oppressive theocracies.
Oh Assad is very well loved in Syria. Early on in the "conflict" I was told by Syrians that the "rebels" were actors from Saudi Arabia. Later on, since the "news" stories did not add up, I asked the Syrian Church and they said "The Christian presence is safer under the Assad regime" (The church is not a news organization but knows how their people are doing & they obviously try to be as non political as possible) I asked them periodically how the people are doing. When under Obama the people were fleeing. After Trump was in for 6 months I was told "The people were returning & rebuilding" with a big smile on the priest's face. He continued to say that the (I forget the word he used for the west) is not very happy but we are happy
Because the saracens are a shitty people.