tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18759128.post6571357077214593577..comments2023-03-24T01:38:21.632+11:00Comments on Swimming Against The Tide: Open letter to my Socialist friend: This is why I support President Assad!!Jamal Daoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169240411550899063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18759128.post-39441517306473296622014-03-15T08:12:59.842+11:002014-03-15T08:12:59.842+11:00Why on earth would the Western world want to encou...Why on earth would the Western world want to encourage Islamic extremists to take control of Syria? It makes no sense. There is however a real need to stop this out of control violence from all players here. Opposition to Assad is split between multiple disparate groups - not just religious extremists. Chaos. Easy to praise Assad for a relatively civil society prior to this war but it was not a democracy. Assad 'inherited' power from his father like he was born a King. Ignoring the need to reform this system of dictatorship is willful blindness and returning to Assad rule is no longer an option.TheatrePoliticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121492629357586950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18759128.post-34152124066325065582012-06-15T10:20:07.772+10:002012-06-15T10:20:07.772+10:00Great piece of work Jamal - and desperately needed...Great piece of work Jamal - and desperately needed.<br />I am endlessly arguing with these pseudo-Left and Greens - who want the satisfaction of 'protest' and the security of siding with the Big-guns:- the US, NATO, ICC, Amnesty - all tools of the US Evil Empire, which seeks hegemony over the whole ME via its army of 'terrorists'.<br /><br />Sharing this exceelent contribution - and thank you.<br />All the best.sharpfanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203759794571106256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18759128.post-14796104798720018732012-06-12T00:04:52.971+10:002012-06-12T00:04:52.971+10:00Thank you Jamal. Jamal Daoud has penned an importa...Thank you Jamal. Jamal Daoud has penned an important wakeup letter that I have posted at my blog http://all-born-equal-rights.newsvine.com/ <br /><br />Ray Bergmann, Brisbane, Australiarayberauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029971144951526792noreply@blogger.com