Reuters: No sweet victory for Assad as economy collapses and U.S. sanctions hit
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without a bullet being fired.
Not only had U.S.-allied Kurds invited government forces back to the northeast, but businessmen from the once hostile United Arab Emirates visited Damascus to scout out investment opportunities and regional trade had started to pick up.
Thanks to intervention from Russia and Iran on his behalf, nearly all of Syria’s main cities and towns are under government control, with rebels who fought since 2011 to overthrow Assad now confined to a patch of territory near the Turkish frontier.
But today, the mood in Damascus is gloomy.
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WNU Editor: The Syrian economy will need hundreds of billions in aid and years to recover. Two items that Syrian President Assad will not be given anytime soon. And while I do not expect Syrian President Assad to be overthrown at anytime in the future, the country that he governs is a shell of its former self, dependent on countries like Iran and Russia to provide its security.
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Bashar Assads's Security is underwritten by egregiously stupid people like Paul Pillar and other Deep State idiots. Guys, who make the cut after college, think they have it made, if they continue to wear wingtips and engage in group think.
"The LAF provided uniforms to Hezbollah fighters. The two groups also conduct joint patrols. Photos on the LAF website show Hezbollah fighters driving American-made armored vehicles decorated with Lebanese and Hezbollah flags. Hezbollah and the LAF are no longer separate entities. The U.S. military aid and training it provides to the LAF is simply benefiting Hezbollah and their Iranian masters. The U.S. should therefore consider defunding the LAF."
Bashar thanks all those idiots in The Beltway
U.S. Taxpayer > Deep State > Foreign Aid > Lebanese Armed Force (LAF) > Hezbollah > Hezbollah in Syria > Assad Safe & in charge.
Taxpayer > Deep State > Foreign Aid > LAF > Hezbollah > Assad in Power
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