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Syrian 'Opposition'

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Submitted by sdjames (United States), Apr 2, 2013 at 07:45

Well, that is the problem in a nutshell. The fact that in all these 'Arab Spring' scenarios, the choice is either an inhumane brutal tyrant who oppresses his people, rife with corruption, abuse and rights trampling, or the alternative- an Islamist sharia-goaled barbaric group trying to control the country with Islamist ambitions to be just as brutal and horrific to its citizens (see Hamas, Hezballah,.etc).

Why are these the only two choices in each and every case? There is a basic dysfunction in Muslim society that makes it so and they will continue to choose Islamists over dictators because they have no will or democratic comprehension that there could be any other option open to them. There is only so much anyone can do to save them from themselves.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
1Iran's proxy Syria [359 words]TomApr 14, 2013 17:28205176
2Syrian 'Opposition' [129 words]sdjamesApr 2, 2013 07:45204904
1years behind [72 words]mythApr 3, 2013 11:07204904
1Stay out-- but Israel will be ever more threatened [141 words]stanley bApr 1, 2013 19:07204894
A persuasive way to get the point accross [148 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
SamuelApr 1, 2013 11:26204887
2I am saddened by the murders of 60,000 people in Syria , extra due to the lack of care from the muslim world. [90 words]Phil GreendApr 1, 2013 00:49204881
1third option - partition Syria [258 words]mythMar 31, 2013 18:25204875
4Syria and the lesson from Egypt and Vietnam [259 words]dhimmi no moreMar 31, 2013 08:52204865

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