Assad's cousin: West is right to back Syrian opposition, but it is backing the wrong one

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5. The opposition since last March has been primarily from the outside. It's the Syrians who have died

And it's the fault of those from the outside who misled them to believe that the cavalry was right over the hill. It never was going to descend that slope. I never once saw you criticize the Jihadists who flocked in to fight the latest of 1,000 holy wars - it's not a false charge. You trumpeted their every pronouncement and meeting, like the 109 Muslim Brotherhood Imans who declared fatwa earlier this year.

Being the messenger is being the author when you convey the message uncritically. They are all barbarians, the regime and the foreign Jihadi. The people watching from above are snipers, and both sides seem to employ them. By messaging without criticism, you are suggesting what people should think, and you allowed others to tell you what to say. That was not something that I did.

You need to reconsider what you have done here. In that, I have been trying to help you. Do with that support what you want.