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Thu Dec 5, 2013, 03:57 PM

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Islamist rebels abduct 12 nuns from Syrian town [View all] Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 OP

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This is why we should support Bashar Assad's government cosmicone Dec 2013 #2

He was brutal to damn near everyone else, too, let's not lie. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #3

how was he brutal compared to these maniacs? ausboy Dec 2013 #5

Welcome to DU..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #7

Finally a voice of someone who has been there! cosmicone Dec 2013 #8

+1 burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #23

You bet! demosincebirth Dec 2013 #27

Thanks for saving that jamzrockz Dec 2013 #11

"This is why we should support Bashar Assad's government" oberliner Dec 2013 #6

Read post No. 5 instead of cosmicone Dec 2013 #9

I've read it oberliner Dec 2013 #28

Yes, from an American perspective it's better to deal with an autocratic Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #13

its been 3 years... ausboy Dec 2013 #19

What has stuck me, watching battle footage, is how amazing the country is. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #20

Like when we backed the Shah in Iran? oberliner Dec 2013 #29

Failing to support him in the end was a big mistake. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #34

Wherever we have not supported constructed authority burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #24

In Iran, we supported constructed authority oberliner Dec 2013 #30

We refused to support constructed authority, burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #35

No, we should not support war criminals muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #33

Let me get this straight ... cosmicone Dec 2013 #41

No; you are profoundly mistaken muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #42

If we don't support Assad cosmicone Dec 2013 #43

I am appalled to see anyone on DU suggesting supprting Assad muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #44

There is no evidence that Assad has been a mass murderer cosmicone Dec 2013 #45

US Dept of State and Human Rights Watch: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #46

A few isolated cases cosmicone Dec 2013 #47

"A few isolated murders" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #48

No need to take it so personally cosmicone Dec 2013 #49

Our hatred of Assad is another Neocon adventure. Best articulated by one of it's architects mccain Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #51

If no one has noticed, there is a war on Christians in ME countries. jessie04 Dec 2013 #4

It is because in the name of democracy cosmicone Dec 2013 #10

Islam ? Fascists ? jessie04 Dec 2013 #12

No, if you say that you're opening yourself to charges of being uninformed and simplistic. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #14

Read up on the alliances between the muslim brotherhood and the Nazi's Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #15

That is a superficial line of argument, really Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 #17

I understand your desire to bring this up, but it's off topic. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #36

You sound well informed. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #39

It's an important subject. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #40

I am not calling all Islam as fascist cosmicone Dec 2013 #22

Look at the 14-point definition of fascism. burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #37

"The secular dictators is the best solution for these countries" oberliner Dec 2013 #31

Their understanding of democracy is best interpreted as burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #38

And there's a war on Christmas too! Oh noes! Alamuti Lotus Dec 2013 #18

There is a war on religious minorities in some parts of the ME. That is real. hrmjustin Dec 2013 #21

The Christians here are extremely ungrateful burnsei sensei Dec 2013 #25

Well said! hrmjustin Dec 2013 #26

No, just actual Christians oberliner Dec 2013 #32

I just noticed this was Maaloula which a tourist attraction these clowns attacked Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #16

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #50