Posts Tagged ‘ President Bashar Assad ’

Syrian Alawites control the coast and the key port of Latakia. The city’s importance as a harbour dates back to Phoenician era. Another key city and port is Tartarus. Tartarus hosts a very important Russian naval base. The coastal region is largely Alawite, mountainous, and ideal for defense. In fact, our sources tell us that if Assad loses Damascus he intends to retreat to the region with his top military units and chemical weapons. This is where America and the world hold some important...
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Syria’s long time strongman Bashar Al Assad is almost finished, according to the ‘experts’. Assuming these experts are correct the question is ‘what happens next in Syria’? Frankly, the answer to that question is looking scary. Until the past few weeks, I have refrained from criticizing the Obama administration’s approach to the Syrian conflict, as no one else had offered a good solution to an extremely complex problem. I have been very critical of the...
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