Re: Saudia seeks Pakistani help for Syria War
I absolutely agree that Assad is a butcher and as such he ought to be condemned for the mad man he is, however from what I have learnt in recent years he is no worse than the other oppresive leaders of the ME. He has suppressed the people of his country just as the other Middle Eastern leaders have done. The only difference is the other butchers either managed to quell the uprisings or were defeated themselves. Assad is unique in the way he has managed to linger on for such a long time and all commentators suggest a stalemate. I may be wrong but does this not in itself suggest that there is much support for him at home?
I am beginning to have a particular dislike towards the Saudi leaders as according to many Muslims here and elsewhere they have been promoting their band of terror around the Islamic world, and fuelling fundamentalism in non-Muslim countries too. I really fail to see how they are concerned about anything but their own power even offering to pay the West to remove Assad.
I really wish peace and prosperity to all the people of the ME but there are many powerful people there who are exploiting the situation and their religion. The young jihadis who are flocking to Syria to overthrow this corrupt Alawite regime will only replace the leadership with another authoritarian regime and the people of Syria will continue to suffer.
I am willing to listen to reason but it does seem pretty clear.