tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36628692.post8827460343265140758..comments2024-02-22T04:45:38.928-06:00Comments on Islam and Christianity: Why the West should support al AssadAbu Daoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36628692.post-50937607861337521392012-08-15T15:19:45.867-05:002012-08-15T15:19:45.867-05:00Thank you JI. You left your comment some time ago ...Thank you JI. You left your comment some time ago but I still feel the same way about this. Abu Daoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399746942963002389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36628692.post-59132352016435986482012-07-03T06:20:27.468-05:002012-07-03T06:20:27.468-05:00It's been non-stop anti-Assad propaganda from ...It's been non-stop anti-Assad propaganda from the likes of the BBC from day one. Even atrocities committed by the rebels are blamed on Assad.<br /><br />It's pretty clear the Saudis, Qataris and the West want regime change in Syria. For all his faults, Assad has at least ensured a secular government in Syria that has protected the rights of minorities. This is likely to change if he falls.<br /><br />It's a pity because I think the Assad regime and the West have some areas where their interests concur, e.g. countering Al Qaeda. But Assad is not in the good books of Washington or Israel.<br /><br />Don't you think it's a hypocrisy the West demands Assad steps aside when they continue supporting their favoured despots in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Arabian peninsula? No mention of human rights abuses in those countries.JIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158853419477455984noreply@blogger.com