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Just Blame The US & Israel
By Micah Halpern

Sunday June 4, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

In Damascus, on Friday, terrorists stormed the national TV and radio building.
Four people were killed, two people were injured and four others were taken captive.

The Syrians blamed the United States and Israel for the attack.
To understand WHY and HOW the Syrians could lay blame elsewhere we must first understand the mindset of Middle East leadership and then analyze the way in which their decisions are made

The attack was actually perpetrated by Jund and Sham also called the Soldiers of the Levant, one of the most active internal terror groups in Syria dedicated to overthrowing the government. They are religious extremists fighting to overthrow a secular government.

Syrian leadership believes that the US and Israel are responsible because they both sow the seeds of discontent and show the potential for change.
The very fact of the existence of Israel is a sign of discontent.
The US presence in Iraq proves that regimes can be toppled.

Syrian leadership refuses to assume responsibility for internal discontent or for standing in the way or internal change.
Therefore, it only makes sense that it is external forces that motivate local groups to organize internal revolts.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


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