Sunday August 26, 2012

I've Been Thinking:

Reports coming out of the Damascus suburb of Darayah speak of 200 dead bodies killed in execution style.

Darayah was the scene of a three day battle last week that ended with the rebels leaving and the Syrian army taking back the suburb.

The Syrian Army has pointed to the taking back of Darayah and their recent success in Aleppo as the pendulum that is swinging back in their direction. They are saying that they now have the momentum to put down the rebellion.

It is not clear that the analysis of the Syrian army is accurate, but what is certain is that the conflict is not winding down. And that there will most certainly be many more massacres - on both sides.

Massacre is part of the history of conflict in Syria. It has a longstanding tradition not just in early history but in modern history also.

The only time massacres stop in Syria is when a strong power assumes the helm and perpetually holds the threat of further massacre over the people.

We will see.

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