Syria: Terror State


A terrorist for a President and a terrorist who is the Minister of Defense. Terrorists in the Cabinet positions and terrorists in the military and terrorists in the street.  This all sounds like really bad Death Metal Band lyrics,  but it is the reality of a "transitional" government in Syria.

Murhaf Abu Qasra as a member of ISIS-Al-Qaeda. Wiki offers a more gentle designation and narrative. These things are gently washed out of the digital cycle of news.

 


The terrorist is now the Syrian Minister of Defense:



Does this military display look "familiar"? It seems to be a re-enactment of what happened 7 October in Israel.  Glorification of the carnage. And these are the guys who are still involved in ethnic cleansing across Syria.  So who gives a damn about a few dead Jews, right?








I find it interesting that Syrians are on the list of nations banned from visa issuance by our Department of State.  And yet - the President of Syria was allowed to set foot inside the White House.  I guess ThreatCon magically disappears, and Syria is offered a cessation of sanctions in order to give them "a chance at greatness."

Of course, they are already doing a great job  murdering the Christians, Alawites, and Druze populations as  Al Qaeda's ideology gains in strength.




Does the world need more men like this? And why do we tolerate it?




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