THE DOWNFALL OF BASHAR AL-ASSAD - THE PLIGHT OF THE SYRIAN - REBEL FORCES - EACH WITH A HIDDEN AGENDA - HOPING AGAINST HOPE - TO HAVE SOME STABILITY IN SYRIA - AT LAST AFTER 53 YEARS.

 

The downfall of Syria's - Bashar Al-Assad.

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For thousands of years, Syria and the region around Syria have played a significant role in the area - what we see - now witness - the defeat of Bashar Al-Assad and the 53 years of despotic reign has come to an end. 

Under Bashar Al-Assad, over 500,000 died - many others maimed and may have fallen prey to barrel bombs dropped by the Russians from the sky, complicit and aiding and abetting a tyrant - Bashar Al-Assad.

The United States carried out a dirty war attacking Iraq - looking for weapons of mass destruction.

The United States bombed the living hell - millions died - millions of civilians in Iraq were killed - cruise missiles caused tremendous damage - and to this day - Iraq does not have steady electricity.

Iraq's drinking water infrastructure - yet to be fixed - and the quality of life Iraq enjoyed - was thrown to the wind.

The United States then went to mess with Libya - and to this day - rebels control Libya, and it is a mess.

The Taliban.

To your left, U.S diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad, and to your right, Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar - signing the agreement in Doha, Qatar - initiated by Donald Trump, who trapped Joe Biden into exiting Kabul, Afghanistan - without a viable and sustainable plan.

We cannot leave Afghanistan out of the equation - the United States invaded Afghanistan looking for Osama bin Ladin - and stayed in Afghanistan for 20 years.

We forget the Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan was initiated by Donald Trump. Donald used an Afghan to sign the agreement in Doha, Qatar on 29 February - the deal between the terrorist Taliban and the United States - President Donald Trump - failed us all - and trapped Joe Biden into exiting Afghanistan - without a viable and sustainable plan.

After 20 years - America left without a sound exit plan.

Donald Trump sent an emissary to Doha, Qatar - American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Abdul Gjani Bardar, who met with the rebel Taliban to sign an agreement - keeping the President of Afghanistan at that time out of the picture.

When we think about the last days of Afghanistan - we must go back to Donald Trump's emissary and the agreement with the Taliban.

Donald Trump is a master manipulator  - a narcissist of the worst order.

Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden - and Joe Biden, without a second thought - decided to pull out of Afghanistan.

Joe Biden was thinking more about his son, who was in the military - was exposed to toxic chemicals - and passed away.

Less of Afghanistan and the millions who would be left to defend themselves against the wicked - Taliban.

The exit from Afghanistan will be recorded by history as one of the worst exits - over $8 billion in military hardware and software - were left behind - the Russians and Chinese had access to these assets. 

In the interim, millions of Afghans were left behind and are now suffering under the Taliban.

Afghans who were promised entry into the United States - were left behind - when the Taliban found out about their whereabouts - they were tortured and killed.

Millions of Afghan women have lost their rights and freedom - today, they are treated like animals. What are the United States and Joe Biden doing about this mess of the worst order?

Joe Biden recently pardoned his son - Joe Biden has no remorse - the millions of Afghans who served the United States - were promised entry to the United States and left to the mercy of the Taliban.

A rebel having his one minute of fame - sitting in the lavish palace office of Bashar Al-Assad.

Putin, an autocrat, has helped another autocrat, Bashar Al-Assad,  take refuge in Russia - Bashar and his family.

The Russians have given Bashar Al-Assad refuge - above is the Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov. 

Bashar al-Assad - he has blood on his hands. Killing and maiming hundreds of thousands - of Syrian - infants, children, women, men, Elders, and those who compromised health - are now - taking refuge in Russia.

The fall of Syria reminds us of Afghanistan - the rebels came in so fast that they caught the Americans in Kabul, Afghanistan - by surprise.

We all remember the fiasco at Abbey Airport - in Kabul. We also witnessed thousands suffer trying to exit Abbey Airport - some did, and others fell prey to the Taliban.

The same happened in Damascus, Syria - the Syrian military pushed back to save civilians - and saved thousands of civilian lives.  

Thousands of prisoners were released, the majority of them who resisted and spoke against the Bashar Al-Assad regime.

The more we look into Syria - the more we see Afghanistan.

In Syria - the key groups are Syrians, Druze, Arabs, and Kurds. Among the Arabs, you have the Shia and the Sunnis - you also have Christians - other tribes have some influence - who went along with the Syrian government.

We must admire the tenacity and fortitude of the Syrian military officers who stopped the bloodshed and, in general, maintained some stability in Damascus and the other cities today.

Now is the time for the United States to lead Syria with the neighboring countries - to a better place - but only those whose hearts are in the right place - can do that.

Syria has millions of its citizens - who once lived in Syria - now spread all over the world. 

If stable conditions are created - millions who live in Turkey today - hard-working Syrians will return to Syria and embrace the country that forced them to leave.

It is the same with Europe. Syrians can come back having gathered skills in Europe, and European industries can invest in Syria and bring progress to Syria.

Here in the United States, thousands of Syrians can lend a helping hand - the United States can create a model - and a model that works.

The United States messed things up in Libya and Iraq - and we must now begin to make a sound needs assessment in Syria - bring all segments of the population and put things on track.

Israel has preyed on Syria, and the time has come for Israel to share its technology - much as it got rid of hundreds of Hezbollah members - using its technology. 

Doha, Qatar, has institutions that can train the Syrians and help the new government - to work hard and give their best - in the latest Syrian government. 

This is a good time for an ecumenical movement - where the heads of the religions in Syria - put their minds together - to stop hate and bring about consensus.

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani comes from Syria - even though there is a $10 million reward for his arrest.

Joe Biden has encouraged all parties in Syria to bring about consensus so that the people of Syria can live in peace and the trauma that they have endured for years - stop.

It is time to heal, and Joe Biden can send the best diplomat to devise a working plan within the next few weeks.

We owe it to the Syrian infants, children, women, men, Elders, those with compromised health - and most of all to the ancestors.

We must remember Syria lies at the center - of the situation that must be handled - and Israel must be transparent and help Syrian - and not have a hidden agenda.

As much as Israel brags it is a democracy - it is not - it is one of the worst nations in the world that incarcerates thousands of innocent Palestinians - using a ploy called Administrative Detention.

Benjamin Netanyahu - has blood on his hands.

Let us be very clear that Benjamin Netanyahu is wanted by the Israeli courts - he has been indicted for corruption and has broken many of Israel's laws.

Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted for war crimes by the International Courts - anyway, you look at the man - he is a crook of the first order.

In all liberation movements, those who fight the autocrats are called rebels or terrorists. However, humans learn from sacrificing their time and actions to win freedom, and people can change. So, in this case, let us look for a holistic solution.

Surrounding - Syria are Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Qatar, the Emerates, and Egypt; all of them can help Syria. Let's make it happen for once - bring tranquility and peace to the Syrian people.

Abu Mohammad Al-Golani master-minded the takeover of Damascus and the downfall of Bashar Al-Assad.

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, the President - have reported that the United States should have nothing to do with the present downfall of Bashar Al-Assad - toppling - that is easily said - as the situation is very convoluted.

Abu Mohammad Al-Golani, the rebel leader, broke away from the leading Al-Queda group. He is known for his leadership on the battlefield and is wanted by the United States military - there is a reward for his arrest.

We still have our 900 American troops in Syria - monitoring ISIS - as we were instrumental in defeating ISIS, and now we also work with the Kurds - which has helped our troops in many ways - too. 

Yesterday - our U.S. Air Force attacked some ISIS locations - to send ISSI a message to be on their best behavior.

Joe Biden just spoke and promised to help Syria in all the areas where it needs help.

Joe Biden also promised to help neighboring countries to help the region - and all this is left to be seen - Donald Trump, as we know - does not favor others - he does favor filling his own coffers.

We have the Russians on an island - they helped Bashar Al-Assad for the longest time - they failed to stand by him - occupied fighting Ukraine - and let down Syria - despite Syria aiding Putin - fighting the Ukrainians. 

The people of Syria have suffered a lot - Hezbollah has been in Syria too - right now, Hezbollah cannot fight - as the Israeli Defense forces - have killed most of the leaders - and destroyed Hezbolla's ability to attack the enemy.

The Iranians were in Damascus not long ago to meet Bashar Al-Assad, and that meeting went south.

Turkey is behind the scenes trying to get some hold in Syria - millions of Syrian refugees may be able to go home - if some long-term stability is created in Syria.

Turkey is out to spread its influence, and if one has land - lots of land - one can build factories - learning centers - hospitals - restaurants - and centers to manufacture computer chips - Turkey is looking forward to the Syrians - hard work and talent.

Here are some statistics on the population of some of the key cities in Syria: Aleppo has a population of 2,132,100, Damascus has a population of 2,685,360, and Homs has a population of 652,609. Latakia has a population of 383 786.

We have about 200,000 Syrians living in the United States.

We have 1.3 million living in Europe - 1 million asylum-seekers.

Turkey has accommodated 3,535,898 Syrians, the most any country has chosen to help. Turkey has a vested interest in the recent events - if the conditions can be created to repatriate the Syrians - Turkey will assist as best it can.

Lebanon has accepted 814,715 Syrians.

Jordon has accepted 660,892

Germany has accepted 5225,75

These conditions are created by autocrats who kill at will -and maim at will.

More and more, we are immune to the suffering around us - we have just to look at Gaza - and the mess we created - giving Israel jets, laser-guided bombs, aiding and abetting with the Secret site 512 at Har Qeren in Israel's Negev Desert - that the U.S. played a key role - intercept - when Iran sent hundreds of drones - towards Israel.

It is incredible how the rebels headed toward Damascus and managed to take over the key cities - before reaching Damascus in Syria.

We should not forget that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) work with any entity that will keep Iran at bay - aid Syria in any way - if the decision taken and the outcome helps Israel.

The outcome of the downfall of Bashar Al-Assad is complex - and needs some sound assessment.

It comes as Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense, is leaving, and Donald Trump does not have a candidate to take charge of our Republic. 

We just had an incident in South Korea and had to deal with the situation—e implemented us were our 30,000 troops stationed there.

Interest, our presence monitoring the Suez Canal - the Red Sea - we spend hundreds of millions - positioning Anti-Aircraft carriers - submarines with nuclear capabilities - and other sophisticated bombs - that we may have to use - if Russia comes to the aid of Iran.

Most Americans have no clue about Russia and China - all over the continent of Africa - more and more Africans want the Russians and Chinese out - they exploit the rare minerals - and other assets that they steal and threaten us - by bragging that Russia and China - have no intention selling rare minerals that we need.

Russia has its assets near Syria on the island of Tartus  - five naval ships and some submarines.

Imagine Joe Biden openly saying something about what is happening in Syria - which means nothing at all.

Right now, we have 900 U.S. soldiers monitoring - and for all practical purposes - are put in harm's way.

Rebel forces celebrate their victory.

We can talk the talk - let us walk the walk.