Mate as a non Syrian is it wise for us to take sides. Is it not better to encourage dailogue encourage a peaceful resolution to this conflict? Rather than pour oil on the fire and take sides etc
I admit mate, that is a very good, sensible and reasonable question to ask. Why take sides? Here is why:
- I have been watching, from a distance of course, the actions of Assad regime, it was one lie and deception after another and professionaly done too, not like the idiot and sloppy Qadhafi
- 12% Alawi and 10% Christians and some Sunni rich elite are currently enjoying power and privilege, they want to maintain this status quo
- Alawi and Christians are also afraid of sectarian revenge after the fall of Assad, in fact Assad has been pushing this line as the biggest justification for the continuation of his rule
But here is the other side:
- a democratic rule may bring some assortment of Islamists in power, but I have confidence that Alawi's and Christians will be safe under this majority rule
Unfortunately, the deeper this Alawi and Christian dominated regime get stuck in the mud with continued atrocities against opposition/protesters, the higher the passions will be against these minorities and the more difficult it will be to contain vengeance after the fall of Assad.
This is why I take sides, to speak out as a more or less neutral observer from far to say what the Assad regime is doing is bringing disaster for their Alawi and Christian communities in the future. The Iranians, I believe are being short sighted and irresponsible and the real oil in the fire is being put on by China and its surrogate Russia (the elite but not the people), to give this regime false hope of survival so they continue on their rampage, as if they can kill their way out of it. Its just not going to happen.
You have asked me bro, and I have expressed my honest opinion on this issue. Yes, as a Bangladeshi Muslim, I am supposed to be Hanafi Sunni, but to me I would rather see all Muslims unite, regardless of our so called sects and deny opportunities to our enemies to shake hands and use one of us against the other as their pawns and canon fodders, to fight their geopolitical wars.