• metaStatic@kbin.earth
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    11 days ago

    The wild card remains Israel, the neighboring nation the new Syrian government has tried so far in vain to appease.

    are we really re-learning this one?

    Appeasement never works.

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      11 days ago

      Not really “appeasement” of course, more “capitulation” - by all indications he’s a plant.

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      10 days ago

      tbf Israel essentially destroyed all of Syria’s airforce the moment HTS captured Damascus to ensure that they have nothing to defend themselves with.

      To engage Israel now is a death trap that would also likely get the US involved, which could easily bring the country back into anarchy with a couple of bribes and assassinations.

      Israel is pressing in hopes of a response that they can use as a means of escalation. Syria needs to bite the bullet for the time being and repair the country before tackling Israel.