It's not everyday that a war fills so many characteristics... too coincidental. Okay it cost a lot, and it self defeating because if it works... it sound crazy but in this world... who knows.
Unlikely from the Bathist Assad wing. Painted that way by Western intel to help animate the radical Islam proxy mercenaries perhaps.
I was just watching Adam Curtis' "HyperNormalisation" which is thought provoking and worth the time. He says:
- Iranians developed suicide bombers in Shia for military use (OK to kill oneself
on the battle field instead of waiting for Allah to do it.)
- H. Assad used them in Beruit to get rid of the U.S. (it worked.)
- Israel mixed Shia and Sunni in Lebanon where the idea hoped like a virus with some mutation which was:
- also OK to kill civilians in Israel since women are part of the defense forces.
Something to think about as Obama/Clinton implements a female draft registration here in the U.S. ...
