• @[email protected]
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    231 month ago

    Given HTS historical ties to exteemist groups like Al Qaeda I do hope this is a good thing for all Syrians. Time will tell.

    • @TotallynotJessica
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      121 month ago

      The best thing they could do is break Syria apart based on ethnic lines, and create a federated alliance. They could also do the anarchic strategy, especially since the rest of the world is in chaos. Relying less on industry might be an advantage.

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        151 month ago

        Undoing the vestiges of colonialism is bloody work, but the current system of dictatorship/oil-cartel is hardly sunshine and roses for the locals.

        I truly hope the people living there get to decide their future and the Kurds carve out a real state, not just autonomous zones that Turkey bombs at will. The way we abandoned them was disgusting after they led the fight on the ground against IS/Daesh.

      • @Stovetop
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        101 month ago

        Sadly though I don’t think whoever grabs power will be eager to give up land and resources to competing factions. Hoping it doesn’t end up this way, but I think ethnic conflict is going to be more likely than cooperation.

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        81 month ago

        Idk that sounds a lot like just creating more regional division. At the end of the day they are all Syrian, regardless of religion or ethnicity. I’m not knowledgeable enough to say your solution won’t work or is a bad idea, just a bit doubtful.

        • @TotallynotJessica
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          111 month ago

          Most middle eastern borders were drawn by imperialist powers in an effort to cause division. They need to throw those borders out to avoid constant war.