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Defying expectations that he would be the next domino to fall in the Arab Spring's chute of regional dictators, Assad stands stronger than ever. His military, augmented by fighters from the Lebanon-based Shi'ite militia Hizballah, funded in part by Iran and armed with Russian weapons and ammunition, has consolidated control over a strategic corridor connecting the capital, Damascus, to the coast.TIME then attempts to make excuses as to why Syrians support the government. The article claims:
...the war's toll has more and more Syrians turning, reluctantly, toward the regime. Not because they support Assad but because they are desperate to return to some semblance of normal life.But perhaps the most deliberate distortion TIME makes is its revision of how the war unfolded in the first place. It claims:
For the rebel brigades and exiled opposition leaders, the involvement of extremist groups was an unfortunate stain on an otherwise pure uprising against tyranny. To the regime, it was proof of a foreign-funded scheme to destabilize Syria.
Comment: The above are all good points, but let's face it - - Hillary is already running. To not do so, she has to quit running. Flaws? Strengths? So what. Look at the last two who were elected! The American public will have to dispel their mass illusion and see the sham our elections are to know it doesn't matter who the nominee is or for whom they vote. On some level it has already been decided and chances are the world will not be the better for it.