Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

[Federate]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

Are these Syrian-armenians?

I think the majority are Arabs from Syria who study in Yerevan.

[retro]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

Our only real friends in Arab world are Lebanon and Assad's Syria. Many of the other Sunni Arab countries are pro-Azeri/Turkish.

Whilst Lebanon is under Muslim occupation and 75% of Lebanese globally are Christians. The Syrians and Lebanese in many respects are about the best of the bunch. The Arabs have far more to fear from Iran and Shia expansion, than the Turks. However they mistrust trust the Turks and are slightly wary of them.

[Federate]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

Whilst Lebanon is under Muslim occupation and 75% of Lebanese globally are Christians. The Syrians and Lebanese in many respects are about the best of the bunch. The Arabs have far more to fear from Iran and Shia expansion, than the Turks. However they mistrust trust the Turks and are slightly wary of them.

How can Lebanon be under Muslim occupation when there are Lebanese Muslims as well? Israel bombs the Muslim areas of Lebanon and the first ones on the first boat out of Lebanon are the Christians. If they want to give up their country to a Muslim majority, that's their choice. They can have fun watching the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval parades

The Gulf Arabs are the ones that fear Iran and Shia "expansion" based on some religious BS that Shi'a are not "true Muslims" (lawl). The Gulf Arabs are also all dictators and have openly embraced Western expansionism (isn't the West more so against Islam than Shi'a Islam? )

[Mher]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

. Anyway, i'm in contact with Armenians in Haleb and the situation there is calm according to them and much of the "direness" is exaggerated. The Armenian community has been safe under Assad and the majority supports the government.

I have heard similar things from a close friend who recently left Syria, whose entire family still resides there. According to his family the Armenian regions are practically untouched by the violence, and much of the violence elsewhere is greatly exaggerated.

[retro]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

What do you guys think of Assad's violent crackdown? I think it�s hard to deny that he is committing human rights violations, though the severity of which might be exaggerated. Do you genuinely support his actions, or is he simply a necessary evil, that is a preferred option over the western pro Turkish puppets who will likely destroy the Armenian community?

Assad will most likely have to step aside. However Russia will want a orderly transition and they where always going to stand by Syria. As Russia and China are keen to draw a line in the sand and counter Western backed Sunni encroachment. Syria's alignments are anti-western and Syria is to close to Iran. Which places it at odds with Turkey and like Israel Turkey is a threat to Syria. What Syria really needs is greater investment, as like Egypt it has socioeconomic problems.

[retro]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

They can have fun watching the Rio de Janeiro Carnaval parades

¿Te gustan Shakira?

The Lebanese, Assyrians and Greeks actually do have have very ancient ties to Iberia. As the Celtiberians mined Silver, Gold and other valuable ores, such as Tin which they traded with Phoenicians and this was the secret of Carthage's great wealth. However the Phoenicians monopoly on trade in the West Mediterranean was broken by Rome (Punic war).

The Gulf Arabs are the ones that fear Iran and Shia "expansion" based on some religious BS that Shi'a are not "true Muslims" (lawl). The Gulf Arabs are also all dictators and have openly embraced Western expansionism (isn't the West more so against Islam than Shi'a Islam?)

Whilst the double standards of these people are mind-boggling and they really aren't the sharpest tools in the box. The Sunnis view the Shia as apostates of Islam and it is the duty of these "pious" Sunnis to kill the Shia and basically anything and everything that isn't Sunni.

[arakeretzig]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

He means the war caused the collapse of the Armenian community of Iraq since they all pretty much moved out.

It's a good thing. Who wants to live in iraq, srsly? not even iraqis.

[Mher]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

It's a good thing. Who wants to live in iraq, srsly? not even iraqis.

Its a good thing that a established community was destroyed? chances are a good part of those people will go to the west and assimilate within two generations.

[arakeretzig]

Re: The Danger of Syrian Situation

Its a good thing that a established community was destroyed? chances are a good part of those people will go to the west and assimilate within two generations.

so you're saying it's better for armenians to have a crappy life in a muslim craphole but stay armenian, than for them to live free and have things they'd never have?
BTW,many iraqi armenians went to armenia.

[Davo88]

Re: Bashar al-Assad, Syria and the Armenian people

It is better for people to leave (or stay) under their own will rather than under the constraints of war. So no, the war in Iraq and its effect on the Armenian community there is not a good thing.