tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post7359340487251152172..comments2023-10-01T14:37:09.159+01:00Comments on Maysaloon - ميسلون: The musings of an exhausted bloggerMaysaloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-60486281000834152292011-07-04T00:19:45.328+01:002011-07-04T00:19:45.328+01:00By the way, from the videos it appears that they h...By the way, from the videos it appears that they have largely lost control of Deir ez Zor. Neither any casualties are reported from there as of late. It looks like Deir ez Zor and Abu Kamal are under the opposition's control. <br /><br />I would cautiously bet that if the regime tries to move against them there, they will make Assad bleed to death. Syrian economy is collapsing, while bombing pipelines is all the rage from Yemen to Libya. The border is huge and porous. Any drastic action now in Deir ez Zor would serve an invitation to the Sunni tribal belt from Saudi Arabia to Iraq to dispatch weapons and volunteers to Syria. Looks like a perfect trap for the regimeNobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-68668911310064287082011-07-03T23:50:32.706+01:002011-07-03T23:50:32.706+01:00I can't discount that the video might be real....I can't discount that the video might be real. I think the elements in the armed forces that the regime can rely on might be overstretched, so it is very possible that boots on the ground might be brought in to help in some places. But nothing in the video can make me say anything in certainty.Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-91634343804262708212011-07-03T22:41:27.829+01:002011-07-03T22:41:27.829+01:00*** Surprisingly the United States and Israel have...*** Surprisingly the United States and Israel have been remarkably meek regarding events in Syria. Today the US seems to have given a nod to the regime to use some kind of 'roadmap' for reform in Syria. ***<br /><br />There is nothing surprising about it. The Yankees are only slightly more adventurous than the Saudis. The US is status quo bound. They only want reforms and smooth transitions. They don't want chaos and the stuff. It comes out very clear from the Wikileaks. They were pressuring Mubarak and others to liberalize the system by their own hands. But they are not seeking to overthrow anybody with the exception of maybe Iran.Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-44068304101982621702011-07-03T22:35:21.119+01:002011-07-03T22:35:21.119+01:00Do you think this video is authentic?Do you think <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YscLuq4_vA&feature=player_embedded#at=32" rel="nofollow">this video</a> is authentic?Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952955021226297401noreply@blogger.com