Inside Syria

I'm sure most of you know about the fighting that is going on in Syria right now.  The current ruler--Bashad, is no friend to the US.  He has supported terrorist organizations, and would like to blow Israel off the map.

Opposing him are the rebels who are trying to depose him.

I think most Americans tend to side with the rebels--maybe it hearkens back to our being taught about our own Revolution in the late 18th Century, and the wonderful country that ultimately resulted from that struggle.

However, a friend sent me an email with some insights gained from his own experience in the Muslim world as well as that of others.

It brings to mind the saying that it's better to deal with the Devil you know, than with one you don't know...

Anyway, my friend's comments are included below...

Smitty

Let's take a look at what we have here.

The War in Syria is fought between two parties that have no love for the
U.S. The Rebels are backed by organizations such as al-Qaeda and the Muslim
Brotherhood, while the current Syrian government, the Baath party is a
socialist autocracy.

The current US president and his administration are sending millions of
American dollars to support the Rebels/al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood.
It is reported from interviews of some of the rebels that they have recently
come from Iraq and Afghanistan where they had been engaged killing American
Soldiers.

President Obama has gone around the U.S. Congress and thus the power of the
American people to rule, and committed more millions of our money in support
of this cause at a time when he is taken money from American households in
an unprecedented government furlough, and has increased Federal taxes for
everyone, while at the same time is destroying Americas national defense
capability by drastically cutting funds to the Department of Defense.

The War has gone on in Syria for two years now because of our support and
other support that the rebels have received, where if they did not receive
such aid, most probably the uprising would have petered out for logistical
reasons.

So what do we know from history?

We know that al-Qaeda and the Muslim Botherhood are anti-American. We know
that they will destroy any and all Americans that cross their path and that
they are sworn to do so. We know that they do not support a free government
or personal liberties, as we have seen from their actions in Afghanistan and
other areas of the world where their rule was a dictatorship.

We can therefore assume that they will continue their efforts to exterminate
all Americans/free governments or free religious states which is what their
jihad is about. From training I received before being deployed to
Afghanistan, we were introduced to the jihad doctrine, where they view
America as the father of all evils that threaten them. Jihad is the physical
struggle against the enemies of Islam. The Koran teaches this doctrine.

So in effect we are helping to fund a new base of operations in Syria for
al-Qaeda and the Muslim brotherhood to assemble, train and execute jihad
against its enemy's....us.

So what does this mean for America?

These rebels, with our help, are winning their war. And, I believe when
that task is done they will again turn the barrels of the rifles that we the
American people supplied them with, against us with even more fury than in
the past.

What's even more ominous is that they have support in the White House...