In interview with ToI, a Free Syrian Army officer expresses hope for friendly relations with Jewish state, warns of Iranian militias propping up Assad: ‘They will come for Israel, too’
The commander interviewed by The Times of Israel participated in the recent seizure of Aleppo and his troops are now fighting government forces, Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias in the area, and pushing south.
The rebel leader, in his early 60s, agreed to be interviewed by phone on condition of anonymity and spoke of the objectives of the ongoing campaign, his vision for the future of Syria and relations with Israel, and the role the Jewish state can play, in his view, in support of the rebels.
The rebels? The ones literally asking Israel for help?
This would be like if the Chechens during their 1940s revolt asked Nazi Germany for help and you turned it around and talked about how the Nazis would support either the Soviets or the Chechens depending on which was better for them.
That’s not the point, the point would be asking the Nazis for help.
And in this case, the regime that is now running Syria is asking the Nazis for help.
That is just indefensible.
Of course I agree with that. That is why this is a very bittersweet liberation of Syria. If it even will be a liberation at that.
There’s no sweetness. One murderous regime is replacing another murderous regime and the rest of the Syrians lose either way. There is no victory here that should be celebrated. It’s just Stalin replacing Hitler in East Germany. Everyone else who lived there lost.
You’re talking as if there was ever a point in human history that wasn’t like this. This is geopolitics. This is humanity. Yes, it sucks. However, there is a version of “sweetness” here, but this is the bittersweet kind. Its the periods of general peace between the hot wars of destruction and revolution where humanity has the chance to lurches forward a bit.
If the end of the Syrian civil war means a few decades where people in Syria can generally live in peace without bombs or artillery falling on their homes and their families, thats a win. That may be as good as it gets, but its a win.