When Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, was thrown from power last December and fled to Russia, Europe's elites, and its Washington swamp allies, rejoiced.
Sure, the new guys in charge, an armed rebel group called HTS, had been members of al-Qaida in Iraq. But Assad was the bad guy -- evil, wicked, worst person in the world.
What's more, the rebels had changed. They were now Muslim "moderates" as they told the dancing gullibles at PBS who dutifully took them at their word. Freedom would flow. They would govern as Jeffersonian democrats now. They were woke and "diversity-friendly," too, and no, that's not a sarcastic phrase I made up.
All the favorite things of blue rule were cited. The Guardian suggested that feminism would flourish. Gays would be O.K. Veils would be optional. The ever-diminishing Christian minority, which came to about 2% of the population, from about 20% two decades ago, would be fine.
As a result, European leaders from Germany and France came to court them, and the big EU cash streams flowed, at least $300 million worth. It was as if George Bush was president all over again.
Now the bearded beasts are back to their old form, targeting and slaughtering Christians, Alawites, Druze and Yazidi minorities now, not exactly concerned if anyone knows.
This is what is going on now:
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