Podcast
Behind the Bastards
It was mentioned as a book written by David Lesh who spent time with Bashar al-Assad, detailing the Syrian regime's perspective during the Arab Spring and its initial reaction to the protests.
It is almost certain that Bashar al-Assad was absolutely shocked when the uprisings in the Arab world started to seep into his country in March 2011.
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It was mentioned as a book written by David Lesh who spent time with Bashar al-Assad, detailing the Syrian regime's perspective during the Arab Spring and its initial reaction to the protests.
It is almost certain that Bashar al-Assad was absolutely shocked when the uprisings in the Arab world started to seep into his country in March 2011.
I believe he truly thought he was safe and secure and popular in the country and was beyond condemnation.
So they need to use the asymmetric methods like chemical weapons to brutalize them.