Armchair,

Assad's false flag operations (killing Syrians and blaming others) are what sparked the Syrian civil war in the first place. Considering that opposition to these false flag operations was the Free Syrian Army's raison d'être, the idea that they could launch one of their own to fram Assad is not credible.

Or are you suggesting it was someone else? If so, who?

As for Ukraine, it would not have developed into full war if Russia had not given the rebels military backing.

Armchair be fair

By "righteous" ye were caught in my snare.

I was being sarcastic. Please note I said "Israel can live with Assad's murderous Syria."

There, there.

Aidan,
"Pro-democracy protests erupted in March 2011 in the southern city of Deraa after the arrest and torture of some teenagers who painted revolutionary slogans on a school wall. After security forces opened fire on demonstrators, killing several, more took to the streets."

I'd be seriously surprised if foreign provocateurs weren't helping to instigate the protests on behalf of the US or Saudi Arabia.

Chemical attacks didn't come till later.
We can agree to disagree but my understanding is that they were a false flag attack designed to allow intervention and put US boots on the ground to topple Assad.

The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya had much to do with the US covertly providing arms to the so-called moderate Syrian rebels, who were in fact just foreign paid mercenaries.

Plantagenet, sorry I misunderstood you.
But I think ISIS and Al Qaeda are products of Saudi, Israeli and US intelligence agencies.
And currently the only objective is to get rid of Assad, (and break Iraq into pieces).
They don't want Iran or Russia's help fighting ISIS because they support Assad.

- I know I have different opinions to others, but I don't mean to offend anyone including the author whom is pro-Israel.
I'm entitled to my own opinions and beliefs.

Fair enough Armchair. Thats cool.

About the author? At least we can all agree he has his heart in the wrong place.

#plantaganet

Interested in your generalised unsubstantiated comment:
"About the author? At least we can all agree he has his heart in the wrong place."

Care to elaborate?

Yes David

1. Your articles are always from the perspective of Israel (not Australia).

2. Even within your narror Israeli perspective you stick obsessively to the rightwing ruling Likud Party line

3. You never give a little ground or compromise. If you said that Israel could have done things better and Netanyahu is not perfect, you would appear more a well-balanced writer.