re: #510 Semper Fi

It’s even more bugnuts insane when you actually try to get into the details.

Assad is Alawite. His backers are Russia and Iran. Iran is Shi’ite, while the Saudis are Salafists opposed to anyone who isn’t Sunni.

Saudis don’t have any sway in Syria because they oppose Shia expansionism. There’s no reason for the Saudis to throw money to Syria, except to build up the insurrectionists (which also happens to include the Islamic State).

Trump doesn’t get regional politics, let alone sectarianism or that Saudis don’t have anyone to back in Syria. Why would they fund a guy aligned with their chief rival. They aren’t going to swing Assad to their side when Iran has been backing Assad militarily.