>>724>This is falseIt's true that he has more war crimes attributed to him than the IS group. It's true that his casualty list has more enemies of IS and civilians on the fence about IS than IS fighters. It's true that he invited AQI into Syria as part of a 'ratline' to bleed Americans in Iraq. It's true that he buys their oil and gives them electricity.
>Why would he do that?Because he is cynical and brutal, and he fears moderates more than extremists. A united Syria leaves him with a veto-able minority and he projects his deviousness upon his political enemies.
>A peaceful Syria is froth with business opportunitiesI'm afraid this is no longer true. Even before the civil war Syria was overly exposed to oil rents and their fields were seeing diminishing returns. The service sector was only profitable if you were after extending credit to locals. Since the civil war the country has sustained about 2/3rds of a trillion dollars in infrastructural damage.
>pipelineWhy would it need to go through Syria? Syria is not between any power hungry markets and energy exporters. Pre-war Syria was also notoriously corrupt and bad for business. Building a pipeline there would be retarded.
>a hypothesis that makes no sensePlease, ask me questions about what you don't understand or you find implausible. When you lead off with "this is false" you sound like a shill.
