
Originally Posted by
Neverna
It is up to the Syrians what they do/did or what they think they should do, but they should have had an idea what might happen in their country.
And there is your problem right there. They had seen and heard America and its puppies depose the "Evil regime" in Iraq, and assumed that they would do the same for them.
Which is probably what would have happened if Putin hadn't thrown a spanner in the works.