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The Saleh Muslim quote comes from a 2013 interview. My interpretation is that he was arguing for peace negotiations in which Assad would participate. Saleh Muslim was arguing that Assad's participation was necessary because he had the support of the Alawis. The reference to two million deaths was exaggerated, but Muslim was trying to highlight the danger of a massacre in the event of a military victory by the rebels. We should remember that the rebels included highly sectarian groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as other people who understandably wanted revenge. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: Marxism <marxism-boun...@lists.csbs.utah.edu> on behalf of Louis Proyect via Marxism <marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu> Sent: Friday, 23 June 2017 8:32:33 AM To: Chris Slee Subject: Re: [Marxism] Why the Assad regime attacks the SDF ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** On 6/22/17 6:23 PM, Nick Fredman wrote: > Then they could make a pristine revolution with no compromises and > agreements with anyone, just like the Bolsheviks. Who is talking about a pristine revolution? I am talking about Saleh Muslim saying that “A solution without Assad means the death of 2 million Alawites." Awful. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/10/syria-kurds-assad-solution-salih-muslim.html _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/chris_w_slee%40hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
