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      If they wanted to, they could’ve destroyed all the weapons, defenses, and bases while Bashar was destroying infrastructure and homes. As for a land invasion, lets not pretend that HTS’ take over was more than them marching forward and replacing flags. No one would have fought for Bashar if Israel with air support and advanced weaponry were to start an invasion.

      Israel bombed Gaza and went in, then did the same for Lebanon, and was inevitably gonna enter Syria. It just wasn’t in a rush to do so, the regime had already turned the country into rubble for them and was massacring Syrians city by city. It wouldn’t have been in Israel’s best interest to leave their regime exposed with no air defense or artillery.

      Just for the record I don’t believe that HTS or the next Syrian government will keep up this feud with Israel, they’re an actual government that’s trying to build a country. It has been clear for quite some time now that the regime is not interested in the “Axis of resistance” and whatever they were planing, but they really needed the Russian and Iranian support so they stayed as a part of the resistance on paper. Now it’s gonna be official: No one is coming to get the Golan heights back, and no one has the power to help the Palestinians.

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        Assad would have fought back against his military getting destroyed. HTS is not doing anything.

        Assad did not directly attack Israel. He was transporting weapons for Iran to Hezbollah.

        For now we shall see. It is possible HTS will resist Israel but looking less and less likely.

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          Why didn’t he fight back against HTS? They didn’t destroy his military, they ousted him from Syria. Terrorists now control Syria, the people are happy, the economy is improving, and people feel safe in their homes. How did he let that happen?

          Assad did not directly attack Israel. He was transporting weapons for Iran to Hezbollah.

          He wasn’t transporting weapons to Hezbollah, he was just standing there and the weapons were being transported. Until Israel threatened him and the dumbass Maher who thought he was being sneaky.

          For now we shall see. It is possible HTS will resist Israel but looking less and less likely.

          HTS will fight to sign a peace agreement acknowledging that the Golan is part of Israel at the very least.

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            Haha. Golan belongs to Israel, and then Israel needs a new “buffer zone”. This is what I mean by HTS cope.

            Syria got bombed quite a few times by Israel during the Hezbollah attacks. Assad was not only transporting weapons he was stashing them in bases and actively working with Iran.

            I am glad Assad is gone for the people of Syria, but HTS is giving Israel everything it wants and sooner or later Syria will be colonized by Israel.

            Assads replacement will not be Golani but Netanyahu.