Finally had the time to listen to this @TheRedLinePod on #Syria, which I had the pleasure of speaking in -- it's a good listen that covers a lot over 1hr 40mins.
I'd be remiss though if I didn't highlight significant issues with claims made by another -- so here's a thread:
I'd be remiss though if I didn't highlight significant issues with claims made by another -- so here's a thread:
https://twitter.com/TheRedLinePod/status/1495779243355443200
@TheRedLinePod In his section, Joshua Landis says (1) the revolution "quickly" became one of #Syria's Sunnis against Christians & Alawites' & (2) that #AlQaeda "quickly" dominated armed opposition.
Absolute nonsense -- simply re-voicing the #Assad regime's self-fulfilling sectarian framing.
Absolute nonsense -- simply re-voicing the #Assad regime's self-fulfilling sectarian framing.
@TheRedLinePod Landis then turns to #ISIS, claiming:
- US helped Maliki fight #ISIS & #Russia helped #Assad "destroy" #ISIS (NO)
- US & #Assad were "allies" -- and that "helped Shiites in the US" (WHAT?)
- As a result of that alliance, the US decided in '13 not to overthrow Assad (DATES!)
- US helped Maliki fight #ISIS & #Russia helped #Assad "destroy" #ISIS (NO)
- US & #Assad were "allies" -- and that "helped Shiites in the US" (WHAT?)
- As a result of that alliance, the US decided in '13 not to overthrow Assad (DATES!)
@TheRedLinePod As someone so-often identified as an academic authority on #Syria — and someone who *teaches* these issues - these inaccuracies are just astounding.
It’s one thing to have a different (& morally problematic) opinion, but quite another to create fiction to back it up.
It’s one thing to have a different (& morally problematic) opinion, but quite another to create fiction to back it up.
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