Why Russia Loves Syria

Owen Matthews, The Daily Beast
When it comes to standing by old friends, Moscow has an unrivaled record. Saddam Hussein, Hosni Mubarak, Muammar Gaddafi, deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and soon-to-step-down Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh"”Russia staunchly defended them all, right up to and usually long past the moment that they were deposed by angry popular uprisings, Western military intervention, or both. Now Syrian President Bashir Assad must be hoping that he's the exception in Moscow's unerring knack for backing losers.Moscow has been mobilizing its diplomatic and...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/12/03/why_russia_loves_syria_268467.html

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