the US and UK have unleashed in the Arab world a level of #terrorism the world has not seen since the Mongol invasion. Syria only Arab country ws top generals Greek Orthodox, Maronite, Sunni, Druze & Alawi. Sunnis make up large percentage of the army and president’s support base.
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Lawrence's men from deserts of Arabia were mercenaries w. nothing in common with the urbane and sophisticated Damascenes, the traders of Aleppo or the noble Arab and Armenian tribes of Deir Al-Zour. Despite British gold only 560 Syrians joined the mercenary army of the British.
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