The Syrian Civil War Update Thread

[ArnoldRimmer]

Kasz216 said:

Slimebeast said:

And media is still portraying the conflict as good rebels versus evil dictator. And giving room for these warmongers like William Hague to manipulate the public into accepting a Western strike that will ultimately lead to regime change.

Is that's how it's being portrayed in Europe?  In the US it seems more "What the fuck are we doing, this doesn't make any sense... none of the rebels can be trusted except the free syrian army, and we can't make sure they get in power unless we put boots on the ground, and nobody just wants this, look at Egypt."

I wouldn't say that it's exactly being portrayed like this, at least not in Germany. But at least in the beginning of the conflict, the media indeed provided the image of "evil dictator, good rebel". Over time that changed and media coverage became somewhat more balanced (especially when more and more reports surfaced that made clear the rebels are responsible for horrible war crimes as well), but I'd say the syrian goverment is still somewhat more negatively portrayed in media over here.