the key is the saudis and the other regional arabs.in the first war they supported the rebels, now they support assad, even if mainly just diplomatically at least they aren't sending massive support to the rebels. iraq is also going to be actively involved in syria now.isis isn't present anymore, they aren't wrecking everything. russian military is more sophisticated and powerful than during the first syrian war.even if their manpower is tied in ukraine their military industry is producing 3-4x stuff than before and can send lots of military assistance.iran is also more militarized and better equipped. this second war is not that much of a clusterfuck as the first one.it is mainly a turkish land grab project and the locals are uniting against it. unless the us and jews get more involved the turks are going to get overpowered.their proxies already asking the russians and iraq not to get involved.
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