A fear of ` ` terrorism '' is obscuring the threat of fascism in Syria , writes Fahad Nazer . Once a fascist mindset has been instilled into a power base , it seldom stays , he says . While this scenario seems remote for a number of reasons -- logistics and the tattered state of the Syrian economy and military being the three most obvious -- one should remember that past fascist regimes ' ill-fated military adventures also took others by surprise , as they seemed to defy conventional wisdom on several fronts . If al - Assad 's government were to regain control of Syria , it might turn on other countries , he says . The world should remember the devastation wrought by fascist powers in the past , Nazer says .
A fear of ` ` terrorism '' is obscuring the threat of fascism in Syria , writes Fahad Nazer . Once a fascist mindset has been instilled into a power base , it seldom stays , he says . If al - Assad 's government were to regain control of Syria , it might turn on other countries , he says . The world should remember the devastation wrought by fascist powers in the past , Nazer says .