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To the applause of the United States, Mohammad al-Julani and HTS (formerly known as al-Qaeda in Syria) overthrew the Assad government in Syria, a shocking victory for Western regime-changers that has been years in the making.

But now the question remains: who will rule Syria?

Founding director of the Middle East Studies program at George Mason University Bassam Haddad shares his analysis: it won’t be al-Julani. He gives an in-depth history of the conflict from the perspectives of the Syrian government, HTS, the US, and Syrian citizens to explain why.

The situation in Syria is trickier to analyze than other global conflicts: with so much destruction on all sides and the overflowing propaganda surrounding it all, it has become exceedingly difficult to find the truth of what’s happening on the ground in Syria, let alone analyze it from afar. Which is why (and we try never to use the word), the situation needs *nuance.* Bassam Haddad’s analysis is extremely well-rounded and unbiased, which makes his take very crucial to anyone looking to cut through the noise.

Subscribe to watch the full interview with Bassam on the type of rule he predicts for the future of Syria, if the corruption-plagued Syrian government would’ve collapsed even without US interference, and why Israel is benefitting from the fall of Assad.

00:00 Intro

01:18 Democrats give the NLRB to Trump

05:15 Republicans want to cut everything except the military

07:28 Fox's terrible takes on Luigi Mangione

13:53 CNN's (faked?) Syrian prisoner rescue

17:17 Bassam Haddad interview

18:06 Relationship to Syria

28:15 Dueling narratives from Assad and the West

35:52 Imprisoning leftists

50:53 Do Syrians want regime change?

57:04 Why al-Julani won't rule Syria

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