https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/syrias-fall-in-depth-analysis

V. interesting from Simplicius, making a lot of arguments I've not seen anywhere else. Possibly some fall into the category of 'cope', but plausible on the face of it. The main thrust is that Turkey has its own ambitions in invading Syria, and extending this further eventually into Israel & Palestine to reclaim territories formerly part of the Ottoman empire. So Israel may have defeated one enemy only for it to be replaced by a much more dangerous one. Some footage of 'rebels' shows them saying they intend to occupy Jerusalem next (of course it's cheap for them to believe or want this, you have to look at what's militarily or politically possible). Various sources are quoted about Russia maintaining a presence in the country. One problem with the over all analysis is that it doesn't address US influence over the insurgency or the various ways they will seek to manipulate & steer it behind the scenes.

In any case, the 'wait and see' and cautious optimism approach is probably wiser than despair at this point, as hard as that is to see at the moment...

cheers,
I