On: What was Syria like before the war

[throwaway29292]

Can we get his children interested in programming or something?

[thriftwy → throwaway29292]

Assad is an ophtalmologist with a British spouse. Didn't seem to help much.

[nyolfen → throwaway29292]

bashar started off as an american-educated dentist

[ido → nyolfen]

There was a lot of high hopes in Israel when he succeeded his father, that his rule would be pro-western.