Simple truth behind war in Syria, explained in one simple chart that the German government does not want you to see.

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Let's first listen to a full-blown idiot and Minister of Foreign Affairs of a major arms supplier and President in spe.

"Despite all their differences, opposition groups in Syria agree that there cannot be a future with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told a conference hosted by his Social Democrat party on Tuesday."

Now something the German press and politicians want you to not hear.

The Syrian War Condensed: A more Rigorous Way to Look at the Conflict

Juxtaposition. The way to analyze the situation is to look at the factions comparatively. You do not compare Assad’s regime to the Danish or Norwegian governments, but to the alternative. The question becomes if there is anything in the left column that is worse than the right column?

Nicholas Taleb's full post here.