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Bashar al-Assad, along with the Ba'athist Syrian government, are bourgeois Arab nationalists. The national bourgeoisie has both a progressive and reactionary character. It is progressive as a bulwark against imperialism, as the nat bourg has interests in controlling its own markets and driving out the imperialist powers. It is reactionary in that the national bourgeoisie does exploit their own working class at home.

As communists, especially communists in the imperialist countries, our job is to oppose the imperialism of our own ruling class at home. Our slogan, first and foremost, should be "Hands Off Syria!". Only the Syrians can decide who governs them; not the U.S., or Israel, or NATO, or Turkey, or Saudi Arabia. Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia, however, play a progressive role because they were invited by the Syrian government in fighting the imperialist proxies.

Communists within Syria are critical of the government, and have opposed the Assad administration's "neoliberal" reforms, but have chosen to fight along the Syrian government to drive out the imperialist powers (the U.S./NATO), their allies (Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar), and their proxy forces (Daesh, Ahrar al-Sham, Tahrir al-Sham, etc.) The smear campaign against the Syrian government has been incredible. Check out this study guide to learn more about the truth about Syria.

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