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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Who knows. I seem to recall Saddam Hussein was offered exile before the invasion and he turned it down.
As evil as some of these characters are, they also tend to be extremely stubborn.
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Saddam was as close to friendless as it gets.
Al-Asaad has strong allies in Russia and China, he's still receiving arms (rumors of new Hind gunships showing up over Syria).
At the same time the situation is starting to become embarressing for Russia and China, I'm sure the pressures on for a exit strategy. The Russian's have dispatched two naval vessels "To protect Russian civillians"