civil war in syria that has cost tens of thousands of lives, syria s only friends in the world have been naturally iran and china but also their best friends, russia. russia. and that was true until today. russia today did not formally declare that they re no longer going to support the syrian government against the rebels, but for the first time a high-ranking russian official said publicly that yeah, it looks like assad is going to lose this war. i mean, the united states has been saying that forever. nato has been saying that forever. everybody who wants assad to go has been saying that forever. you try to create an air of inevitability about the thing you want to happen. right? that makes sense. but now for the other side to be saying it, for syria s best friend to be saying yeah, syria, you re going to lose this, it s going to happen, that is a huge, huge deal. it is sometimes hard to follow the day-to-day news out of this war, to know what is an important day and what is just ano
okay. it s october 1973. president richard nixon is up to his neck in the watergate scandal. the scandal that will soon topple his presidency. his vice president is just days away from resigning. the walls are closing in around him. and out of nowhere a crisis breaks out half a world away. good evening. it is an all-out war. that s how israeli defense minister moshe dian describes an invasion of the golan heights and the east banks of the suez by syria and egypt. the surprise attacks came early this morning in the air and on the ground. surprise attacks. in october 1973, as richard nixon is crumbling beneath the weight of watergate, our ally israel is simultaneously surprise attacked by egypt from the west and by syria from the north. after initially being caught off guard by the attacks, israel eventually takes the upper hand.
and if they are now down to not even having that friend anymore, then russia may not just be predicting that it s over in syria. russia may be ensuring that it is over in syria. what happened today is a big deal. watch this space. [ engine revs ] [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that s just right for you, no matter which list you re on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month
and some of them can t do anything about it. [ continues ] [ gasping ] okay. it s october 1973. president richard nixon is up to his neck in the watergate scandal. the scandal that will soon topple his presidency. his vice president is just days away from resigning. the walls are closing in around him. and out of nowhere a crisis breaks out half a world away. good evening. it is an all-out war. that s how israeli defense minister moshe dian describes an invasion of the golan heights and the east banks of the suez by syria and egypt. the surprise attacks came early this morning in the air and on the ground. surprise attacks. in october 1973, as richard
even having that friend anymore, then russia may not just be predicting that it s over in syria. russia may be ensuring that it is over in syria. what happened today is a big deal. watch this space. [ female announcer ] born from the sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. the 100% natural no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. new nectresse. sweetness naturally.