https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/10/06/rebels-say-wests-inaction-is-pushing-syrians-to-extremism/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 11:28:57 -0400<![CDATA[But he offered a warning to the West now commonly heard among fighters seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian people are being radicalized by a combination of a grinding conflict and their belief that they have been abandoned by a watching world. &#8230;]]>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:50:07 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/10/06/rebels-say-wests-inaction-is-pushing-syrians-to-extremism-n96390