Perspective on Syria: The War, the Weapons, the Players, the Principles, the Christian Response

1.0Gem State Patriot Newshttps://gemstatepatriot.com/blogPerspective on Syria: The War, the Weapons, the Players, the Principles, the Christian Responserich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XTsP4KYqh1"><a href="https://gemstatepatriot.com/blog/perspective-on-syria/">Perspective on Syria: The War, the Weapons, the Players, the Principles, the Christian Response</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gemstatepatriot.com/blog/perspective-on-syria/embed/#?secret=XTsP4KYqh1" width="600" height="338" title="“Perspective on Syria: The War, the Weapons, the Players, the Principles, the Christian Response” — Gem State Patriot News" data-secret="XTsP4KYqh1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://gemstatepatriot.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://gemstatepatriot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/syria-war.jpg940500Syria has been around since Old Testament times with its capital, Damascus, being one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Syria spent 400 years under Ottoman rule, which ended with World War I, after which it became a French mandate under the League of Nations.