>>507685372>He was laughing when Gaddafi was warning him that the US/Israel would do exactly what they have done to him.Maybe he actually heeded Gaddaffi's warning, and that's why he high-tailed it out of there instead of trying to lay low and lead an insurgency like Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein did.
Gaddafi and Saddam both got captured and killed, while Assad is still alive. I guess there is some wisdom in just packing up and running away. Also, who even knows if his loss is even permanent? The situation in Syria is still a mess. There's no guarantee the new guy is going to last in power indefinitely himself.