The Syrian population residing in Syria is suffering from having barely survived eight years of war.  They didn’t leave for camps in Turkey, Jordan or Lebanon, or they are those who have returned to Syria from having been in camps.  They did not take a smuggler’s boat ride to Greece and did not end up in Germany with a free house, food, education, and job prospects.  For one reason, or another, they are the Syrians who stayed, had hope of the war ending, and they outnumber those who left the country.

They turn on the TV daily and are dictated to by Syrians speaking from Paris, London, Berlin, Stockholm, Doha, Riyadh, and Istanbul.  The picturesque background image of each guest is breath-taking.  The Syrians watching are being told how they should think, behave, and what type of government they must demand in…