Syria

[ICantSpellDawg]

Revolutionary logic also decides which faction gains power. Those with outside aid will increase their standing, while those without will decrease. The stalinist faction was tiny at the start of the Spanish revolution, but because they were the only ones who got foreign help, they ended up dominating the revolution in the end.

Giving aid ensures that your chosen faction gains control, it doesn't make another faction gain it. And as we see in Syria, the only ones who get foreign help are the jihadis, and it's no surprises they seem to be dominating... Make contact with a couple of groups, establish channels to pour weapons and money into their hands, and watch them grow...

Agreed - it's a pretty basic concept. I don't know why people are throwing their hands in the air.