Arabs can't fight wars, Koreans can. The Norks have more equipment and haven't had their sh**t pushed in for the last 5 years. On the other hand, the Norks Army is, I suspect, a lot like Iraq's around 1990, huge and great on paper.....and turning to a rolling ball of burning paper after the US military shows up. Also, the Norks ain't fought any battles in forever, and Syria has plenty of battle hardened dudes. There is a lot of value there.
That doesn't add up to a Syria win (because Arabs can't win wars), but I don't think it's as obvious as you guys are making it.
Neither does. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea actually controls the worse half. At least Assad's part is more developed.
Not really a fair comparison, though. In Syria, the rebel portions are actively resisting the government, with the help of some weapons from a much larger country. With North Korea, they lack the South because of an armistice that was achieved through the force of arms of that much larger country.
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