I ' ve said this a number of times , and it ' s been true every time . I ' m on SA in stints with long pauses in between . I don ' t see what ' s odd about this ? <| sep |> Yes , off course . all education is free , you get a $ 850 stipend from the state every month while studying , plus can borrow $ 450 pr month for 0 . 05 % interest , that you don ' t have to start paying back until 1 years after you ended your education . you don ' t have to pay back the stipend , only the optional loan of $ 450 pr month <| sep |> Who said it ' s a game ? You shouldn ' t be comparing fronts if you have no idea what makes them different . Hama was a massacre because there are hills around and TOW missiles have a long range . The rebels were preparing to attack Hama city before the Russians came and they were ready . The SAA depended on heavy artillery and rockets to clear areas and once they ran out they were exposed . Which is why they focused on Latakia . Where the use of Tows are limited and Russian artillery was available . They fought using the style Hezbollah developed for Qalamoun . They tried the same tactics for Hama in Southern Aleppo and it worked . The rebels used Tows like candy taking out Shia militias and boasted with every video but the offensive didn ' t stop . The rush of rebel reinforcements to Latakia and Hama meant they didn ' t have enough men and those they did were getting killed holding the line and retreating slowly until they just collapsed . They lost entire swathes of territory like AlHadher and Tal Eis and almost lost up to the Highway until reinforcement from Hama were brought in . Ghouta is flat territory . There aren ' t many big hills , there is plenty of artillery and rockets in the area and the rebels don ' t have Tows . They have limited ATGMs that they are using sparingly . The greatest advantage the rebels have is their trenches . Slow and steady is basically asking for more men to die over a longer period of time and to fight in every single village and town . Al Hadher was taking without destruction , those places in Ghouta will be ruined .