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Started with a comment in BooMan’s fp story – US would be nuts to take ownership of the (Syrian) problem.
Sad, if that’s your political line!!
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US and Israel attempt to frame Assad regime for Hariri bombing in 2005
US Congress policy regime change in Syria
US support for Turkey and Jordan to assist rebels entering Syria for Assad overthrow
US support for NATO resolution, stationing Patriot missiles
US and NATO support intelligence gathering for rebels
US attempt to unite a foreign opposition group for Assad overthrow
US and Hillary Clinton undermine Geneva accord with Russia for political solution on Syria
“If the Alawites are thrown out of power, regardless of how strongly they are pursued, it will disrupt Syria’s alliance with Iran. And I would think that such an outcome would be pleasing to every other government in the world.”
Weak Response to Syrian Massacres
(BooMan) June 9, 2011 – I don’t have any answers for how the international community should handle Syria differently, although I note that Russia and China are not very helpful. I don’t recommend military action, and confiscating the leaderships’ wealth abroad presents little more than an inconvenience. Assad should be a complete pariah in the region, not only for what he has been doing over the last couple of months, but for his long-time alliance with Iran, his meddling in Lebanon, and his harboring of Hamas’ leadership. Yet, he has good friends in Moscow, Beijing, Tel Aviv, Washington, and even Riyadh. Those friendships should end.
Highly recommended BooMan’s fp story – Libya and Syria.
Juan Cole ‘Not So Informed Comment’ [my comment in July 2012 – Oui]
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Juan Cole has remained silent on the developments in Syria. I read shock and surprise how events are unfolding, an ugly civil war with no end in sight to massacres and war crimes from both sides. The Al Qaeda jihadists hve become a major factor in the rebellion, soon the FSA will have to choose sides as the jihadist have a chant “Christians to Lebanon, Alevis to the coffin.” Hundreds of innocent civilians have died at the hands of the Sunni jihadists and terror car bombings. The death toll of 14,000 Syrians includes 6,000 policemen, security- and armed forces of the Assad regime. Yes, the Obama administration is fully responsible for the outcome of this civil war because it gave support to a non-existent, poorly organized opposition calling themselves Syrian National Council. In the Iraq comparison read: Chalabi. Nevertheless, to attain a greater good of getting rid of an Iranian ally Hillary Clinton gave support to all sorts of foreign power brokers in the Sunni-Shia religious battle of the Greater Middle-East or oil rich nations and partners. There is no democracy or religious freedom in Jordan, Qatar, Libya, Bahrain, Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia. The Western powers were hoping for the Libyan option, this failed because the opposition fighters were weak and the Syrian government forces were much better equipped. Most likely the Syrian civil war will become a regional war with involvement of Turkey, Kurds, Iraq, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon. Worst case, Aleppo will be obliterated like Grozny. The AQ jihadists from Chechnya must be well aware of the outcome.See diary – Condi’s Fairy Tale – Neocons and A Democratic Syria.
