Washington's Middle East policy is about to implode
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 07/19/2019 - 3:59pm At least that is where it appears we are headed.
At least that is where it appears we are headed.
Remember when President Trump tried to pull U.S. troops out of our illegal war in Syria and everyone, from the Pentagon to television pundits, had a total freak-out?
Well, Trump still plans to pull out those troops, but this time the MIC isn't freaking out. There's a reason for that.
Because of the intervention of Iran and Russia, the US/UK regime change plan in Syria by using entire armies of foreign terrorists failed.
So they've gone to Plan B.
In theory, sanctions are a non-violent method of persuasion. That is not what is happening in Syria.
Yes, we are back to square one.
Originally published Apr 14, 2018
It's taken hundreds of thousands of innocent lives and trillions of dollars, but it appears that most people think that war isn't very fun anymore.
Washington doesn't ask the Syrian Kurds for much. Not really. We only want them to passively step aside for their enemies to rape and pillage.