No ‘ moderates’ in Syria
On Sept. 17, U. S. airstrikes killed 62 Syrian soldiers and wounded more than 100. The Pentagon trotted out their best Steve Martin mask and bellowed “Excuuuuse me.” This essentially derailed cooperation between the United States and Russia to end the violence in Syria. Russia is aiding its neighbor and ally Syria to defeat the terrorist rebels seeking overthrow of President Assad. Russia also has a vested interest in stopping Islamic terrorists on its doorstep. The United States is playing a double game here: stopping the advance of ISIS while supporting regime change in Syria with what it fantasizes are “moderate” rebels. Memo to Uncle Sam: moderates in Syria don’t exist. Much of our support goes to the very folks we are trying to eradicate. In Syria, we’re more truly interested in Syrian regime change and poking the Russian Bear than stopping ISIS.
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