If you’re a marauding terrorist with a bloodthirsty penchant for lopping people’s heads off, your chances of ever being brought to justice are slim—especially if you can offer the US something it has coveted for decades.
I have a "gut" feeling that something more is at play here -- perhaps rumors of a proposed Saudi pipeline running through Syria and Turkey, into Europe. True; US policy often dictates that "the enemy of our enemy is our friend," but more often than not, there are corporate interests at play as well, and oil corporations may certainly be among these. Wasn't that what the 1953 coup, which overthrew Iran's democratically elected Mosaddegh, involved? The odious shah was, after all, quite sympathetic to US and UK oil interests.
Of course, I may be mistaken. Still, I suspect this sudden about-face will make more sense within a few months...
You are certainly correct about Iran. The US imagines it can continue this same pattern throughout the entire world, forever. I believe it underestimates BRICS and the Global South, but I shudder at the suffering that lies ahead in any scenario.
We’ll see in the coming years how HTS will evolve, but given how past history has proven that arming, funding and training proxies only leads to blowback. Look to Afghanistan and the Mujideen who we funded while Osama Bin Laden was in their ranks. The U.S is playing with fire: as the people of Syria may grow weary of our regime change.
Especially since HTS leader Al- Jolani has said that future elections could take years…
It was not clear for me the intention of the US, although I read that they removed the award on Al-Jolani's head. Another thing that surprised me is how HTS accepted Israeli invasion of Syria. Would the US, Israel and Turkey want to divide Syria among themselves? How about the EU and Russia?
What's the old adage? "One person's Freedom Fighter or Liberator is another person's Butcher, Cannibal or otherwise uncouth\couth un-kosher\un-hallal scripturally devout savage...."
I have a "gut" feeling that something more is at play here -- perhaps rumors of a proposed Saudi pipeline running through Syria and Turkey, into Europe. True; US policy often dictates that "the enemy of our enemy is our friend," but more often than not, there are corporate interests at play as well, and oil corporations may certainly be among these. Wasn't that what the 1953 coup, which overthrew Iran's democratically elected Mosaddegh, involved? The odious shah was, after all, quite sympathetic to US and UK oil interests.
Of course, I may be mistaken. Still, I suspect this sudden about-face will make more sense within a few months...
You are certainly correct about Iran. The US imagines it can continue this same pattern throughout the entire world, forever. I believe it underestimates BRICS and the Global South, but I shudder at the suffering that lies ahead in any scenario.
As do I, @Rebel Nun!
I agree buddy.
We’ll see in the coming years how HTS will evolve, but given how past history has proven that arming, funding and training proxies only leads to blowback. Look to Afghanistan and the Mujideen who we funded while Osama Bin Laden was in their ranks. The U.S is playing with fire: as the people of Syria may grow weary of our regime change.
Especially since HTS leader Al- Jolani has said that future elections could take years…
20% of Syria is now under Israel control. Oil under US control and as for Syria it will stop exist in few years time and few small states will exist.
Stop calling Assad's Syria a regime ... stop using their twisted language
I feel very sad about the Syrian people and those Syrian immigrants who are being evicted by Europe and returning to their country.
It was not clear for me the intention of the US, although I read that they removed the award on Al-Jolani's head. Another thing that surprised me is how HTS accepted Israeli invasion of Syria. Would the US, Israel and Turkey want to divide Syria among themselves? How about the EU and Russia?
The Terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics could have been orchestrated by the CIA AND MOSSAD .
Cynical, but it got the desired results.
What's the old adage? "One person's Freedom Fighter or Liberator is another person's Butcher, Cannibal or otherwise uncouth\couth un-kosher\un-hallal scripturally devout savage...."
Tio Mitchito