A good explanation of why this idea is completely insane and could EASILY lead to World War Three! Mr. Obama really has a dilemma, because if he contributes to Mr. Assads overthrow, he leaves a power vacuum in Syria, which means the civil war there would grow even more out of control, complex, bloody, and gruesome. But unlike in Iraq, the US would have no political clout or credibility to help negotiate some sort of ceasefire or political deal, because we would be a full-fledged combatant in a civil war that would make whats going on in Iraq and Libya look like a cakewalk. We would be at war with the Alawites and Shiites, and potentially with their foreign allies, Iran and Russia. Wed be at war with a lot of truly nasty Sunni rebel groups, including ISIL and the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, the al-Nusra Front -- both of which would be emboldened and given a wonderful recruitment pitch by the American presence in Syria. Our only friends would be the few thousand vetted moderate Sunni rebels that we would be arming and training. But even some of these people would be questionable, because it would always be unclear where their loyalties lie or how easily they could be persuaded to switch sides. All in all, Mr. Obamas decision to go to war in Syria is a poorly thought-out one. It would be a disastrous one if he actually chose to proceed with it.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:48:43 +0000
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