US Refuses To Admit Checkmate By Russia And Syria: Admits Regime Change Intention

Zero Hedge ^ | 9-9-13 | Tyler Durden

[RKBA Democrat]

Original title: US Refuses To Admit Checkmate By Russia And Syria, Redirects Purpose Of Military Incursion: Admits Regime Change Intention

Following up on this morning's shocking "appeasement" turn of events by Russia and Syria, the White House has promptly fired back in the only way it knows: digging in deeper:

(White House tweet): "Failing to respond means more and more Syrians will die from Assad’s poisonous stockpiles." —@AmbassadorRice #Syria` 1:07 PM - 9 Sep 2013

The comedy continues:

(White House tweet): We have seen what happens when the world fails to respond to horrific abuses on the scale we saw in Damascus." —@AmbassadorRice on #Syria 1:38 PM - 9 Sep 2013

Yes - in Rwanda, Somalia and all those tens of other conflicts the US never got involved in because Qatari/Saudi petrodollar/gas interests were not involved.

With the mainstream media proclaiming last night's Charlie Rose interview with Assad "propaganda", the following headlines from a speech by national security advisors Susan Rice will frighten even the most "Miley Cyrus"-numb American:

RICE SAYS OPENING DOOR TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS THREATENS U.S. RICE SAYS CHEMICAL WEAPONS COULD BE USED EVEN WITHIN THE U.S. RICE SAYS U.S. ALLIES BECOME `TEMPTING TARGETS' IF NO RESPONSE RICE SAYS ASSAD ATTACK THREATENS GLOBAL SECURITY, U.S. INCLUDED

We can only imagine the 'score' underlying her words, which are getting scarier and louder with every verbal escalation...

RICE SAYS SYRIA UNLEASHED `HELLISH CHAOS' IN CHEMICAL ATTACK

and an ominous Carmina Burana 'drum beat', crescendoing with:

RICE SAYS NOT RESPONDING MAY EMBOLDEN N KOREA, IRAN, TERRORISTS

So, it would appear, that a Syrian strike is no longer about preventing Assad from using weapons, as was the story until now, but deterring others from doing what Assad may or may not have done.

At the end of the day, the US will refuse to accept checkmate by being humiliated by grandmaster Putin in the world arena: it seems the decision is already made:

RICE SAYS U.S. WOULD LIKE UN BACKING BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN

And finally, here is the admission after all. As expected, the whole point of this entire farce was to topple Assad and replace him with a pro-Syria, pro-Qatar, anti-Russia regime:

(White House tweet): Rice: "Our overarching goal is to end the underlying conflict through a negotiated, political transition in which Assad leaves power" #Syria 1:27 PM - 9 Sep 2013

And if we were Iran we would be worried. Very worried. A false flag in which Tehran attacks Israel is coming any second:

(White House tweet): Rice: Limited strikes "will make clear to Assad and his allies—Hezbollah & Iran—that they should not test the resolve of the United States." 1:32 PM - 9 Sep 2013

[Uncle Miltie]

Syria policy is a mess.

Whose fault is that?

0bama backed himself into this stupid corner.

0bama’s humiliation, despair and political defeat must serve as an example so that no president ever so stupidly puts our credibility on the line.

No bombing for Al Qaeda!

[Sioux-san]

Bingo - Putin wouldn’t like that very much either, as it would impact Russia’s finances big time (a major energy supplier to Europe). Regime Change - my that has worked so well in the Middle East starting with Iraq, then Tunisia, Libya, Egypt...coming soon to Syria, Jordan, Yemen... tick tick tick....

[Old Sarge]

I stand in awe of your psychic powers of prediction...

[jacob allen]

You are Right! Obama only bombed Libya to put his Brotherhood in power, now he’s mad cause his Brotherhood he put in power in Egypt are on their way out. And this morning Kerry said we were not going to war but would launch an “unbelievably small and limited effort” to punish the Assad regime. Right, Just enough to degrade the Assad Military so his Brotherhood can take over.

[potlatch]