There will be no peace talks. Nobody wants peace.
The issue will be victory talks. How will the victors reshape Baathist Syria? That is the issue for consideration
- Russia in Syria
- Iran with their bomb program and the attempted revolt a few years ago.
- North Korea with their expanding Nuclear arsenal and aggressive posture to the south.
- China building a robust Navy and Space program ready to swamp any US naval fleet.
- Al-Qaeda about to retake Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Pakistan out of control.
- Europe angry at the spy scandals whilst sipping coffee.
- US unilateral disarmament and Obama’s future plans to show more “flexibility” to Putin awhile back is destroying US power and credibility.
The nasty list goes on and on..
The Russians told the US a long time ago to stay out of Syria as it was the Russkies ballpark - US leaders bit their lips and pretended to be outraged along with the UN.
I think, just today, the US condemned the Hezbollah presence inside of Syria, so friggin’ what? Who cares? Is a US threat worth anything these days?
The tide may be changing for Assad thanks to very real and committed allies he has that are backing him to the hilt.
The West hims and haws and is, as usual, undecided. Meanwhile, the Axis of Evil” is out there blasting away and making progress.
Nobody is saying that the so-called “Rebels” are any better than Assad but what US interests are in Syria seemed to be pretty clear: oust Assad and Hezbollah (Iran).
The hesitant US policy of (from that old song) “...you put your right hand in, you put your right hand out, you put your right hand in and you shake it all about” is destroying US deterrent policy and hope for some form of stability on the planet.
The ONLY country that has been consistent and following through on what they deem as their national security is tiny little Israel who have already attacked Syrian convoys shipping advanced systems to the Hezbollah.
Israel is the ONLY candle of Hope right now in the West because NOBODY respects or can rely on the current US administration - it is like those Hollywood death wish films where we kill off Manhattan 10 times over and see our icons like the Statue of Liberty destroyed by Godzilla, meteorites, the cold, the sand, tornadoes or aliens.
Does the Obama era represent a Western “Death Wish”?
It is simply pathetic and frightening...