Posted on 10/27/2015 6:34:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Americans are problem-solvers. We love a good solution. Give us a challenge, and we form committees, assess options, come up with a plan and execute it. This is a highly positive trait. In world affairs, though, it can bring us to grief.
Syria is burning in part because the United States is waiting for a good solution. Since all the main alternatives there are bad, we choose none of them. Our immobility has contributed to Syria’s humanitarian catastrophe.
When the dust finally settles in Damascus, one of three forces will be in control. One strong possibility is the Islamic State, or ISIS, which wants to make Damascus the capital of its murderous “caliphate.” The second option is al Qaeda, which in Syria calls itself the Nusra Front. The third is the current government led by President Bashar Assad.
This is the full panoply of options for Syria. The fantasy of a “moderate opposition” is comforting but far from reality. Supporting fringe groups may prolong the war but will have no effect on its outcome. It is time to get real and choose between the three odious options that actually exist.
In this war, the United States has only enemies. We oppose every major force involved on the battlefield: Assad’s government, ISIS, the Nusra Front, Shi’ite militias, Iran and Russia. Although we cry for peace, we have no plan to achieve it. That is because winning in Syria means aligning ourselves with one vicious gang or another. Facing this reality is difficult but necessary. Today we have no strategic goal in Syria — and countries that have no strategic goals can never achieve them.
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Sure, just let Russia walk up to Israel’s door as friends to Iran.
Syria, Iraq, and Iran are all artificial constructs created by England and France after WW I with the Sykes-Picot treaty. This is all unraveling in religious,ethnic,tribal,and political strife. We should let it and stay the hell out of it
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