Posted on 12/25/2016 10:03:46 PM PST by Mariner
The fall of the rebel-held Syrian city of Aleppo to Russian- and Iranian-backed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad sounds the death knell for the outgoing Obama administration’s hands-off counterterrorism doctrine, analysts say.
The final batches of anti-Assad fighters vacated formerly rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo on Friday, officially bringing the city — which was Syria’s economic and cultural hub before the war — under the regime’s control.
The fall of Aleppo was the biggest victory for government forces and their Russian and Iranian supporters since moderate rebel groups, emboldened by regional uprisings tied to the 2011 Arab Spring, attempted to overthrow the Assad regime and ignited the war six years ago.
But the fall was also a pivotal moment for the Obama administration, whose initial intractable stance against the Assad regime was translated into an indecisive policy aimed at defeating or sidelining America’s adversaries from a distance.
“There is no doubt [President Obama] will be hammered in historical terms. The question will be why he didn’t do more,” Aaron David Miller, a former presidential adviser on Middle East affairs, told Reuters.
Mr. Obama’s infamous “red line” warning in 2012 against Syria’s use of chemical weapons against rebel forces pushed Washington and Damascus onto a collision course, with U.S. warships anchored off of the Syrian coast ready to launch missiles on government targets.
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Huh? We was arming the terrorists, so there was no hands-off doctrine. Just backed the wrong horse and lost. Further destroying the Middle East and most of Europe as well. Though he had willing support in the destruction of Europe, and through Europe the Middle East.
I hope that every one of Obama’s pet jihadis gets a bullet to the face.
FU BO!
The answer is that, under the treasonous Kenyan Muslim, America switched sides and fought on the side of Al Queada and the Saudi Wahabis.
Obama is a traitor on and should be tried fr treason.
Israel frequently bombs Assad's positions.
Israel has been a bad actor in this context.
INTERESTING TO WATCH THE NARRATIVE AS THE SCUMEDIA TAPE AND GLUE A FAKE OBAMA LEGACY TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY
Barry and Big Mike cannot gtfo of the white house soon enough! Trump will need to disinfect and excorsize that building before even considering living there.
“Moderate rebel groups”...There are no moderate rebel groups if you are Christian or even a different flavor of Islamic. Whoever came to power in Assad’s place would likely just be a different flavor of ISSIS. ISSIS is essentially what you get when you render down the Koran to its basic tenants. None of the Koran is good for those who are not running the government or who are Christian.
One has to wonder, then, why Israel wants Assad out.
“The best way to help Israel deal with Iran’s growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad” [Hillary Clinton]Now you know why we are (or were) in Syria.
Yeah, the author has his head up his rear. hussein was supporting isis and al queda and there were no “moderate” jihadis.
How on earth can one take a "hands-off" strategy towards terrorism?
Whatever. Obama's strategy was to destabilize Middle Eastern regimes and foment terrorism. The ultimate goal with that is the downfall of Western Civilization.
Thank God Hillary won't be able to finish the job that Obama started.
“One has to wonder, then, why Israel wants Assad out. “
I don’t think Israel has done anything to support Assad, as support from Israel would be his death knell. Neither have they done anything obvious to dislodge him. Assad was a secular leader and the Christians support him as they could exist and probably prosper under his leadership. I think in that last sentence you see Obama’s and Hillary’s hatred for Assad; he was secular and the Christians support him. As for Israel, I am fairly sure they know where he is and have the bunker buster capability to kill him if they wanted to. They have done nothing, which in the Middle East is ringing support.
Zero treats El-Sisi like a pariah and keeps King Abdullah at arm's length. That tells you all you need to know about this sorry regime.
Those 1000 private emails between Petreus and Hillary Clinton appear to have the answer.
This guy, George Webb, has been researching the wikileaks emails and has discovered the Clinton Foundation inner circle and what they have been up to. Hillary Clinton, Clinton Foundation, Sid Blumenthal, Petreus, Comey, Soros, Eric Braverman, Carlos Slim . . . they’ve developed a technique for toppling governments and raiding the assets and oil, as well as human trafficking. He’s a determined investigator.
https://www.youtube.com/user/georgwebb/videos
Watch these videos - she wasn’t done even after she left office of Sec of State - This ties together the reasons why she was using a private server. Those debacles served the Clinton Foundation well, and the evidence is in the emails that Comey at the FBI is blocking the investigation of. He’s implicated.
https://www.youtube.com/user/georgwebb/videos
Israel regularly bombs Syria.
Obama is the puppet put in the White House so that Soros and the Clintons/Clinton Foundation can do their dirty work around the world in their quest for power and control. They have used the terrorists to destabilize the world.
See what you think about what this guy has discovered analyzing those emails off Clinton’s private server - he has found a cast of characters and a pattern.
https://www.youtube.com/user/georgwebb/videos
“Israel regularly bombs Syria. “
Israel regularly bombs Hezbollah convoys transferring weapons and material to Lebanon. Sometimes they use glide bombs to hit them at the assembly points in Syria.
The situation in Syria is probably the most complicated social and diplomatic problem in the world. Iran, Russia, Assad and Hezbollah are allies. Russia has regular and good relations with Israel. Hezbollah and Israel are in a smoldering cold war. Russia allows Israeli flights through space it could protect to attack Hezbollah. Israel and Russia coordinate flights in the area to ensure there are no unfortunate incidents. This must create a tense situation between Russia and Hezbollah but, apparently, everybody has bowed to the reality of the situation. Amazing. Simply amazing.
Israel regularly bombs Syria. ISIS
Fixed it for you...!
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