Posted on 12/08/2024 2:43:44 PM PST by McGruff
Foreign policy experts and officials alike reacted to the news on Sunday, speculating about what might be in store for the Middle East nation and the American forces residing there.
"Who knows what's next?" former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland asked.
"But the [multiple] rebel groups got together, and they saw a moment of opportunity, and they moved into Syria… and President Trump is so right to say, ‘let it play out. This is not our fight.’ I'm just sorry we have 900 American forces in that country because who knows? Are they sitting targets? Are they potential hostages? What's their role going to be? We don't know."
"We have to realize there are no good guys in this. These rebels are connected to al-Qaeda... and we need to make certain that we support Israel," she said.
Dan Hoffman, former CIA station chief, warned that the development poses a "widely complex challenge" to U.S. national security that awaits the Trump administration when the president-elect assumes office next month.
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Of course it does. You helped make sure it was. Better dump half a trillion into it immediately it is the only way we can save ourselves from them.
No horse hockey.
“Experts” again. /s
Who is is supplying their military?
Ask 'Dementia Joe' - he's claiming credit:
“Who is is supplying their military?”
Looks like a tribute to McCain.
Nah. They are Sunni and Saudi Arabia has hated Assad forever.
Still found a way to work with Russia, though, because oil is everything. With a capital E. Everything.
-— “Foreign policy experts and officials alike reacted to the news on Sunday,...” cheering that “wildly complex” will keep them employed awhile longer.
Experts en mass can go f demselves!
I just took a look at the career of the new leader of Syria, Al-Julani, and . . . it’s not ideal?
It's al Qaeda and ISIS.
Aloha Snackbar! Who do you cheer for in the latest Syrian bash. The bad guys or the guys we dont like? I think someone needs a resupply of RPGs.
My expert opinion says the most violent, brutal, bloodthirsty tribal warlord and his gang will take control.
Prove me wrong.
I’m going with Occam’s Razor. The CIA is at it again... Trying to keep War Inc. in business..
Yep...
Well, things will become quite clear very quickly.
For now it appears ISIS encampments are sitting targets.
Step one, find out who’s financing them.
We let the Saudis and Turks build their long coveted gas pipeline to Europe. It ends Russia’s near monopoly on European gas. Its also a blow to Iran’s designs as the Turks and Saudis will freeze them out. The new rulers in Syria will be brutal Islamofascists and the Christian communities will eventually be exterminated, but as regrettable as that is, it is also unavoidable.
“Experts.” If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few years is that there are no government experts.
They will start slaughtering each other as factions compete for power and control. Eventually they will turn on Israel. Good luck with that.
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