[SunkenCiv]

Zero didn’t foment revolution in Syria — Assad did that himself. In a world filled with jihadists, and porous borders, it’s not surprising that the situation Assad created led to a massive escalation he simply couldn’t handle. It’s not as if he was ever a popular leader, even among his own family members. Same was true of his father and predecessorin the hereditary dictatorship.

Zero’s policy of retreat in Europe led directly to Putin’s interference in and invasion of Ukraine, his bullying of formerly occupied SSRs, and any near-term future aggressions. Zero did less than nothing when Gaddafy was overthrown; he actively supported the overthrow of the Egyptian gov’t and the installation of Morsi; he’s punished Nigeria for its gays policy, while doing less than nothing about Boko Haram.

Zero’s a jihadist. That’s the bottom line. As a good lying muzzie, he also practices taqqiya, and as we remember, got caught on an open mic saying to a Russian leader that he’d have more leeway after his reelection. That turned into a disaster in 2012, resulting in his historic defeat at the hands of- oh, wait...

Putin’s made a huge misstep in Syria, doesn’t know it yet. He’s been massaged into doing it.

[Carry_Okie]

Zero didn’t foment revolution in Syria — Assad did that himself. In a world filled with jihadists, and porous borders, it’s not surprising that the situation Assad created led to a massive escalation he simply couldn’t handle.

Zero did supply it.

Zero did less than nothing when Gaddafy was overthrown;

Not true. CIA supplied Al Qaida affiliates in Libya with weapons to overthrow Ghadaffi long before Benghazi:

A New York Times report from 30th March 2011 reveals that the CIA had been active in Libya “for weeks”, to “gather information for [NATO] airstrikes, and to contact and ‘vet’ the rebels battling “Gaddafi’s forces”. The New York Times report also states that Obama had signed a presidential finding in the weeks previous, which gave authority to the CIA to arm and fund the rebels. Once Ghadaffi was down, Xero's proxies in Libya started supplying weapons to Syrian rebels. So what I am saying is that the goal of taking down Assad may well be part of the same gambit: Liberate ever more destructive weapons for the next larger jihadi group. It's classic cyclical leveraging.