Hey this election is NOT long on ideas for the fighting in Syria…but the one that seems to get more attention than it deserves is something that Clinton seems to champion during her dash to the White House…..a No-Fly Zone.
The first time I wrote about this horrendous idea was when Libya was in revolt……
Source: How About That “No Fly” Zone? – In Saner Thought
And we see how well that worked huh?
Then last year the idea was floated for Syria……
Guess what idea is making the rounds with the people that have failed to contain ISIS? (I’m waiting…..the title can help if you are suffering from brain farts)….
There are those in the US and elsewhere that are pushing the idea of a “no fly zone” or a “buffer zone”…the excuse is that it will help protect innocent civilians from the ravaging of war……(I have my doubts on the validity of the promise)…..
Source: Syria: “No Fly, Schmo Fly” – In Saner Thought
I have been pointing out the lack of thought this plan is……and yet with all the info available it seems that it is still an idea that will not die…..
Much was made in this week’s Commons debate on Syria of the need for a no-fly zone over Aleppo. Given that the Syrian government and the Russians have a monopoly of air power over the city, the idea of denting or deterring it might seem attractive. Hillary Clinton also advocated such a zone in Sunday’s presidential TV debate.
In 1991 the US and Britain imposed a successful no-fly zone over northern Iraq to protect the Kurds. But they were already at war with Saddam Hussein, having just defeated him in Kuwait. Saddam was on his own internationally, despised and isolated. He had no support from Russia or any Arab allies. The last thing he wanted was to confront the US any further. Enforcing a no-fly zone (even though it had no clear UN security council authorisation) involved no risk to the US or UK. Saddam made little effort to resist and not one of their manned aircraft was shot down.
Maybe that is what the plan is all along…..draw Russia into a real confrontation…..but is a war in Syria really in America’s best interests?
The calls for U.S. military action against Syrian government forces have become more vociferous in recent weeks, as outrage over the current Russian and Syrian military offensive in rebel-held eastern Aleppo mounts. The calls are not new: critics have been urging President Barack Obama to become more involved in the Syrian civil war since it began in 2011, and have since become louder amid glaring human rights abuses.
Source: Is War in Syria in America’s Interest? | The National Interest
Thoughts?
No, I do not believe war in Syria or anywhere else is good for us right now. I believe we need a time of backing up and regrouping what’s left of our country.
Well said…all we seem to be doing is wasting ordinance and killing civilians…
Forget about the “No Fly” zone! I am all for the idea of making the whole useless damned piece of real estate into a “No Go” zone and pulling all our troops and resources out of the place.
Good idea but will not work….as long as we have to have a profit there will always be somewhere that we need to attack.
I believe you.
“Glaring human rights abuses”? I would say that every government on the face of this planet is currently actively engaged in perpetrating human rights abuse upon their populations… Find an argument that negates that, and you will have something to talk about. It is ALL abuse of humans.
gigoid, the dubious
War is always against someone else’s Human Rights.