From the very beginning of the violence in Syria, even before ISIS reared its ugly head, the US has called for a regime change for Syria….”Assad must go” was the chant du jour in the early days.
This article makes some excellent points about the idea of regime change and the events in Syria……
Source: Syria, the Rise of ISIS, and the Perils of Regime Change | The Nation
SecState Kerry has said that we could defeat ISIS if only Assad was gone….
In new comments today at a European security conference, Secretary of State John Kerry again played up the idea that a political transition in Syria, which he reiterated would have to mean the immediate removal of President Bashar Assad, would be a game-changer for the ongoing war.
Incredibly, Kerry termed the removal of Assad not only a “boon for everyone,” but claimed that ISIS would be totally destroyed “in a matter of months” with this transition toward a rebel-dominated government.
Interestingly, the narrative of a rebel-government unity being the key to beating ISIS had been Russia’s talking point, and spurned by the US, but now the State Department are adopting a variation, with Assad’s removal their primary goal.
(antiwar.com)
This is just chest thumping in my opinion…..is he talking about ISIS in Syria or also in Iraq? Assad has a huge well trained army…..what will happen to them if Assad is forced to leave? Do we really believe that they will roll over and play dead?
Now is a scary moment…..I find myself in agreement with Sen. Ted Cruz…..SURPRISE!
Cruz made a statement in an interview that I could not dispute…..
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says the U.S. is more secure with Syrian President Bashar Assad in power, accepting one of the Middle East’s most brutal dictators as an unfortunate ally in the fight against the Islamic State.
The tea party favorite said in an interview with The Associated Press that America and the world would have been better off retaining deposed dictators in Iraq, Egypt and Libya — who committed crimes against their own people but also helped prevent the spread of violent extremism.
“If you topple a stable ruler, throw a Middle Eastern country into chaos and hand it over to radical Islamic terrorists, that hurts America,” Cruz said.
(yahoo news)
Like I said…..in principle I agree with Cruz (will I go to Hell for saying that out loud?)……
Since the US wanted Assad out before ISIS showed its ugly head, perhaps that could be the reason they showed up there? And what makes Cruz think Assad is stable? Because Russia backs him?
I do not believe that any dictator could be considered stable….with that said the region was more stable with strong arm a/holes in charge…..just like Iraq…..chuq
I have always said we wouldn’t have an ISIS problem if we had left Saddam Hussein alone.
Exactly….he would have destroyed AQM, the forerunner of ISIS….he would not allow anyone to challenge his power….
So what we really need in this world right now is more just like him, right?
That is not what I said….all I am saying is if you wanted a more stable ME then getting rid of those that kept it relatively calm was not a well thought out decision….
I understand that is not what YOU said but it is what I said … and I believe it.
Saddam warned what would happen over there without his ruthless fist. Well he was right. But can a nation with our values look the other way when a regime terrorizes its people with rape rooms? Just think of it. Rape rooms.
Sure we can….we did it with the Shah and Chile and probably dozens of others….
My friend, if there is a Hell, there isn’t anyone on this planet you won’t see there, cuz we’re all fucked if it’s true….
Besides, which national values are you speaking of? How many of our ‘religious’ leaders are busily preaching humility and compassion while simultaneously diddling the nearest available child…. or, the politicians who take every dime they can, and screw the public? Or our arms dealers, who sell to Israel to use against the Palestinians, to ISIL to use against everyone, or to Turkey, or any other idiot on the planet with the money and an urge to steal or kill?
I, personally, cannot place any more trust in ANY of the values exhibited by a great percentage of this country….
The only values left here are on a personal level, such as yours, and mine, and every other reasonable human being left here….. Our nation has been perverted and corrupted by the bankers and corporate interests, the oligarchy which, in truth, has ruled this world for centuries….
SIGH… it’s getting hard to find anything positive, other than when one can see through the illusion to the irony, and the simple justice of what is going to happen to us, by our own hands….
gigoid, the dubious….
I agree. Assad must stay otherwise all hell will break loose (even more than it already has)
THanx and I appreciate the visit,,,,,,please feel free to stop by any time…..chuq