What Option Syria?

I recently wrote a piece about the neocons hiding in the State Dept sending a memo to Obama stating that the best option to fight ISIS was to attack Assad and try to install a friendly government……(in case you are an occasional visitor let me offer the piece for you to read now)…..

Source: Mutual Defense League – In Saner Thought

I bring this all up again because it seems the the biggest neocon in the Sate Dept agrees with the memo…..

In a move that adds to the pressure on President Obama to shift the Syria War strategy, Secretary of State John Kerry has come out in favor of the “dissent memo” signed by unnamed State Department officials demanding a change, saying he believes it to be a “well-crafted argument.”

State Department spokesman John Kirby said Kerry’s comments were somewhat short of a “full-throated endorsement” of the plan, but it is unsurprising to hear he supports the idea of shifting to a war of regime change, as he was the primary architect of the failed attempt to start such a war in 2013.

Kerry had previously only addressed the memo by saying he believed the process of dissent memos is an important one, and that he would meet with some of the authors. Kirby suggested Kerry is now eager to talk to the authors to flush out the idea, and suggested Kerry was open to endorsing the policy change.

Sounds like another experiment in nation building for the US…that has not gone well in the recent past….now has it?

In an opinion piece written The National thew writer agrees with the neocons in the State Dept…..

Last week, news emerged that 51 officers at the US State Department signed an internal memo urging a more muscular approach in Syria. Without action, the diplomats warned, the regime of Bashar Al Assad will have no reason to abide by the cessation of hostilities or negotiate in good faith. And to stem the appeal of extremists, the US should recognise that Mr Al Assad is responsible for the vast majority of the hundreds of thousands of victims in this conflict.

The call comes amid a desperate situation for the Free Syrian Army’s Southern Front in Deraa, arguably the only place where the US policy deserves true praise. The one-eyed policy of focusing on extremists and neglecting the regime is quickly eroding what was a successful effort. Whether the rebel coalition will overcome the brewing crisis there will hinge on whether the diplomats’ advice will be heard.

http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/the-us-has-only-one-good-option-in-syrias-conflict

For those that have not seen or read the memo from the dorks in the State Dept…..click below……

Source: State Department Draft Dissent Memo on Syria – The New York Times

There seems to be some dissent to the dissent….(could not resist using that)…….

Several prominent law professors who were formerly members of the Obama national security legal team are debating the “dissent memo” signed by 51 mid-level career State Department diplomats about the administration’s current policy toward Syria. The diplomats think the United States should carry out airstrikes against the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, not just against the Islamic State. The debate has raised a section of Power Wars that reported out the behind-the-scenes legal policy deliberations over the 2012-13 “Syria red line” episode, including the existence and contents of a secret 17-page administration legal memo that assessed the legality of using force unilaterally against Assad’s forces. But I don’t think the debate has perfectly reflected what my reporting showed.

Source: The Obama Legal Team and the Lawfulness of Attacking Assad – Lawfare

Now that you have as much info as you could possibly use…..

After reading the material…do you agree that this is the best way to fight ISIS?

16 thoughts on “What Option Syria?

    1. Better ask the Syrian people that…… In all, 11.5 percent of Syria’s population has been wounded or killed … A Staggering New Death Toll for Syria’s War — 470,000 ….
      What for?

      1. I know how horrible a person he is, but what would an assassination of that nut cause?

      2. Nothing,I am afraid….just more deaths…since the USA is not liked by Arab countries or should I be specific…the ordinary citizens.

      3. Who likes Empires?
        They always fall…history tells us that…

      4. And always when they seem to be at their peak, but the US is no longer such a strong nation as it once was – we are spread way too thin being babysitter for everyone.

      5. Babysitters are meant for ‘young ones’ who need protecting…..not for adult nations…they will only grow through their own trial and error…..let them be responsible and accountable…let them make their mistakes…that way they learn.
        I wish it was as simple as this,but profit these days comes first…

      1. It depends on how badly Russia is willing to go…..right now I would say they would hold off…but that would only last so long.

  1. What’s the best way to fight ISIS?

    Name a good way to fight a war….against anyone.

    gigoid, the dubious

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