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A New Strategy For Syria

It is obvious that the strategy that the US is pursuing for the problems and situation in Syria….the plans that we have been following for a couple of years now is deeply flawed.  When I heard there was a new strategy I was pleased that finally someone with half a brain had spoken up….Boy!  Was I mistaken?

We seem to be creating more problems than solutions……

In September 2015, an announcement was made about the formation of the New Syrian Army (NSA), which would initially begin its operations by fighting the Islamic State (IS), without any mention about it possibly confronting Bashar al-Assad’s forces. This is despite the fact that the NSA commander, Khazal al-Sarhan, told various media outlets that Assad and IS were but two sides of the same coin, and that his army would fight Assad once IS is defeated.

As part of the US Pentagon’s plan to combat IS, the NSA was supplied with arms and logistical support through camps located in al-Tanf, close to the border with Jordan, in southeastern Syria.

After reading this piece which was written by an internet “friend” I saw a article in the National Journal……

Last week in Washington, an extraordinary gathering of foreign and defense ministers of thirty nations met to chart the next phase of the anti-Islamic State (ISIS) campaign. All indicators suggest the meeting’s outcome will only deepen the strategic failure that has plagued the mission to date.

Not everything associated with the mission has been a failure, however. On the tactical and operational levels there have been a number of fairly meaningful successes. Since whole divisions of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) disintegrated in battle against ISIS in 2014, the army has regrouped, retrained some of its forces and have won some tough battles.

Once again the US cannot move past the failed plans they are working with these days……the masters of the universe cannot see a bigger world beyond their narrow interests (but that is a typical American approach)……and now we will pick a new president and so far NOTHING will change much no matter which of the chest thumpers wins the election.
To illustrate why I say such a thing……the presumptive winner of the 2016 election will be Clinton….if so what is her plan?
According to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, she would order a “full reeview” of the Syrian war as her first task upon taking office, with an eye toward a “reset” of the conflict to shift focus toward attacking the Assad government and imposing regime change.
Clinton’s aide, former Pentagon chief of staff Jeremy Bash, insisted that Assad’s was a “murderous regime” and that US foreign policy would be to escalate both the war against ISIS and this new war against Assad to get both “out of there” at the same time.
I can hardly wait to see who wins and then what the “gran” plan will be to end the Syrian thing….
(Please stay tuned there will be more on this at a later date)

24 thoughts on “A New Strategy For Syria”

      4. There is one but that means that only in a specific region to allow humanitarian stuff….the rest of the country is fighting tooth and nail….

      10. A couple have made it to Jordan…there are 3 more still in country…contact with them is hit and miss…

      12. yes but the camps are harsh especially in Jordan…I try to help but little I can do without going there….

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