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Completely agree. It almost seems like there is a set of individuals in the US gov that have a personal grudge against Assad and have been trying for years unde
by novalis78 10y ago
Completely agree. It almost seems like there is a set of individuals in the US gov that have a personal grudge against Assad and have been trying for years under various administrations to take him out. They don't even seem to consider the possibility of Islamist involvement.
- flukus 10y agoPersonal or geopolitical? They probably see removing Assad as removing Russia.
- novalis78 10y agoYou are right... that makes more sense in its stupidity - maybe some Cold War leftover that just hates the Russians beyond all measure and reason
- Udik 10y agoNothing to do with Russia. Assad is an ally of Iran, and rather than having a politically stable and militarily capable nation in that area of influence, Israel and Saudi Arabia (among others) would rather have a chaos-ridden post war Iraq or Libya. But they prefer to have the dirty job done by the US- usually it doesn't take much, a bit of lobbying and tons of newspaper articles about the cruel dictator usually do the trick.
- myowncrapulence 10y agoTaking him out would remove an easy political scapegoat. Better to keep him as an enemy to sabor rattle against. Those at the top play games, those at the bottom die for it. It's all a way to strengthen the loyalty of voters.
- Zenst 10y agoFor Trump, those who are most vocal against him are equally more inclined to be against Assad and those vocally supporting Trump, will be almost celebrating. It also helps defuse Russian ties a little, as some will view this action. So It will be interesting to see how his approval rating goes over the next few days. I hope they are not rushing in without all the facts and that is my fear, and maybe they know something that is not public. Time will tell, as always.