HAS THE US ADMINISTRATION SUFFERED ANOTHER BLUNDER WITH SYRIA?

As two completely unworthy individuals were making absolute fools of themselves last night, I was digging into a story that both of them would not understand nor have an answer for. The problem was, the story was posted by one of the most slanted, biased so called news agencies in the world. Yep, Sputnik.com, the mouthpiece of the Tsar.

Ahrar al-Sham has joined ranks with Al-Nusra?

Is that an accurate statement? It appears so.

Would it be the first time the Western backed Sunni fighters have jumped ship and aligned themselves with an al-Qaeda / Terrorist / organization? No!

Is it yet another example of the US failed foreign policy for the Middle East? Yes!

Does anyone in DC really care? It appears not!

Why?

Because everyone in the US is mesmerized by the most disastrous Presidential election process in the history of the US, that’s why? Worse yet, the American people are clueless to yet another failed adventure financed by their tax dollars, those that pay taxes that is.

When the current US President set out to kill off American Exceptionalism, not only did it terrify those we called “Allies”, but it began a process where the American people paid even less attention to world affairs than they had in the past. 

For those who are still willing and able to comprehend world affairs at a level above tabloid news, a more complexing question now become noteworthy.

Those that “know”, where they surprised by this alleged new alliance? No!

The theory of forcing the so called “moderates’ into the arms of the “Terrorist” has been floating around since the initial support for the “moderates” began. How could on again, off again, go, stop, support, not support, foreign policy not produce an environment that would lead to “moderates” jumping ship? The only thing the West had going for it was the fact that most of these “moderate” groups were hated by the more radical groups. When the radical groups had everything going their way, they didn’t need the “moderates”, but that changed when the Russians stepped in.

So, is the new alliance the Tsar’s fault? Well, that depends. Let’s look at this issue from a different perspective.

Did the Tsar intend on this alliance being forged? Was that the plan the whole time? Remember, the Russians have tossed all the groups opposing Assad into one big bucket. They are all terrorist in the eyes of the Tsar. The drumbeat from Moscow has been relentless. The West / US / backs Terrorist organizations in Syria.

If the Tsar planned this alliance announcement, that would explain why his mouthpiece news company would be the one to publish the story.

Next question. How did he do it? How did he guarantee the “moderates” would be willing to align with their enemies? Simple, he pounded on both groups. Think about it. When the Radicals had everything going their way, they didn’t need the “moderates”. But, when they began to lose ground, lose funding and lose the most important tool, confidence, then wouldn’t they have to reconsider? When the Russians forced the West to stop supporting the “moderates”, when the Tsar changed the players at the table by pulling the Turks into his camp where did that leave the “moderates”?

What do the “moderates” and the radicals have in common? What is the baseline for both groups?

They both want Assad out of Syria? Yes.

So, is that the issue? They both want Assad out? Nope!

The core value is the issue the West simply still doesn’t comprehend.

The region is in a religious Civil War!

The so called “moderates” are Sunni.

The radicals are Sunni.

What they both understand is that they are Sunni and their enemy is not!

Once again, those that know the region are not surprised by yet another ship jumping event.

The West / US / looks like fools one more time, but that is only to those who are paying attention and nobody in the US is paying attention.

The anti-Assad groups are in trouble. The Turks have traded supporting them, Turks are Sunni, for guarantees from the Tsar the Kurds will not have a slice of land on the Turkish border. By the way, as I said the other night, let see how long that Tsar / Sultan / alliance holds. The forces against Assad have little choice than to combine forces and like the Sultan / Tsar / handshake, lets us see how long this new alliance holds.

Who can this new alliance turn to? Who will help them holdout against the Tsar and his puppet Assad?

Those of us who study the region, we know the answer and we know the danger that answer holds.

As for the rest of the West / US / well, they are worried about emails and comments from ten years ago.

US foreign policy lost at sea on a ship of fools!

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201610101046201541-isis-rebels-nusra-aleppo-syria/