What about Western political meddling?March 2011 marks the start of the rebellion in Syria.The State Department had run a democracy promotion program since September 11, 2001 and many activists were supplied with media training and equipment to help them capitalize on the moment when it presented itself. March 2011 was that moment.[1]
Of course, the rebellion was more than a merely local phenomenon. See here, here, and here.
Since then America has sought to characterize the Assad government as a "brutal dictatorship," there being no other kind of dictatorship at the kindergarten-level of U.S. government foreign policy thinking. The solution to which the stuperous mavens of Foggy Bottom thoughtfully propose "more democracy" a la various iterations of the "Arab spring."
Onward John, Mike, and Donald. Let us piss away our vital resources and what good will we have remaining and advance to new heights of exceptionalism. If Syria has to endure more killing and destruction in the process well certain sacrifices just have to be made for a bright U.S. vision of the New Middle East.
Notes
[1] "Peak Fragility: Why The Middle East Is Doomed." By Ehsani, Syria Comment, 4/10/18.
2 comments:
Colonel > You gave me the red pill on Syria, last year.
I was not utterly ignorant on the middle East before that, just almost totally ignorant
Glad to know that, Paul. I'm still a babe in the woods to tell the truth. The most amazing thing has been to wade into the rushing river of propaganda that surrounds Syria and, now, Russia and elsewhere. It's simply stunning. Reading about the Integrity Initiative in Britain is the same experience. The UK and its Skripal [nonsense] are just chilling for what they illustrate. To wit, the belief of that government that it can propagate a total raft of [lies] and get away with it.
God bless the internet.
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