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On 10/1/15 3:23 PM, Ron Jacobs wrote:
We should be talking about the current situation, which is partially the result of the US decision to not support the progressive rebels of Gopal's article, but the socially reactionary ones.
Syria is a disaster. Bashar al-Assad sought to turn it into a sectarian battleground and he largely succeeded. In a way, he developed a strategy similar to the British and American's "emptying the ponds" so the fish cannot swim. By making nearly all of Syria a living hell except the Damascus enclave that is reminiscent of the "Green Zone" in occupied Baghdad. he has gained time and leverage over the rebels but in the long run he will be defeated. And then there will be something like Libya.
And as far as Libya is concerned, if you argue that American and Russian intervention is necessary to prevent it from becoming a "disaster" like Libya, you are out of your mind. Syria should only be blessed to look like post-Gaddafi Libya.
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