Posted on 09/30/2016 10:14:16 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Conclusion: The risk of a US attempt to impose a no-fly zone over Syria will remain very real for the foreseeable future unless, of course, Trump beats Hillary to the White House. If Hillary wins – then that risk will sharply escalate. As for Obama, he probably does not want to stick a big stick in such a hornet’s nest right before leaving the White House (at least I hope so). Finally, regardless of who actually sits in the White House, the idea of imposing a no-fly zone over Syria would have to be measured against the so-called “Powell doctrine” of military interventions. So let’s see how this plan would measure up to the series of questions of the Powell doctrine:
Q: Is a vital national security interest threatened? A: No Q: Do we have a clear attainable objective? A: Kinda Q: Have the risks and costs been fully and frankly analyzed? A: Yes, and they are potentially extremely high Q: Have all other non-violent policy means been fully exhausted? A: No Q: Is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement? A: No Q: Have the consequences of our action been fully considered? A: Yes, and the biggest risk is WWIII against Russia Q: Is the action supported by the American people? A: No Q: Do we have genuine broad international support? A: No
As we can easily see, this plan fails to meet the minimal criteria of the Powell Doctrine on most points. So as long as somebody mentally sane is in the White House all this talk should remain what it has been so far – empty threats. Of course, if Hillary makes it into the White House and then nominates a maniac like Michèle Flournoy as Secretary of Defense along with a national security team composed of rabid warmongers then all bets are off.
Please consider that before you go to vote.
The Saker
That’s an excellent article. Thanks.
Hillary and Obama's foreign policy.....Trump hop on this crooked/deplorable 'diplomacy'!
http://atimes.com/2016/06/saudi-arabia-and-turkeys-pipeline-wars-in-yemen-and-syria/
Qatar-Turkey gas pipeline through Syria’s Aleppo
Writing in Armed Forces Journal, Major Rob Taylor joined numerous other pundits in observing that the Syrian civil war is actually a pipeline war over control of energy supply, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey needing to remove Assad “so they can control Syria and run their own pipeline through Turkey.”[6]
“Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as al-Qaeda and other groups, are maneuvering to depose Assad and capitalize on their hoped-for Sunni conquest in Damascus. By doing this, they hope to gain a share of control over the ‘new’ Syrian government, and a share in the pipeline wealth.”
The proposed pipeline would traverse Aleppo where Turkey’s Erdogan has been lobbying for a no-fly zone backed by US military power and American tax dollars.
The US attacked the SSA because they oppose our Jihadis, the Russians attacked the convoy because it would have aided our Jihadis. Next up direct confrontation between US & Russian air. From the Russian point of view, this “problem” could be solved with the so called joint cooperation agreement which would expose US Intel gathering and use worldwide.
The fighting around Alpo will continue until the last sucker is willing to die for his side.
Good interview - matches everything that I’ve been INDEPENDENTLY able to gather. As usual with a Democrat president - we’re simply on the WRONG SIDE of another war.
“Writing in Armed Forces Journal, Major Rob Taylor joined numerous other pundits in observing that the Syrian civil war is actually a pipeline war over control of energy supply, with Saudi Arabia, Gutter and Turkey needing to remove Assad “so they can control Syria and run their own pipeline through Turkey.”[6]”
That seems to make the most sense...if there’s any sense to be made.
These clowns are in for a lot of surprises because the course of history is actually directed by God. The zealot believes , in error, that God is on his side. It is not God's responsibility to be on the side of any human being in a human conflict. Rather it is the responsibility of humanity to be on God's side by not having a conflict, in the first place.
Trump never mentioned the real issues in the debate but the Americans desperately need that information, which is currently being denied by the MSM.
Actually the problem is “uniparty.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/08/31/member-of-congress-berates-obama-for-consulting-congress-on-syria/
Thanks for that. Appreciate the response.
Paul Larudee is a commie.
Lots of other clues out there.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/neocon-paul-wolfowitz-slams-trump-may-back-clinton/
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