Quick Hits On Syria – A Primer
While pictures out of Syria show people celebrating the removal of Assad, I’ll provide some key points about the factions, possible strategic consequences, and a few words of caution.
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USA Foreign Policy-Hatred for Christians
Salafist hardcore Muslims are going to take over Syria. Christians, who fled Iraq for Syria after the US Army ousted Saddam Hussein, now have to flee again. But to where?
Let’s Tell the Truth: We Have Been Bamboozled Before
It wasn’t that long ago that the United States fled evacuated Afghanistan, leaving it to the Taliban, and the Taliban promised that they’d be, if not all sweetness and light, more tolerant than they had been during their previous reign. I do not know whether then-President Donald Trump actually believed the Taliban’s claims as he …
Russo-American War? Possible, But Not In Ukraine
In a theater of conflict ignored by the press, it seems Russian fighters and American drones came close to occupying the same airspace over Syria.