Make no mistake, this article by Nicholas Kristof is deflective propaganda. The fix is in! The cake is baked! They just need to protect the administration from the sunlight of what is really going on….. Get engaged.
Kristof is advocating for President Obama to “get engaged” in the Syrian conflict “as if” he, Obama, is not the primary driver behind the current regime overthrow. This is political cover and pure propaganda. Kristof writes:
[…] An intervention can always go awry, and there are legitimate concerns about the behavior of Syrian rebels. It is also true that an election year isn’t an ideal time for an intervention, although on this one Obama could work with Republicans to win bipartisan support.
Look, I’m no hawk. I was strongly against the Iraq war and the Afghan surge, and I’m firmly against today’s drift toward war with Iran. But Syria, like Libya, is a rare case where we can take modest steps that stand a good chance of accelerating the fall of a dictator. And after 17 months, there’s growing agreement that Obama should no longer remain a bystander.
We have previously outlined the coordinated approach by both the Obama administration and by Turkish Prime Minister Erdogen. Which is supported by this recent article outlining the increase in weaponry, including US made stinger missiles, provided to the anti-Assad forces: (more…)











