Did the Americans vote for Trump based on the assumption
‘better the devil we don’t know’? It
appears that those who lent him irrefutable support believing that he would
avert wars, be pals with Russia, and avoid a nuclear holocaust are in for a
surprise. At least, as far as wars and
relations with Russia are concerned.
Many analysts and researchers have been of the opinion that
involvement in Syria would lead to circumstances beyond control. Assured by Trump’s campaigning, many analysts
and intellectuals believed Trump would allow President Assad, Russia, and Iran
to rid Syria of ISIL. Their hope trumped
scrutiny. Hillary, it was thought, would start WWIII
whereas Trump would build a new world!
The day after Trump was elected President, Erdogan
and Trump had a cordial chat. This was to be expected as General
Flynn was lobbying on behalf of Turkey and has ties with Turkish businesses.
Yesterday, November 28, 2016, Foreign Affairs (a publication of
Council on Foreign Relations) published an article by Dennis Ross and Andrew
Tabler. (Ross was the man behind the unrest in Syria. In 2008 he
met with Syria dissidents and held a meeting called 'Syria in Transition" ). In this must read article, it was stated
that the best option for Syria and getting rid of Assad is Turkey and SDF. Paper’s recommendations to Trump in this paper called: “A Syria Policy for Trump; How Washington
Can Get to a Settlement”
“The first option, the establishment
of limited no-fly/safe zones, has
already received some support from both Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike
Pence. Announcing the intention to establish no-fly/safe zones would signal to
Assad that the new administration does not believe he can actually retake
“every inch” of Syrian territory. Of course, a no-fly zone over the entire
country would require the United States to attack Syrian and Russian air defense
systems—something no president is likely to do given the threat of war with
Russia. However, limited no-fly zones along Syria’s borders with Turkey and
Jordan already exist, and Turkey’s de-facto safe zone north of Aleppo is an
example of how these areas can be blocked off without military confrontation. A
smart U.S. strategy would involve deploying special forces to shore up safe
zones on the ground and using air strikes and cruise missiles to target regime
aircraft and artillery.”
It is fascinating to see how much influence Ross has (and WINEP where he
works among other places.
Emboldened by the Trump presidency, Erdogan has formally declared war on
Syria to rid Syria of Assad.
Russia needs to wake up to the fact that Trump’s card is
‘surprise’. It must wake up to the
reality that Washington (Trump) is using Turkey as a NATO ally to attack Syria
(it is mentioned in the paper).
As predicted, Israel is also getting more aggressive bombing Syria. No one should wait for Trump to make his
Secretary of State pick, etc. These are
distractions. The assault are happening
now.
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