Syria: From Hitlerite enemy to Churchillian ally in one year

News item:
The U.S. “is sharing intelligence about jihadist deployments with Damascus through Iraqi and Russian channels,” the Agence France-Presse reports, citing one source as saying: ”The cooperation has already begun.”

Odd, just a year ago Secretary of State John Kerry was comparing Syrian president Assad to Hitler: “This is our Munich moment. Striking Assad is a matter of national security. It’s a matter of the credibility of the United States of America. It’s a matter of upholding the interests of our allies and friends in the region.” The US was within days, if not hours of blasting our newest bête noir to smithereens till first the Brits, and then the American people said "NO". Frustrated beyond measure, the American war party has turned Syria into an unspoken ally so we can start bombing our newest boogeyman, Islamic State jihadists, who we previously armed to overthrow Assad. If pressed on this bizarre turnaround, Secretary Kerry should channel comedian Steve Martin and offer: "Excuuuuuuuse me!"

Never in history has a funny mustache been airbrushed so quickly from the face of a former enemy so we can get his permission to bomb more imagined bad guys to Kingdom Come.