Thursday, April 06, 2017

Is Trump readying a 'Remember the Maine' incident to attack Syria?

I'm not buying the rush to judgement of the US war party that Syria launched a chemical attack in Idlib Provence that killed and injured hundreds. Assad has essentially won the civil war against Al Queda backed rebels and gave up his chemical weapons years ago. That negates both motive and means. It defies credulity President Assad, a smart, cunning leader with amazing staying power, would seal his doom on such a needless and reckless act. And guess who hasn't given up their chemical weapons in Syria. The rebels, of course.
In contrast to Assad, the US is headed by an ignorant, bomb happy rookie leader who might jump at the opportunity to launch a military venture to push his possible treason with Russia off the front pages, smothering the investigating committees. He's an easy mark for neocon propagandists in government, the military and the media who couldn't get an easier target for their war plans than was possible to imagine. Trump has set the stage for taking their bait with his withering criticism of Obama for not following through on his 'crossing the red line' promise over the August 21, 2013 Syrian gas attack, also immediately blamed on Assad. What US media hawks like the NY Times, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune never told its readers was that Obama flinched because the CIA quietly told him it was the rebels, not Assad, that likely gassed Syrian civilians. Now the Times, Post and Trib have all convicted Assad in Neocon Court, again disgracing the Fourth Estate. Nothing spikes dwindling paper sales like a hot war.

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