Pay close attention to the facts (BBC “Syria war: Thousands evacuated from besieged towns”): “Foah and Kefraya, most of whose residents are Shia Muslims, have been encircled by rebels and al-Qaeda-linked Sunni jihadists since March 2015.” This is not Assad doing this to his people. This is the work of the rebels, who are overwhelmingly jihadis, and al-Qaeda. “People from the north-western towns of Foah and Kefraya are being taken to government-held areas near Aleppo.” The understanding is that they will be safe under Syria control. Two other towns are in desperate straits: Madaya and Zabadani. Of these, Madaya is being evacuated. The situation in these towns is that they is held by the same rebel forces that are making life miserable for those living in Foah and Kefraya. No word yet on whether Zabadani is being evacuated. If regime change were not the goal of the West, the humanitarian mission would be to assist Syria in repelling the jihadis and restoring government control over all of Syria. This would greatly slow the outflow of Syrians and allow for government and international support for the victims of jihadis. The US is responsible for death and misery in Syria.
There is a video of Clinton calling for the US to degrade the Syrian government’s capacity to repel the Islamist terrorist threat (ISIS, al Qaeda, Al-Nusra Front), not to mentioned the armed gangs trying to overthrow the government over against the will of the people. US interference in the internal affairs of Syria under Obama resulted in tens of thousands of casualties and deep penetration by the Islamists. The Obama administration dropped scores of bombs on Syrian and provided millions of dollars to pave the way for the Islamists. Clinton wanted to ramp it up: a no-fly zone and direct confrontation with the Syrian government. Well, she got her wish. It must really eat at her that she’s not the one pulling the trigger.
The Telegraph “Salman Abedi ‘wanted revenge’ for US air strikes in Syria, Manchester bomber’s sister says.” The sister of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi “believes” her brother carried out the Manchester attack because he wanted revenge for US air strikes on Syria. It couldn’t have been for bombing Libya because that’s what made Libya safe for Abedi’s family, who returned there after the overthrow of Qaddafi. However, all the sister’s comments state only what she thinks his motive was. Apparently, the speculations of somebody’s sister is newsworthy. What speaks louder than the words she doesn’t have is the target of her brother’s terrorism. How does blowing up singing and dancing girls exact any revenge for bombing Syria? It doesn’t. It’s the act of a depraved man moved by a twisted ideology. Abedi’s family is a pack of Islamists who were part of the opposition of Muammar Gaddafi. They’re committed Sunni extremists. The Muslim community in Manchester is a known hotbed of extremism. Abedi’s was a supporter of ISIS and of suicide bombing.
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