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News ID: 38807
Publish Date : 25 April 2017 - 22:04

Post-War Syria Must Decide Own Fate


By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer

That the allied forces of Iran, Syria and Russia are defeating all manners of foreign-backed terrorism and extremism is beyond dispute. That they also have the right and the opportunity to speak truth to power, to save the region from the scourge of war and terrorism, and to prevent and remove the threats to common peace and security is also beyond dispute.
What is in doubt, however, is that the United States pretends that the campaign by the allied forces has been ineffective, with adverse consequences for security, and would hinder any future peace talks on Syria’s future. Washington also claims that the government of President Assad cannot have a say in the country’s future after the war.
This comment is yet another acknowledgement by the War Party and its coalition of regime changers that their campaign to topple the Syrian government has failed and that they cannot expect to have any say in post-war Syria. So they are desperate to do what they couldn’t do militarily i.e., regime change through dirty games in post-war Syria.
To this end, the U.S. appears to have provided a script for its allies and proxy forces to stay the course, as "they are essential for Syria’s partition, and they have refused to declare that Assad should stay.” This covert campaign, under the guise of fighting terrorism and supporting civilians, is now well underway despite its flagrant criminality and fraudulence. Thanks to the Western and Arab-sponsored terror networks, as well as Zionist-controlled Western media, the military and diplomatic aggression is being conducted with a grotesque image of humanitarianism and lawfulness.
U.S. generals say their new escalation of aerial bombardment, backed by Arab allies, is the beginning of a prolonged campaign that could continue intermittently for years. They also warn that airstrikes against their own creation, ISIL, will not have a serious impact on the terrorist group’s overall operations – just like in Iraq.
These comments seem to suggest that the strikes are just about the U.S. administration going through the motions, with no real expectation and strategy. But they do have expectation, and certainly they do have strategy. They are doing what they can to add to Trump’s call for more boots on the ground in the second phase of the war on Syria, which among other things, is clearly intended to expand U.S. military presence and occupation, train and arm new "moderate” terrorists, and ultimately push for political (emphasis here) regime change in post-war (divided) Damascus.
So the new escalation of the conflict is not what it seems. Even the political class in Washington has made clear that "the new bombing campaign is in no way aimed at helping the Syrian government to fight ISIL and/or gain ground.” This could only mean one thing: Preventing the Syrian government reclaiming its own sovereign territory in terrorist-occupied areas after the war. It further anticipates that the next move would be the targeting of Syrian government at the United Nations to prevent them reclaim their authority in post-war Syria.
At this point, the hysteria in Washington over the illicit campaign seems a pitch or two higher than anything experienced in the ISIL years. Yet one clear sign of the farcical nature of this moment is Washington’s inability to understand that they have lost the war and that they have done their parts to make the situation worse - and worse it will surely get worse as the Trump administration has assumed ownership of this doomed military-diplomatic adventure that is destined to bleed into many things with disastrous consequences not just for Syria but for the United States and the entire region.   
In effect, the new war of choice has no UN resolution authorizing force; is not part of a NATO operation; lacks any specific U.S. congressional authorization; and enjoys no invitation of the host country to conduct military operations or political dialog with Syria’s people. The only way to win is to not to play this dirty game.