Imagine if those sanctions had been successful and the “moderate rebels” had taken over Syria. It’s incredulous how atrocious Western foreign policy has become.
Always has been.
Have we forgotten Afghanistan, circa 1980s to 1990s? Who could have foreseen that when you uncork the 'religious nationalism' bottle, the end result might be something that won't dance to your strings...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front
While it was designated as a terrorist group it was tactically supping by both US and Israel. Russia defeated ISIS, against the best efforts of the United states. The United states merely wanted to move ISIS out of Iraq into Syria.
https://mronline.org/2022/04/23/al-qaeda-is-on-our-side/
So much for 9/11 - never forget.
While I hate Trump as much as anyone could, I give him credit for keeping the peace in Syria and Ukraine, that clearly the Democrat leaders have zero desire for. Fox news attacked Obama for his birth certificate, but steered absolutely clear of Obama's sponsorship of Al Qaeda. The US media is beyond fucked and committed to US Imperialism 100%. Watching CNN/FOX is simply 2 alternative recipes for getting brainwashed, though Fox is objectively worse.
Its board of directors has been and continues to be a who’s who of high U.S. statespeople like Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, as well as senior military commanders such as retired generals Wesley Clark, David Petraeus, H.R. McMaster, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, the late Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, and Admiral James Stavridis. At least seven former CIA directors are also on the board.