Analysis by Kyle A. Lohmeier
President Donald Trump has reportedly responded to analysis that Barack Obama may have been the very worst president in the nation’s history by saying “hold my beer…” At least, that’s the only way to look at Trump’s order concerning “safe zones” within the nation of Syria, a war-torn shit hole victimized mightily by the foreign policy of Obama and former SecState Clinton; and one that Trump is convinced can be made worse by spending more American blood and treasure there.
“I’ll absolutely do safe zones in Syria for the people,” Trump was quoted as saying in a Reuters piece by Julia Edwards Ainsley and Matt Spetalnick.
The creation of the “safe zones” is part of a draft executive order awaiting Trump’s signature, although the order itself doesn’t actually create the zones.
“The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, is directed within 90 days of the date of this order to produce a plan to provide safe areas in Syria and in the surrounding region in which Syrian nationals displaced from their homeland can await firm settlement, such as repatriation or potential third-country resettlement,” reads a portion of the draft order as reported by Reuters.
So, this piece of paper that will eventually get young men and women killed isn’t even really a plan per se. It’s a plan to crowdsource a plan via the departments of defense and state. Within three months of Trump signing the order, two of his cabinet officials are to have a plan in place to set up regions within a foreign, sovereign nation where the residents thereof can be protected from the ravages of a civil war, terrorist uprising and multiple foreign states operating troops and aircraft in the theatre.
In other words, within three months of Trump signing the order, plans will be laid to waste a lot of American treasure helping stabilize a third-world hell hole long run by a dictator and is being actively propped up by Russia – and that’s the best case scenario. It runs contrary to all logic and history to assume a patch of dirt in a foreign country can be secured via air power alone. This suggests that American soldiers will be sent in to secure these safe zones; meaning once again, the blood of American youth will be needlessly spilled upon foreign sands half a world from home as part of this game of oligarchs we’re all pawns in.
Don’t just take my word for what a half-baked idea this is; Reuters actually saw the draft order.
“Still, the document gave no details on what would constitute a safe zone, exactly where they might be set up and who would defend them. Jordan, Turkey and other neighboring countries already host millions of Syrian refugees. The Turkish government had long pressed Obama, without success, for creation of a no-fly zone in Syria on its border with Turkey.
The draft raised the possibility of establishing those safe havens in neighboring countries but did not elaborate,” reported Reuters.
Off and on, mostly on, since 1991, the U.S. military has been mucking about in the Middle East and each adventure has caused ruinous consequences that, for some reason, our “leaders” respond to by sending the military back there. The first Gulf War was the flashpoint that gave rise to al-Queda. The second Gulf War created the power vacuum into which ISIS stepped. Now we go back and participate in the Syrian civil war while Russian Migs and Sukhois buzz overhead? Hey, sure why not? What could possibly go wrong?
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