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| Pentagon report predicted West's support for Syria rebels would create ISIS |
| 2015-05-24 |
| h/t Instapundit [INSURGEintelligence] A declassified secret US government document obtained by the conservative public interest law firm, Judicial Watch, shows that Western governments deliberately allied with al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups to topple Syrian dictator Bashir al-Assad. The document reveals that in coordination with the Gulf states and Turkey, the West intentionally sponsored violent Islamist groups to destabilize Assad, and that these "supporting powers" desired the emergence of a "Salafist Principality" in Syria to "isolate the Syrian regime." According to the newly declassified US document, the Pentagon foresaw the likely rise of the 'Islamic State' as a direct consequence of this strategy, and warned that it could destabilize Iraq. Despite anticipating that Western, Gulf state and Turkish support for the "Syrian opposition" -- which included al-Qaeda in Iraq -- could lead to the emergence of an 'Islamic State' in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the document provides no indication of any decision to reverse the policy of support to the Syrian rebels. On the contrary, the emergence of an al-Qaeda affiliated "Salafist Principality" as a result is described as a strategic opportunity to isolate Assad. Maybe, just maybe, US presidency is not a good place for affirmative action? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 BusHitler ISS imperial commander, founder, funder and serious so ons. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-05-24 16:24 |
| #2 The operating principle here is, if the US supports someone, there will be someone else violently opposed. Just because, and maybe they have a point. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-05-24 10:21 |
| #1 Nice, "It would have predicted", not going to work, you can't "Predict" in arrears. (Maybe Al Sharpoton,) That's "Covering you'r ass". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2015-05-24 09:04 |