The syrian civil war has gone over-the-top and under-the-ropes, - TopicsExpress



          

The syrian civil war has gone over-the-top and under-the-ropes, especially with the emerging of [cancer] called ISIS Syria now is a mess. Three years of civil war have torn apart the country, spurring the emergence of rebel groups fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad and sometimes against each other. And now the only thing al-Assad and rebel groups have in common is that ISIS is their enemy. Obama is pushing to get al-Assad out too, but theyre on the same side when it comes to ISIS. Yet U.S. officials insist this shared cause doesnt mean theyll coordinate any military action with al- Assads government, even if Syrian officials are demanding it. Its one thing to anger Syria even more. Its another thing to anger its allies Iran and Russia. Russia, which is already at odds with the West over Ukraine, could block any U.N. Security Council effort to give a seal of approval to international strikes. All of this begs many questions: Does the United States really want to conduct a military campaign in a country without a government that is stable and that it trusts? Can it count on opposition factions it supports to provide any long-term stability? And does it know that airstrikes will wipe out ISIS in Syria, rather than stalling the group? And the fact is, ISIS isnt like many other terror groups. Unlike others like al Qaeda, its chief goal is as practical as it is ideological -- to take over and govern territory. Already, ISIS has proven adept at seizing weaponry. Its also paid attention to things like food stocks, electricity, sewage, medical care and more, as a recent Foreign Policy article noted. They are in this for the long-haul and They are trying to structure themselves in a way that they can hold and expand their holdings. It looks like There are clearly two camps in the world today: Those who believe that sovereignty and supremacy in the world belongs to God, they are the Islamic State, (and) those who believe sovereignty belongs to man.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:13:40 +0000

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