In case you haven’t been paying attention, the recent Syria ceasefire lasted barely a week. While all sides engaged in the conflict were accusing the other of violating the agreement from the beginning, it really unraveled when U.S. forces bombed Syrian government forces, killing at least 62.
As CNN reported at the time:
Hours after US-led coalition airstrikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian troops, the US and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations chastised each other outside an emergency Security Council meeting.
The strike occurred Saturday in an eastern part of Syria that is not a part of a delicate and nearly week-old ceasefire. The US military said it was targeting ISIS militants and if it hit Syrian troops, it was an accident.
Russia and Syria said the strikes prove Washington and its allies are sympathetic to ISIS.
The Russian military said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed near Deir Ezzor Airport, according to state media. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 83 and said at least 120 soldiers were wounded.
A fews day after this, Syrian forces launched an attack on the city of Aleppo, and we now find ourselves in an extraordinarily dangerous situation.
Reuters reports:
Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault on Aleppo, including military options, as rising tensions with Moscow diminish hopes for diplomatic solutions from the Middle East to Ukraine and cyberspace, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
The new discussions were being held at “staff level,” and have yet to produce any recommendations to President Barack Obama, who has resisted ordering military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s multisided civil war.
But the deliberations coincide with Secretary of State John Kerry threatening to halt diplomacy with Russia on Syria and holding Moscow responsible for dropping incendiary bombs on rebel areas of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. It was the stiffest U.S. warning to the Russians since the Sept. 19 collapse of a truce they jointly brokered.
But the heavy use of Russian airpower in Syria has compounded U.S. distrust of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical intentions, not only in the 5-1/2 year civil war, but also in the Ukraine conflict and in what U.S. officials say are Russian-backed cyber attacks on U.S. political targets.
The U.S. officials said the failure of diplomacy in Syria has left the Obama administration no choice but to consider alternatives, most of which involve some use of force and have been examined before but held in abeyance.
These include allowing Gulf allies to supply rebels with more sophisticated weaponry, something considered more likely despite Washington’s opposition to this until now. Another is a U.S. air strike on an Assad air base, viewed as less likely because of the potential for causing Russian casualties, the officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
If full fledged war breaks out with Russia, it’s very likely to begin in Syria. The only good news here is I doubt Obama will begin any major escalation with only a few months left in his Presidency.
The bad news is that if Hillary Clinton is elected President, all hell is likely to break loose in short order.
I outlined my reasoning for this forecast in the following posts:
More Troubling Evidence That Hillary Clinton Will Start WW3
More Troubling Evidence That Hillary Clinton Will Start WW3 – Part 2
Is the Syrian War About to Experience a Major Escalation?
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For you GOP fanboys, when is your GOP Congress going to demand an end to this unconstitutional and illegal American intervention in Syria? There has been no Congressional Declaration of War, as required by the Constitution.
Short answer is never. I wouldn’t put to much effort into blaming only the GOP being that the Syrian war was started under Obama . I think that blaming either of the two parties is a bit short sighted. Facts point to both parties are really just one party, don’t you think.
What constitution? America started the war in Syria by arming ISIS. Now America bombs Syrian forces to blow up the cease fire, and blames Russia for the whole mess.
This has nothing to do with the silly blue team vs red team game being played out in DC to fool the useful idiots in America.
The central banksters of the world require a wider world war to set up their next stage of financial shenanigans, and ALL the whores in DC are only too glad to go along.
America’s military-industrial complex – huge corporations and Wall Street fat cats, the ones that donate mega bucks to Hillary and her “foundation” – wouldn’t like that.
What, we bombed the allies again…and again…and again…?
If I recall I remember a strong backlash from the people of the US against this Syrian conflict or at least us being involved with it. Funny how we find ourselves knee deep in it regardless of our initial protest. More proof that we are a nation without representation. This is such a bad idea.
The US is gesturing wildly, lots of hot air. They won’t target Russia, knowing that they will get their asses whupped. They only attack people who can’t fight back. When has the US last taken on a real adversary?
The West Bank is Still the Issue.
Once Iran goes nuclear, all the west’s problems will be solved. Have no fear, the current administration is working on it.
“For you GOP fanboys, when is your GOP Congress going to demand an end to this unconstitutional and illegal American intervention in Syria?”
Hey Red. Did you start drinking early yesterday?
First, don’t know who the “GOP fanboys” are supposed to be here?
Second, it was Hillary and Obama and Kerry who were all for the US invading Syria and they were stymied by both sides of the aisle in Congress. But what really stopped it from happening was the widespread public outcry against invading Syria and starting yet another long drawn out war in the middle east.
What you really need to figure out is what was the REAL reason behind Obama and company (See: the deep state) wanted to invade Syria.
Hint: Always follow the money.
Hillary, the loyal servant of Lady Lynn Rothschild, no wonder Sanders admires her!
How do you know that Obama will be leaving in a few months? It is far from a certainty, IMO. Considering the breathtaking provocations and the rhetoric, he might be trying to start a war as an excuse to declare martial law and cancel the election.
Trump in 2016–Peace. Hitlary in 2016–WW3.
Can you imagine if Trump gets into power? First nuclear strike just to warm up. lol
Hillary is controlled by Soros/Kissinger/Israel Lobby.