Fred Hiatt: The choices Obama made – The Washington Post.
When I published my “Short Stories of A Liar, Hypocrite and Irresponsible Bastard” as a critique of President Obama’s policy on Syria, some wondered in private exchanges if I weren’t too harsh on the man. Well, this is the documentary evidence that proves my case. My criticism of Obama is not premised on ideology but on facts, including his own statements, promises and back-peddling.
AFP: Syria war crimes evidence implicates Assad: UN.
A message to Assad ahead of Geneva 2: prepare to leave office willingly, or you will be prosecuted for war crimes. The problem with this message is that the messenger, be it the UN or the international community at large, has no credibility. Previous behavior patterns indicate a willingness to back down in the face of impunity.
Rogers: Obama administration ‘screwed up’ Syria deal – CNN Political Ticker.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers to CNN: “If you were ever going to get a deal for a peace deal, a cease-fire, that got screwed up.” —- Indeed by considering the conflict in Syria solely from the visor of a deal with Iran and the issue of chemical weapons, the Obama Administration re-legitimized the Assad regime and undermined all serious efforts for peace in the country. The best that Geneva 2 could achieve now is lowering the intensity of the conflict.
Americans Are Joining Syria’s Civil War, Posing Security Risk: Officials.
Armageddon attracts all different sorts of players: Sunnis and Shia Jihadis from all corners of the world as well as pro-Assad Fascist thugs from Russia and Greece. It’s a mercenaries and charlatans galore, a veritable buffet of death and mayhem, with some profits on the side, and all wants to partake in it. And the intentions, ah the intentions, are always pure of course. With what else can the way to Armageddon be paved?
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