Peace and Stability in Syria Depend on Eliminating US-Supported Terrorism.
Washington Continues to Support The Islamic State (ISIS)
Global Research, February 27, 2016
Washington created and supports virtually all well-known terrorist groups
and offshoots operating in Syria and elsewhere – used as imperial foot
soldiers.
They couldn’t exist without foreign backing, supplying arms, financing,
training and other material support.
Hours into Syria’s cessation of hostilities, a car bomb exploded in
Salamiya in Hama province, south of Aleppo.
It killed at least four, injured others, and showed the fragility of
ceasefire straightaway after its implementation, indicating the illusion of
achieving a durable cessation of hostilities and peace – impossible as long as
Washington and its rogue allies want war.
Heavy fighting continues. No letup is envisioned. Government forces
continue battering ISIS and other terrorist groups, greatly aided by Russian
air power – both countries committed to keep combating a universal scourge
vital to eliminate.
Citing unnamed Western and Israeli intelligence officials, the NYT
expressed concern about cessation of hostilities “hav(ing) the unintended consequence
of consolidating (Assad’s) hold on power at least for the next few years.”
Former Obama Middle East advisor Philip Gordon said don’t expect Russia to
respect ceasefire. Its forces “can’t (be) trust(ed) (to) limit their military
action to specific terrorist groups.”
Obama insists Syria’s future “cannot include Bashar al-Assad.” Fighting
won’t stop until he’s “out of power,” indicating US regime change plans remain
firm.
It continues supporting ISIS and other terrorist groups. Hostility towards
Russia remains intense.
Two US ICBM test launches in the past week signal Washington’s preemptive
use of nuclear weapons remains an option, on the phony pretext of defending
national security.
Lunatics infesting Obama’s administration and Congress consider Russia
America’s top strategic threat. So does NATO commander General Philip
Breedlove, calling Moscow an “existential threat” to the West, a reckless,
saber-rattling statement.
In Thursday testimony before House Armed Services Committee members, he
lied claiming Russia intends “rewrit(ing) the agreed rules of the international
order” – choosing to be an anti-Western “adversary.”
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he questions Moscow’s “commitment to
strategic stability,” accusing its military of “brandishing nuclear weapons.”
America “will defend our interests” against a nonexistent Russian threat,
he blustered.
He, Obama, Breedlove and other hawkish US officials show desperation in
claiming Russia’s effective war on terrorism in Syria made things worse, not
better.
It changed things dramatically on the ground for the better, shifted
momentum, achieved remarkable results in a short time.
It’s preserving Syrian sovereign independence, at the same time foiling
Washington’s regional imperial agenda – US policymakers frantic to find a way
to counter its successes strategically.
Russia is a force to be reckoned with. Its commitment to defeat the scourge
of terrorism is the only chance for regional peace and stability.
In a show of good faith, its military halted airstrikes against armed
groups in areas agreeing to cessation of hostilities.
Expect resumption if violations occur. Given America’s wage for war and
regime change, it’s just a matter of time.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached atlendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US
Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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The original source of this article is Global Research
Copyright © Stephen Lendman, Global Research, 2016
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