launched a ground invasion of Syria with the excuse that they were ‘protecting Turkish border from Daesh.’ In reality, this was simply a way for the US and their allies to expand intervention in Syria.
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Turkey’s foreign minister announced this week that they will be pushing farther into Northern Syria. This is a significant violation of Syrian sovereignty and an obvious way for the US to try and gain an upper hand in the situation.
the bombing of the Syrian army, which killed over 60 people, and then ignored the advances made by ISIS, or Daesh, in the wake of the bombing. From the beginning it was clear that this ceasefire for the US was not because they really cared about the Syrian people, and they wanted to really try and work things out. It was simply an opportunity to buy some time to try and re-organize their forces because the Syrian government had been making gains against the ‘moderate rebels’ that they are backing. The US has called for a ‘no fly zone,’ but we can see that it would really be more of the same thing. They don’t really want a ‘no fly zone,’ they basically want a ceasefire that is only for their opponents. They want a ceasefire that only applies to Russia and the Syrian government, not to themselves. As the same time, as the US has been supporting these terrorist organizations in their campaign against the Syrian government, they have also been looking for an opportunity to expand their direct military intervention in Syria. They have tried many different ways to overthrow the Syrian government, but it still has the support of a majority of the Syrian people. They are looking to further their intervention through ‘boots on the ground’ there. Although the US has claimed that they do not want to put boots on the ground in Syria, there are already 300 troops there. They have been using their allies to do their dirty work for them. At the end of August, staunch US ally Turkey
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So, what is the US interest in Syria? They have claimed, of course, that it is a humanitarian interest, to bring peace and democracy and human rights to the people of Syria. But what human rights or democracy, or peace has been brought there? The human rights situation in Syria is far, far worse today, with millions of refugees forced out of their homes; food, water, and medicine shortages; and schools, hospitals, all the basic things needed for life completely destroyed. They claim that they are there to get rid of terrorism. But the US actions inside Syria have supported rise of Daesh, a dangerous terrorist organization, either directly or indirectly. They are supporting terrorist organizations like the alNusra front. This is completely exposing what the US agenda is, and that they are not really fighting for human rights, or waging a ‘war on terrorism’. They, in fact, have broader strategic interests in Syria. Not just to access oil or resources, but also to re-colonize the Middle East. They want to eliminate the independent, anti-imperialist governments like Syria, like they have done with Libya. They want to turn Syria into essentially a military base next-door to Iran, which is a country that has been in the US sights for invasion or
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overthrow of their independent government since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Syria today is also a situation where the US is really trying to gain an upper hand over its competitors, China and, particularly in Syria, Russia. Essentially, the US and their allies, including Canada, which we must not forget, have absolutely destroyed a country which was one of the most advanced in the Middle East in terms of social development, until they came on the scene. Syria was not a perfect country, of course, and has its own internal issues, just like any country, just like Canada and the US themselves do. But, through their both direct and indirect interference, the US and their allies have created this massive crisis. They have not only destroyed the country, but they have allowed the rise of dangerous terrorist organizations like Daesh. US, UK, France, Canada and all other imperialists hands of Syria Really, I think the only option left for Syria in terms of how to move forward, of how to get out of this situation, is for the country to be left to the Syrian government and the Syrian people to decide what to do. The US and their allies have unequivocally proven that they are not interested in stopping terrorism, in bringing human rights, in bringing democracy to Syria. If Daesh is to be defeated, it must be by a Syrian-led force, with help from other countries only at the invitation of continued on page 19