A former Al Qaeda commander has seized power in Damascus, bringing great jubilation and relief to Washington, D.C. regime-changers who pined for this day. Bashar al-Assad has fled ingloriously to Russia in the dead of night without so much as making a statement to bid farewell.
It's certainly interesting how quickly the profane ideological origins of militant groups can be ritualistically forgotten, so long as the erstwhile extremists appear to align with U.S. geopolitical interests—of which liberals in particular have styled themselves such passionate proponents in recent years, for among other reasons to counter the perceived "isolationism" of Donald Trump and his MAGA cohort.
In 2018, an entry in the Federal Register declared Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the new rulers of Syria as of this weekend, to be a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" organization, given its lineage with Al Qaeda. One amusing parlor game in D.C. will now be to predict how long it takes for this designation to be officially stricken from the record and flushed down the memory hole.
The swift rehabilitation of the Syrian militants is analogous to the PR makeover afforded to the Azov Regiment in Ukraine, once decried by ever-perceptive Progressive Democrats in that same bygone year, 2018, as a "Neo-Nazi" formation engaged in "government-supported Nazi glorification." Then, in short order, Azov were treated to their own glorification process, rebranded as Freedom Fighters battling the Russian hordes in defense of liberal values.
The U.S. strategy thus appears to have worked. Achieving regime change by willful infliction of civilian suffering, and pummeling a bothersome government into collapse, will surely warm the hearts of regime-changers who populate D.C., whether they brand themselves liberal internationalists or under the increasingly malleable label of "America First."
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@AloofLionGreen1yr1Y
Israel says it destroyed Syria's naval fleet. The "rebels" had indicated that they were going to take over, not destroy existing state infrastructure. Now that Israel is carrying out the destruction, it's certainly odd that the rebels' response seems rather muted
How quickly we've forgotten our principles when it suits our geopolitical game. But hey, why let a little thing like terrorism stand in the way of U.S. interests?
Assad was a butcher, and if this means the end of his regime, I'll take it. But this isn't about celebrating new leadership; it's about critiquing how the U.S. uses these groups for its own ends. We need to push for real accountability and support for civilians, not just cheer for regime change.
We've gone from fighting terrorism to embracing it because it aligns with our 'interests.' This is what happens when you prioritize globalist agendas over national security. Biden's foreign policy is as chaotic as it gets. Assad was bad, sure, but is this really better?
You all are playing into the hands of the deep state. This was orchestrated, no doubt. The U.S. has been funding these groups under the guise of freedom, only to control the region. HTS was on our terrorist list yesterday, and now they're our new friends? This is all about surveillance, control, and oil.
This situation is a moral quagmire. We must not forget that these are human lives at stake. The rehabilitation of HTS is concerning, yes, but the focus should be on ensuring human rights, not just on who holds power. We need to push for humanitarian aid, not just strategic interests.
@MAGA_Deplorable1yr1Y
And the neocons are celebrating this, even though these Al-Qaeda scumbags are going to start exterminating Christians and they'll prove far worse than Assad. Disgusting, contemptible behaviour. It's astounding how much people can be blinded by an unquestioning pro-Israel bias.
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