Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq, page-9

  1. Osi
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    Looking at the article there is absolutely nothing new and certainly nothing new emerging. Even most tabloid readers have been reminded constantly over the last 12 months that support is being channelled to the Free Syrian Army and also to the Maoist controlled YPG (Peoples Protection Units). That the US supported the Hazzm (Islamist Group) has long been a known known.

    What the Centercom report actually says (and this was before ISIS became truly nasty) it that the supporting powers (meaning the Saudis and the Gulf States) opposing the Syrian Regime seek to establish a Salafist (read Saudi styled) state in Eastern Syria essentially to isolate the Assad Regime and Iran from each other.

    Seumus Milne stupidly mixes up the likes of the (now Turkish supported) Free Syrian Army and ISIS. I won't go there.

    For 18 months ISIS (in its present form) was the funded child of Prince Bandar and financiers from the Gulf States. Funds were channelled through Kuwaiti banks. We all know and accept this.


    Obama is BLAMED for not addressing Assad strongly enough ....... ostensibly because he would not and could not support any al Qaeda associated groups (at the time Al Nusra and ISIS).

    Fast forward to the present and ISIS continues to get support channelled across the Turkish border while slowly losing ground to the YPG (whose aim is to establish a Communist government and a direct democracy commune mode of operation in the area roughly North of the M4 Highway). At a ground level the YPG fighters are true heroes with their defence of Kobane being parallel to the tale of the 300 Spartans. At a higher level within the PYD political arm remains a concerning PKK influence ....... noting of course that there are "good" and "bad" factions within the PKK. Some (but not all) PKK factions are aligned to Iran ...... which is the key supporter of Assad. I could go on .... and into the realm of Turkish internal politics but the confusion will only get worse.

    Where will it all lead? Firsk back to the key question ..... yes the US did support a Sunni Islamist groups such as Harakat Hazzm but this group was defeated in battles against al Nusra. Where will it lead? Alliances are again changing between and within the various factions so who can say??? The YPG and the FSA have been fighting ISIS as partners ...... I think with the view that the YPG (with Centercom air support) can propel the FSA towards al Raqqa (at which time Turkish intervention could be a possibility). However Iranian influence into the PKK elements will likely emerge as a stumbling block ....... the Turks could easily resolve this by releasing Osalan from prison by they won't .... so it may all just play into Iran's hands ......... and the US probably doesn't care so long as ISIS and Al Nusra are eventually eliminated. This scenario puts US foreign policy at odds with Saudi and Israeli foreign policis while all parties remain at odds with Erdogan's (Turkish) foreign policy.

    cheers
 
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