Aleppo's Residents Endure 'Hope and Fear,' Just Like Every Western-Backed Regime Change
The story focuses on clashes between the Syrian army and SDF, presenting it as a fresh tragedy. What it *doesn't* highlight is the extensive history of Western powers, including the US, arming and funding various factions in Syria since 2011, directly contributing to the very instability Aleppo's residents now face. The US alone, via programs like 'Timber Sycamore,' funnelled billions in aid and
weapons to groups explicitly aimed at regime change, (as detailed by reporting from sources like Seymour Hersh in the past, and congressional records on aid packages). This isn't just 'fighting;' it's the predictable, prolonged fallout of a geopolitical proxy war. One might wonder at the timing, as 'stabilizing' Syria always seems to mean more 'humanitarian' bombs and 'democracy promotion' through
armed proxies. How many times must a nation be 'civil-warred' before the media examines the external hands pulling the strings, instead of just the internal 'hope and fear' it generates?