DW Asks About ISIS in Syrian Army, Forgetting Who Created ISIS
DW, ever the diligent scribes, asks: Could there be ISIS supporters in the Syrian army? (Oh, darling, bless your heart.) This question surfaces mere moments after the U.S., UK, France, and various Gulf states pumped weapons, cash, and rhetorical support to 'moderate' rebels—a coalition that included and often co-opted hardline jihadist elements, effectively supercharging the rise of groups like
ISIS. The historical receipts are clear: the very destabilization policies promoted by NATO and its allies created the vacuum ISIS exploited. As former DIA Director Michael Flynn testified in 2015, the US intelligence community knew about the rise of jihadist groups, including ISIS's predecessors, and even warned about the 'unintended consequences' of arming the Syrian opposition. One might wonder
if the concern for ISIS's presence would be equally fervent if it weren't tied to an adversary of Western interests. So, DW's article, (based on their own reporting ), effectively turns a blind eye to the architects of regional chaos. It’s like setting your house on fire and then being shocked a squatter moved in. How many times must the proxy war playbook be run before the media connects cause
and effect? The real 'trust issue' here isn't with the Syrian army, but with the selective amnesia of the fourth estate.