Independent Declares Syria's Al-Sharaa 'Significant,' Omits Why
The article breathlessly chronicles al-Sharaa's extraordinary rise from 'wanted militant' to presidential guest, conveniently glossing over the decades of US interventionism that destabilized Syria and created the very vacuums filled by groups like his. The 'ISIS' presence, often cited as America's justification for unending military engagement, now seems to require making friends with yesterday's
adversaries. It’s almost as if 'regime change' operations tend to backfire, paving the way for something... worse, or at least different. So, a former leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, once linked to al-Qaeda (allegedly), is now White House material. One might wonder if the 'militant' label is less about actual terrorism and more about who's currently inconvenient to Washington. Perhaps the
'significance' is simply the predictable outcome of a foreign policy strategy that prioritizes proxy wars over peace, always leaving a convenient new 'evil' to combat, until that 'evil' becomes a useful ally. How many former 'terrorists' can one superpower rehabilitate before we question the initial designation?