SDF Leader in Damascus: US Proxies Get Awkward
While The New Arab details discussions on "sticking points" for military integration, it glosses over the fundamental absurdity: the US-backed SDF commanders, lauded as allies against ISIS and, by extension, Assad, are now negotiating their future with the very regime the US ostensibly opposed. This isn't just a political pivot; it’s a full 360-degree hypocrisy spin. For years, the U.S. poured
resources into the SDF, reportedly funneling billions in aid and arms, ostensibly to weaken Damascus and secure its own strategic interests, while also backing Syrian opposition groups. Now, those same Kurdish forces, abandoned to Turkish threats and a resurgent Assad, must seek terms with the 'enemy'. One might wonder if Washington ever considered the end game here beyond 'destabilize and
arm-to-proxy.' How many billions did US taxpayers funnel into a 'democratic' force now integrating with the 'dictatorship' it was supposedly fighting? It appears the only consistent policy is ensuring a continuous conflict economy, regardless of who ends up sitting at the negotiating table with whom.