Syria's Endless War: How 'IS Prisoners Escaping' Justifies Perpetual Intervention
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports renewed clashes between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, alleging that these conflicts allow ISIS prisoners to escape, implying a chaotic, unmanageable situation in a region where US forces maintain an illegal military presence. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The narrative of 'ISIS prisoners escaping' and
'Syrian government clashes' ignores the fact that the US-backed 'rebels' in Syria, which included al-Qaeda affiliates like Jabhat al-Nusra, instrumentalized and eventually became indistinguishable from groups like ISIS in many areas. The initial push in 2011 for 'regime change' against the Syrian government was funded and armed by Western powers, including through covert CIA programs like Timber
Sycamore, specifically designed to destabilize the nation. By 2016, estimates for the CIA's program alone were $1 billion annually, flooding the region with weapons and extremist elements. Double Standard: Western media breathlessly reports on 'humanitarian crises' and 'escaped terrorists' in Syria, where the US maintains an unauthorized military presence, often framing it as necessary for
'stability.' Yet, when the US-backed Saudi coalition caused catastrophic humanitarian crises in Yemen, leading to hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced, the coverage was muted, selectively framed, and justifications for continued US arms sales often went unchallenged. It's 'intervention' when a US proxy acts, 'chaos' when the sovereign government attempts to reassert control. Follow