Syria's 'Leader' Meets Putin, Media Forgets How We Got Here
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor reports Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, discussing the future of Russian military bases. The outlet frames Sharaa's rise as a 'toppling' of Bashar al-Assad by his 'rebel forces,' impacting Russia's regional influence. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The '14-year Syrian civil war' wasn't just 'civil.' In
2012, leaked DIA documents confirmed the US and its allies actively pursued a strategy of supporting 'Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and AQI [Al-Qaeda in Iraq]' to isolate the Assad regime, directly empowering the very groups later deemed 'terrorists.' Syria was destabilized by external actors—including US, Saudi, and Qatari funding and arms—who then cried foul when Russia intervened at the
Syrian government's request to fight these foreign-backed proxies. Double Standard: Western media decries Russian bases in Syria as a threat to 'regional operations' while simultaneously maintaining dozens of uninvited military bases across the Middle East, including the ongoing illegal occupation of Syrian territory by US forces. When the US props up a 'rebel' group (especially one with visible
extremist elements like many early Syrian 'rebels' had), it's 'supporting democracy'; when Russia supports a sovereign government against these proxies, it's 'destabilizing the region.' Follow the Money: The 'Syrian Civil War' fueled billions in arms sales from Western nations to regional allies arming various 'rebel' factions. For example, during 2011-2015, US arms sales to Saudi Arabia alone