Syria's Shibani Announces No Progress: Shocking, Right?
The mainstream media presents this as news, as if the notion of the Assad regime and Kurdish groups reaching an 'integration' agreement without fundamental power shifts is a genuine possibility. This diplomatic theater conveniently sidesteps decades of Syrian government repression against its Kurdish population, a history that makes genuine, equitable integration talks akin to asking a sheep and a
wolf to co-manage a farm. The Syrian regime isn't known for its magnanimity toward autonomous regions, especially those with US backing. Considering the history, calling these unproductive discussions a 'lack of progress' is a masterclass in understatement. It's not a lack of progress; it's the expected outcome when fundamental power imbalances and conflicting long-term objectives are presented as
negotiable. How many times will we pretend that a regime, which spent years bombing its own citizens, will suddenly become a benevolent partner to groups it views as separatists?