Syrian Casualties: Where's the Outrage Meter?
The New Arab reports two Syrian soldiers killed by 'Kurdish forces,' and another wounded. A tragedy, certainly, but one must ask: which 'Kurdish forces' are we discussing, and how did they become such a formidable, state-challenging entity? The American taxpayer, via Pentagon dollars, has pumped significant resources – billions in aid, advanced weaponry, and training – into various factions in
Syria, often under the guise of fighting ISIS, conveniently equipping groups that now engage with the Syrian government itself. This isn't just 'Kurdish forces'; it's a proxy war playing out on the Syrian stage, armed and abetted by external powers. So, we get reports of skirmishes, framed as isolated incidents, devoid of the complex, cynical puppetry unfolding behind the scenes. It's almost as if
the architects of regional destabilization prefer their handiwork to go unmentioned, leaving us to wonder why 'moderate rebels' (or their successors) keep acquiring sophisticated hardware. A death is a death, but some deaths are apparently more newsworthy for reasons unrelated to human tragedy.