US-Backed 'Terrorists' Curtailed by Syria – Who Knew?
According to the Daily Sabah , clashes in Aleppo between the Syrian Army and the YPG—which they label a 'U.S.-backed terrorist group'—resulted in the latter's retreat. The irony, thicker than Syrian molasses, is that the US has been funding and arming the YPG, which Turkey (a NATO ally) officially designates as an offshoot of the PKK, a terror organization. This isn't just a misstep; it's a
foundational contradiction: officially fighting terrorism while actively supporting groups designated as such by an ally. Such geopolitical gymnastics would be comical if they weren't so destabilizing. One might wonder when the State Department plans to clarify if 'terrorist group' status is a rotating honor, or merely a label applied flexibly depending on Washington's current strategic whims.
Perhaps this explains why the 'War on Terror' feels like a perpetually unwinnable game – you're often fighting the teams you secretly sponsor.