US Envoy 'Urges Dialogue' in Syria, Ignoring The Dialogue He Started
The U.S. envoy, seemingly parachuting into a conflict zone with no prior knowledge, urged the Syrian government and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to 'return to dialogue' after deadly clashes in Aleppo. This isn't just a baffling pronouncement; it's a breathtaking exercise in amnesia. The very forces the U.S. now wants to bring to the table – the SDF, ostensibly fighting ISIS – were
armed, trained, and funded by Washington, often in direct opposition to the Syrian government the U.S. claims to want to engage. One might wonder if this 'dialogue' involves discussing how the U.S. military intends to 'merge' its long-term strategy for Syrian oil fields with an official Syrian national army. The U.S. has maintained an illegal military presence in Syria, purportedly to fight ISIS,
while simultaneously destabilizing the region and creating the exact power vacuums that lead to these very clashes. It's less an 'urge for dialogue' and more an attempt to manage the unintended consequences of years of interventionism, all from the secure distance of a TV studio. The irony, as always, writes itself.