What is next in Syria
Now the United States, France, and Great Britain have dropped their bombs on supposed critical nodes for the Assad chemical weapons industrial complexes, what is next? This is deja vu all over again. Since the 90s, bombing static known targets without an overall strategy has been the modus operandi of the politicos. Yet, it rarely moves the reality on the ground. Syria has been a particular bugaboo for the US political and military leadership. We missed an opportunity to assist the Syrians to reshape their country and the region during the Obama presidency and the Trump administration has shown not to be deft enough to navigate the precarious situation. As Syria drifted rudderless into the swirling abyss, Iran and Russia capitalized on the situation and have endeared themselves with Assad. Now any resolution to the Syrian civil war will have to go through Iran and Russia, who will ensure the continuation of the Assad regime. What are alternatives? Post World War II geopolitical struc...