We know that the mercenaries fighting the Assad regime are foreign-backed with links to Al-Qaeda, like brigades such as Jahbat al-Nusra, the most extreme of the extreme leading the charge in the great campaign of destabilization as part of the U.S foreign policy of Redirection. We know that much if not most of the militants fighting the Assad regime are not even Syrian nationals, and are in fact committing countless war crimes and inflicting unimaginable human suffering upon the Syrian people. That they have made statements such as the willingness to sacrificing half of Syrians for their cause. We know they do not represent the interests of the Syrian people in any spectrum and we know that a Syria under their rule will spell genocide for the Syrian people.
The conflict in Syria has been reported extensively by excellent reporting from Landdestroyer, Stopimperialism, PressTV, Historian and author Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley, Anti-War, and countless more.
While the genuine media sources have been reporting scrupulously on the conflict which is in principle a foreign invasion by Western proxies, I believe personally, what has been missed in conjunction with the constant repetition of truth, is the constant proclamation of clear and robust extensive solutions to addressing this crisis.
The path to victory for Syria will not be an easy one. The nexus of barbarism that the Syrians and their government contends with is deeply determined, foreign, relentless, desperate, armed to the teeth, and drowning in cash. They are arrogant, hypocritical, guilty of the very crimes they accuse the Syrian government of committing, and they do not give a hoot and a howl about international law while pressing other nations to abide by such principles, thereby setting a carefully crafted cassus belli for so-called "humanitarian war."
Syria is the victim of U.S imperialism because it refuses to be a part of the Western Sphere of Influence of Viking Capitalism. Nationalism, as Syria clearly portrays, is an enemy of Western/Israeli hegemony. The West, not understanding the enlightened concept of diplomacy, is prompt to resort first (and last) to military might and other overt (and covert) operations.
The following are a platform of solutions that I believe are necessary and very viable options for Syria, if it is to achieve victory.
The Maximization of Allied Power and Influence
Russia, China, Iran, and Hezbolla are Syria's allies, if not formally, then informally. Unsurprisingly this is a nexus that Washington knows or feels it must destroy in order to attain what it calls "Full Spectrum Dominance." The conflict in Syria has claimed much more than 70,000 lives, displacing an even more lugubrious amount of Syrians. In his article, Russia needs wake-up call on Syria and Iran, political analyst Finian Cunningham stresses the importance of Syria's allies to reject their futile attempt at negotiating with the U.S to bring an end to this conflict.
In the article, he states:
Is Russia sleepwalking when it comes to defending allies Syria and Iran and ultimately its own vital long-term interests?
It seems that Russian leaders are befuddled by the conflict raging in Syria, sensing rightly on one hand that the Western powers and their Turk and Arab proxies are conducting a low-intensity war for regime change. Yet, strangely, on the other hand, Moscow appears apathetic or blasé about the West’s criminal geopolitical agenda. -- Finian Cunningham, Russia needs wake-up call on Syria and Iran
He calls for Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov, to scrap the ridiculous notion of working with “American colleagues” and “the unity of the international community in the fight against terrorism.”
In response to Lavrov's quote, he states:
That atrocity in Damascus was indisputably the work of Western-backed terrorists who are funded, armed and directed by Western military intelligence to wipe out the government of President Bashar Al Assad.
This kind of indiscriminate mass murder has proven to be standard operating procedure for the Western proxy army in fulfilling long-held Western plans for regime change in Syria.
Despite cynical claims by Washington, London, Paris and Berlin of supplying “only non-lethal” military equipment to Syrian militants, Russia is well aware that these Western governments are arming this network of killers to the teeth and providing the logistics and intelligence to expedite the terror against civilians. Previously, Russia has itself highlighted and condemned the supply of American anti-aircraft missiles to the armed groups. So let’s disabuse this notion of “colleagues fighting international terrorism”. The so-called “colleagues” are fomenting terrorism via well-worn Western channels Al Qaeda and other Saudi-backed extremist mercenaries. ---Finian Cunningham, Russia needs wake-up call on Syria and Iran
This kind of indiscriminate mass murder has proven to be standard operating procedure for the Western proxy army in fulfilling long-held Western plans for regime change in Syria.
Despite cynical claims by Washington, London, Paris and Berlin of supplying “only non-lethal” military equipment to Syrian militants, Russia is well aware that these Western governments are arming this network of killers to the teeth and providing the logistics and intelligence to expedite the terror against civilians. Previously, Russia has itself highlighted and condemned the supply of American anti-aircraft missiles to the armed groups. So let’s disabuse this notion of “colleagues fighting international terrorism”. The so-called “colleagues” are fomenting terrorism via well-worn Western channels Al Qaeda and other Saudi-backed extremist mercenaries. ---Finian Cunningham, Russia needs wake-up call on Syria and Iran
Russia has a naval station in Tartus, the port city of Syria. It has vital economic interests in a region abundant in resources. The destabilization of Syria will force the Russians to move out, taking away a key strategic military and economic position. As Russia knows indubitably that the West began this horde of terror in Syria, it has every right to blatantly give any means of support in aid of its beleaguered ally. Russia has to understand that the March of Western Imperialism comes to a grinding halt if the Imperialists fail inside Syria. Iran seems to be the only ally stepping up its efforts to aide Syria. Recently, U.S Secretary of State John Kerry paid a visit to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to urge him to stop Iran from using Iraq's airspace to transport aid to Syria. Of all the allies, Iran understands more than anyone else what this conflict in Syria implies for its interests in the region.
An article on Bloomberg by Dmitri Trenin, titled Syria could unite Russia and China against the U.S, fails to mention the fact that this conflict was a Western conspiracy and is being fueled by NATO, Gulf monarchs, and Israel and instead frames Assad as a bloodthirsty dictator. He further on urges Russia to throw its own ally under the bus. However, he does make the interesting point that the Syrian conflict could most likely unite Russia and China, creating a sort of Eastern NATO. Putin has asserted that Syria will not be another Libya, making good on his threats to veto any and all U.N resolutions that prompt military intervention. However with Russia's ambivalent posture towards the West, it is unclear exactly where Russia truly stands. Judging by actions, Russia is not as serious (or at least acting as serious) as it should be about Syria.
China also has economic and military relations with Syria, dating back decades that it stands to lose should it allow the West to purge Syria.
China, Russia, and Iran have to come together in robust fashion. They have to understand, that the road to Tehran that begins in Damascus, ultimately leads to Moscow and Beijing, repelling the Western onslaught, will halt the locomotive that is Western Imperialism right in its tracks. This is their chance. Will they take it (together), is anybody's guess.
China, Russia, and Iran have to come together in robust fashion. They have to understand, that the road to Tehran that begins in Damascus, ultimately leads to Moscow and Beijing, repelling the Western onslaught, will halt the locomotive that is Western Imperialism right in its tracks. This is their chance. Will they take it (together), is anybody's guess.
What must be done
It is no longer tenable for Russia and China to mainly just sit by the side-lines and apply soft pressure, allowing this criminal conflict to continue to unfold. Russia and China should couple their political clout of vetoes with intensifying efforts of aid to the Assad regime, both economic, humanitarian, and military. It must continue to expose this Western/Saudi/Israeli-backed atrocity by drawing a hard line and vehemently condemning what is in reality a Western operation, making its case and humiliating the West for its sheer hypocrisy and depravity. It must follow Iran's lead.
As Finian Cunningham put it quite simply yet very cleverly, "Why talk with arsonists when the house is burning?"
Which brings me to my next option....
Assad Must Step Up Efforts to Unite the Syrians and Condemn this Conspiracy in the Public Forum...
In this time of crisis, the Syrians need a stronger and much more assertive Assad. Period, dot. There is no other way around it. He could serve as the symbol of unity for the Syrian people, including peaceful anti-Assad protesters. There's a few ways he can do that:
Syria is multi-ethnic and multi-religious. It composes of not only Muslims, but Christians and Catholics, Druze, Alawites (Assad's sect), Kurds, Sunnis, and Shiites, among others. One important thing to understand is the influence of religious leadership. The Syrian militants have staged bombings of mosques, destruction of churches, and killings of beloved key religious leaders, including names like Mohammed al-Bouti. Assad must take the option (as best as he can) of gathering together the clerics and other religious leaders of the different communities to urge the Syrians under their religious influence not to stand for this, but instead unite and drive out the terrorists invading the nation.
Assad must have a discussion with the new elected Pope Francis I, and make his case; that his regime is the only thing at this point in time protecting Christians and Catholics and Shiites from jihadi genocide. It must be mentioned the fact that if the Assad regime falls, leaving Syria prey to warlord-ism, sectarianism, it will not bode well for the other vast communities (not just religious) of Syria. The Pope's initiative will be to denounce this conflict and call it for what it is, shining a spotlight on the reality of what the fawning corporate media have conveniently failed to report.
This will no doubt put pressure on the Pope and other religious leaders, who with their stature, will be compelled to respond to this moral dilemma or face the tarnishing of their names. If the Pope no doubt cares about the Christian community in Syria, then he knows what to do. This issue is too pressing to ignore especially for the religious leaders inside Syria. Whether they dislike the Assad regime, is of no importance at this point in time. The primary objective is stopping this Western/Saudi/Israeli-backed jahidi incursion. On the other hand, Assad must make clear his intentions of further substantial and transparent reform in order to further appeal to the Syrian people and hopefully invigorate them.
This brings me to the next option.........
Military
This is Syria's primary option that it is stressing so far (and reasonably so). The regime holds air superiority over the militants. The option of air strikes seem plausible in the campaign against foreign mercenary invasion, but have inflicted a number of civilian casualties, causing parts of Syria to become war-torn, where a basic standard of infrastructure has been severely damaged. Whether this has proven effective (and how effective) is quite unclear to me at this point. The militants lack manpower as well, only able to temporarily hold at most a village or a neighborhood until they get driven from their position by the Syrian army. From what it sounds like, the Syrian military seems to be showing much constraint, as they have been all throughout this conflict. But the reality of this conflict seems perpetual as more and more militants are crossing the border in hopes of overthrowing Assad's regime.
But Assad may want to re-think how he is fighting these terrorists. Possible future ambush missions seem like a viable option, as well as clandestine border raids of incoming militants. Routes of logistics to re-supply the militants inside Syria can be seized and in turn used against the militants. It has been confirmed by numerous sources that there are U.S-NATO special operations forces inside Syria. This isn't surprising as the opposition isn't well-organized. That means someone has to be leading the charge. As this is a Western project, it is obvious who is.
Also part of this lead, is the CIA. The New York Times, in their article, stated explicitly:
"A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.
The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the officials said."--- C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition.
To undermine Iran, which is predominantly Shiite, the Bush Administration has decided, in effect, to reconfigure its priorities in the Middle East. In Lebanon, the Administration has coöperated with Saudi Arabia’s government, which is Sunni, in clandestine operations that are intended to weaken Hezbollah, the Shiite organization that is backed by Iran. The U.S. has also taken part in clandestine operations aimed at Iran and its ally Syria. A by-product of these activities has been the bolstering of Sunni extremist groups that espouse a militant vision of Islam and are hostile to America and sympathetic to Al Qaeda. --The Redirection
Syria and Iran along with Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon, represent the Shia arc of dominance as depicted below.
Assad must have a discussion with the new elected Pope Francis I, and make his case; that his regime is the only thing at this point in time protecting Christians and Catholics and Shiites from jihadi genocide. It must be mentioned the fact that if the Assad regime falls, leaving Syria prey to warlord-ism, sectarianism, it will not bode well for the other vast communities (not just religious) of Syria. The Pope's initiative will be to denounce this conflict and call it for what it is, shining a spotlight on the reality of what the fawning corporate media have conveniently failed to report.
This will no doubt put pressure on the Pope and other religious leaders, who with their stature, will be compelled to respond to this moral dilemma or face the tarnishing of their names. If the Pope no doubt cares about the Christian community in Syria, then he knows what to do. This issue is too pressing to ignore especially for the religious leaders inside Syria. Whether they dislike the Assad regime, is of no importance at this point in time. The primary objective is stopping this Western/Saudi/Israeli-backed jahidi incursion. On the other hand, Assad must make clear his intentions of further substantial and transparent reform in order to further appeal to the Syrian people and hopefully invigorate them.
This brings me to the next option.........
Military
This is Syria's primary option that it is stressing so far (and reasonably so). The regime holds air superiority over the militants. The option of air strikes seem plausible in the campaign against foreign mercenary invasion, but have inflicted a number of civilian casualties, causing parts of Syria to become war-torn, where a basic standard of infrastructure has been severely damaged. Whether this has proven effective (and how effective) is quite unclear to me at this point. The militants lack manpower as well, only able to temporarily hold at most a village or a neighborhood until they get driven from their position by the Syrian army. From what it sounds like, the Syrian military seems to be showing much constraint, as they have been all throughout this conflict. But the reality of this conflict seems perpetual as more and more militants are crossing the border in hopes of overthrowing Assad's regime.
But Assad may want to re-think how he is fighting these terrorists. Possible future ambush missions seem like a viable option, as well as clandestine border raids of incoming militants. Routes of logistics to re-supply the militants inside Syria can be seized and in turn used against the militants. It has been confirmed by numerous sources that there are U.S-NATO special operations forces inside Syria. This isn't surprising as the opposition isn't well-organized. That means someone has to be leading the charge. As this is a Western project, it is obvious who is.
Also part of this lead, is the CIA. The New York Times, in their article, stated explicitly:
"A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.
The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the officials said."--- C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition.
Iranians are masters at counter-intelligence, according to one U.S official. And with the help of the other intelligence services of its ally, Syria can begin a campaign to purge the nation of the these imperialist clandestine cells operating to overthrow Bashar Assad.
One of the great weaknesses of the militants is that they are bitterly divided. Campaigns to undermine and remove leadership will highly compromise this Western Imperialist project. Civil war is a term often used to refer to the conflict inside Syria, but it seems anytime, the militants may be primed to stage their own deadly infighting (causing a civil war inside a "civil war"). Assad's commanders can take advantage of this infighting among the rebels, dividing and subsequently conquering them. Captures and legal/humane interrogations (this must be emphasized due to the negative connotation due to torture by the U.S), if feasible must also be explored.
Why They Want Syria to Fall
As was stated before, Syria is is not beholden to U.S imperialist dominance. It refuses to attach itself to the branch of Western neo-colonialism that has proved so deadly for the past century. As a penalty, Syria is the victim of overt and covert operations. This conspiracy was revealed as far back as 2007 by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh who's article explicitly stated:
Syria and Iran along with Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon, represent the Shia arc of dominance as depicted below.
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| (The Shia crescent doesn't just represent the balance of power against the U.S puppet gulf Sunni states, but also as a vehicle of stability in the region much to the benefit of Russia and China) |
Iran loses its greatest ally in the region and so does Hezbollah, if Syria falls. It becomes easier for the U.S to undermine Iran further as it stands much more isolated in the region. By breaking this arc of dominance, the U.S can therefore march onward. However if this project fails, a project in which the West has invested much money and criminal energy towards, the Locomotive of Western Imperialism comes to a grinding halt. The road to Tehran lies in Damascus and ultimately to Moscow and Beijing.
Zbiegnew Brzezinski, national security adviser to former President Jimmy Carter and mentor of President Barack H. Obama, once presented his profane imperial model in his book, The Grand Chessboard, stating:
"In that context, how America 'manages' Eurasia is critical. A power that dominates Eurasia would control two of the world's three most advanced and economically productive regions. A mere glance at the map also suggests that control over Eurasia would almost automatically entail Africa's subordination, rendering the Western Hemisphere and Oceania (Australia) geopolitically peripheral to the world's central continent. About 75 per cent of the world's people live in Eurasia, and most of the world's physical wealth is there as well, both in its enterprises and underneath its soil. Eurasia accounts for about three-fourths of the world's known energy resources." (this excerpt from the book, along with its emphasis were attained from this link.)
This reality of the U.S funding, arming, and backing terrorist groups exposes the fraudulent "war on terror." It shows that Al-Qaeda and other mercenaries are simply pawns in the U.S geopolitical chess game, serving both as casus belli for imperial aggression, and patsies in destabilization.
Russia, China, and most of the middle east and even the world stand to lose, even the U.S, who cannot show anything for its insane adventurism these past decades except for the rise in arms sales and an untold number of casualties abroad and impending austerity and economic implosion at home.
Israel also stands to gain if the West fractures the Middle East, causing partition states, warlord states, rump states. This will make Israel easily the most dominant and most important player in the middle east, much to the detriment of everyone else. From my position, Syria must clearly stress any and all options. The West is intensifying its efforts, it's time for Syria and its allies to do the same.
The world must stand against this criminal sanction of violence by the West and gulf Arab states. In this age of easy access to readily available information, it is no excuse to not understand the horror and implications that is the invasion in Syria.
