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Tillerson’s open-ended Syria war proves US is stuck in mideast quicksand

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“American forces went to Syria with the declared objective of pushing the ISIS terror gang out of territory it had seized there. This has been accomplished. It is an ideal moment for the U.S. to declare victory and depart. That, however, would be hauling down our flag. By Roosevelt’s logic — and evidently Tillerson’s — American soldiers should not be withdrawn from any country where they have ever been deployed.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/370344-tillersons-open-ended-syria-war-exposes-america-as-stuck-in-mideast

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How the Pentagon Enlisted Trump to Continue Its Perpetual “War on Terror”

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“Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan:  This trifecta of semi-permanent US military engagements reflects the extraordinary power of the Pentagon to sway even a president who had made opposition to such policies a central element of his campaign.”

Read more: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/43327-how-the-pentagon-enlisted-trump-to-continue-its-perpetual-war-on-terror

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Blowback: How U.S. Drones, Coups, and Invasions Create More Violence

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“U.S. and Western politicians avert their eyes from this data and this correlation; acts of terror are explained away as ‘random,’ ‘mindless,’ and, perhaps most disingenuously of all, ‘unprovoked.’ The public, either unfamiliar with secret operations carried out by the U.S. military or intelligence services, or uninformed about the brutal nature of the foreign wars fought in their name, tend to buy into this fantasy of an ‘innocent’ America hated and attacked by hordes of ‘mad’ Muslims.”

Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/01/22/blowback-cia-drones-middle-east/

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Jacob Hornberger: How U.S. Sanctions Work Their Evil

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“While killing people with socialist policies might or might not be the aim of rulers in socialist countries, killing people is the aim of the U.S. government with its sanctions. The idea is that as people die from the sanctions, those who are still alive will have the incentive to rise up and oust the socialist regime from power.  But of course, revolutions inevitably mean more death and destruction. U.S. officials don’t care. All they care about is regime change.”

Read more: https://www.fff.org/2018/01/26/u-s-sanctions-work-evil/

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It’s time we saw economic sanctions for what they really are – war crimes

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“The record of economic sanctions in forcing political change is dismal, but as a way of reducing a country to poverty and misery it is difficult to beat. It is time that the imposition of economic sanctions should be seen as a war crime, since it involves the collective punishment of millions of innocent civilians who die, sicken or are reduced to living off scraps from the garbage dumps.”

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/economic-sanctions-north-korea-syria-hospital-supplies-a8168321.html

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How Rigid Alliances Have Locked Us Into Unwanted Conflicts

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“It makes no sense to undertake commitments or deploy U.S. military forces in a manner that could trap the United States in wars unrelated to vital American interests. Yet that is what U.S. policymakers have done for decades and continue to do.”

Read more: http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-rigid-alliances-have-locked-us-into-unwanted-conflicts/

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The ‘War on Terror’: The Globalization of Perpetual War

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“America’s war on terror has spread to 76 countries, as shown below.  This metastasizing of ‘counterterror’ efforts is truly paradoxical: the more the U.S. military works to stop terror, the more terror spreads.”

Read more: https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2018/01/05/the-war-on-terror-the-globalization-of-perpetual-war/

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Tillerson Pledges Open-Ended Military Presence In Syria To Counter Iran

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“Tillerson once again reiterated the US desire to eventually see President Bashar al Assad removed from power while also pledging US commitment to staying in Syria in order to counter Iran’s influence in the region.  Ultimately, according to Tillerson, ‘the United States will remain in Syria’ until certain conditions are met which include the complete destruction of ISIS, Assad’s removal from power, and the return of refugees to a stabilized country.”

Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/tillerson-pledges-open-ended-military-presence-syria-counter-iran

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US Ally Turkey Attacks US-Backed Forces In Syria

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“Contradiction has become the norm for US foreign policy over the past many years – an observation that is clear to anyone even remotely paying attention.  On Tuesday the US State Department spokesperson was asked during the daily press briefing about the obvious contradiction inherent in US ally and NATO member Turkey shelling US-backed Kurdish forces in Afrin – the Kurdish held zone in northwest Syria near the Turkish border.”

Read more: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/watch-state-department-respond-us-ally-turkey-attacks-us-backed-forces-syria

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US, UK soldiers wear terrorist YPG uniforms in Syria camps

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“Despite the PKK being listed as a terrorist group by the U.S., European Union, and U.K., the U.S.-led coalition supports the PYD and YPG as the most effective partner against Daesh, overlooking their proven links with the PKK.”

Read more: https://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2018/01/12/us-uk-soldiers-wear-terrorist-ypg-uniforms-in-syria-camps

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