Ruth Sherlock has a thought-provoking article at the Telegraph. Here's a quote;
As this slow war progresses there are plenty of signs of the religious aspect of the conflict. The DailyTelegraph witnessed the black flag used by al Qaeda flying high in several villages and on pick up trucks of rebel fighters. The men insist it was merely a tribute to their God and not a sign of allegiance to al Qaeda.
Now that's a good one! We are merely flying the Al-Qaeda flag because we love God, not that we've anything to do with Al-Qaeda... please start humanitarian bombing immediately thank you!
Sherlock is in Syria and apparently all the actual fighters she's meeting are religious fundamentalists. The "secular opposition" prefers to fight in London and Paris and Washington.
This presents quite a dilemma for Obama. The war cheerleaders at The Foundation for the Defense of Democracy and others have been pushing hard for greater American involvement. Their ultimate goal is of course a war on the Ayatollahs next door, but Syrian intervention is recognized as the opening front.
But it looks like Obama is going to refrain from sending supplies and reinforcements to Al-Qaeda, at least until after November.
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