I would have preferred stronger language however …
Am of course speaking of the little guy currently occupying the White House and his about to be released attack on Syria.
It will do nothing nor mean anything.
There was a time a couple of years back when it would have been timely – i.e. topple an enemy leader and show the world that the West has no time for truly bad guys.
Now positions have hardened so in the fields of Syria we find two bad guys – tweedle dee and tweedle dum as it were – aka the Government of Syria along with extreme Iranian backed thugs on one hand and on the other side – Al Qaeda backed extremists.
You have to wish that both sides lose at this point.
So here is where the dear little guy enters the picture. So what should he do?
But first let’s take a step back:
The west, led by the United States, has declared war on Al Qaeda this despite the fact that the little guy who currently occupies the White House refuses to define who exactly Al Qaeda consists of.
In addition there are three nations which are bitter opponents of the West - namely, Iran, Syria and North Korea. (China and Russia are in line to join this select group).
Given this we in the west should be doing everything in our power to defeat these 3 countries and this one terrorist group.
So this takes us back to the situation in Syria.
When the trouble started there two or so years ago – the U.S. should have taken President Assad out – rather than Libya’s harmless clown Gaddafi.
It would have shown to the world – especially to muslim terrorists and to the other 2 rogue states that it does not pay to plot and scheme against Western Democracies.
The opportunity was squandered by the little guy who currently occupies the White House in his mistaken belief that he could befriend these psychopaths.
Moving ahead today – he finds himself drawn into a conflict where both sides are his stated enemies.
Some say – including many of our distinguished military that we should sit on our hands and let the two devils go at it.
Humanitarians amongst us say we have to do something because Assad has stooped to using chemical weapons.
Obama has let it be known that he wants to do a 1 to 3 day surgical strike – meaning an air strike to diminish Syria’s ability to strike the rebels from the sky – e.g. by planes / missiles.
If he goes ahead with that plan – after the surgical strike – things will return to normal – and the current conflict will be guaranteed to go on and on.
Hence the title of Spitting into the wind.
So Galagher, what should the West do?
As I have said, Assad should have been taken out at the very beginning … before the current positions hardened.
Failure to have done that – leaves only the solution of imposing a no fly (no missile) zone over Syria for the remainder of the conflict – similar to that imposed by NATO on Libya.
This will even the match and reduce civilian causalities including the horrendous gassing of Syrians that we just witnessed.
The Little Guy’s surgical response will come and go.
Eventually though the no fly zone will be imposed.
By all means – a boots on the ground approach should never happen ever. We have seen plenty of evidence in this new century and last – that it no longer works especially in non-democratic countries such as these.
Regardless though of what action is now taken by us – evil will be the eventual winner in Syria and the real losers will be the Syrian people themselves.
As I see it…
‘K.D. Galagher’
