The Genesis of Sectarian Violence in Syria - Antiwar
How did the situation get to this point?
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and severe sectarian violence in Syria are direct outcomes of policies dating back to the “Clean Break” doctrine of 1996, by a D.C. think tank which counseled Benjamin #Netanyahu to make a “clean break” from “the previous government’s ‘peace process’.” (their quotes) which it saw as a serious weakness.
The “#CleanBreak” approach was further advanced by #HillaryClinton, who, as Secretary of State, together with CIA Director #DavidPetraeus, proposed arming Syrian rebels.
The White House rejected the plan, but, somehow, the momentum generated to overthrow #Assad was propelled by the #CIA, President #Obama’s 2012 presidential directive, which explicitly called for the overthrow of Syrian President #BasharAlAssad, merely authorized what was underway without his permission.
#Syria
How did the situation get to this point?
The ongoing humanitarian crisis and severe sectarian violence in Syria are direct outcomes of policies dating back to the “Clean Break” doctrine of 1996, by a D.C. think tank which counseled Benjamin #Netanyahu to make a “clean break” from “the previous government’s ‘peace process’.” (their quotes) which it saw as a serious weakness.
The “#CleanBreak” approach was further advanced by #HillaryClinton, who, as Secretary of State, together with CIA Director #DavidPetraeus, proposed arming Syrian rebels.
The White House rejected the plan, but, somehow, the momentum generated to overthrow #Assad was propelled by the #CIA, President #Obama’s 2012 presidential directive, which explicitly called for the overthrow of Syrian President #BasharAlAssad, merely authorized what was underway without his permission.
#Syria
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Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the 2003 U.S. invasion of #Iraq, key architects and commanders of this monstrous war crime, from #CondoleezzaRice to #DavidPetraeus, sit comfortably in cushy positions at top American #universities
Across the world, the #US invasion of Iraq is widely seen as a moral abomination, made possible by a campaign of deceit by the George W. #Bush administration, which falsely claimed that Iraq harbored weapons of mass destruction as pretext for an illegal invasion.(#CW)
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights labelled the invasion a “crime” and said the U.S. “committed #WarCrimes including #massacres and #torture on a massive scale.” Amnesty International emphasized the “gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by the US-led Coalition” during the invasion and occupation, which formally ended in 2011.
#Irak
Today, on the 22nd anniversary of the 2003 U.S. invasion of #Iraq, key architects and commanders of this monstrous war crime, from #CondoleezzaRice to #DavidPetraeus, sit comfortably in cushy positions at top American #universities
Across the world, the #US invasion of Iraq is widely seen as a moral abomination, made possible by a campaign of deceit by the George W. #Bush administration, which falsely claimed that Iraq harbored weapons of mass destruction as pretext for an illegal invasion.(#CW)
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights labelled the invasion a “crime” and said the U.S. “committed #WarCrimes including #massacres and #torture on a massive scale.” Amnesty International emphasized the “gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by the US-led Coalition” during the invasion and occupation, which formally ended in 2011.
#Irak