Oh dear, another day, another “cessation of hostilities” in Syria that is likely to be anything but. How come?As news reports make abundantly clear, the main external protagonists are supposed to deliver their clients and proxies to a cessation of hostilities (legally distinct from a “ceasefire.”) That means the U.S., Saudi, and Turkish governments have to deliver their guys, and the Russians and Iranians have to deliver their guys—the Assad regime, such as it is, Hizballah, and a rat’s nest of Shi’a militias.The real problem, however, and the essence to understanding what is probably going on, forces one to understand …read more
Source: The American Interest
