The civil war in Syria began in 2011 and escalated for five years during the Obama presidency, yet President Obama – despite demands from leaders of both parties and think tanks across the spectrum – never once bombed Syrian government targets. Although the CIA under Obama spent $1 billion per year to covertly train and fund Assad’s enemies, it was never close to enough to topple Assad: just enough to keep the war going.
But Obama never bombed Assad or his military assets: a decision which, to this day, is scorned across official Washington. Hillary Clinton blasted Obama’s refusal to do …read more
Source: The Intercept
