US Suddenly More Concerned About Civilians Than Getting Rid Of Al-Qaeda In Syria

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17 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US is using its military might to shield, rather than eradicate, Al-Qaeda.

Now that Al-Qaeda’s last major foothold in Syria is under threat, the US has suddenly become deeply concerned about civilians that could be caught in the crossfire.

Their concern is such that Washington has threatened that even a conventional attack on Idlib,  a province branded “a terrorist nest” By Russia, could result in military action from the US and its allies.

Syrian government forces are reportedly preparing to liberate the northwestern province from the terrorists.

RT reports: Idlib, it seems, is different: The US military has always found a way to justify its anti-terrorism operations – even in urban areas. In fact, as Nicolas J. S. Davies, author of ‘Blood On Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq’, told RT, the US military continues to loosen its rules of engagement so that its bombing campaigns don’t run into any red tape.

“The Obama administration had already loosened rules of engagement in the war against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq to permit more killing of civilians in the bombing campaign the US conducted,” Davies said.

“They expended over 100,000 bombs and missiles to destroy cities like Raqqa and Mosul. President Trump has reportedly loosened rules of engagement further.”

RT’s Igor Zhdanov looks into how the US approach in fighting terrorists differs depending on the region – or the motive

Meanwhile, Washington’s threats to take military action to deter a Syrian assault on the terrorist held province has prompted Fox News host Tucker Carlson to ask the obvious question:
Why would the US bomb a country to protect terrorists?

So 17 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the US is using its military might to shield, rather than eradicate, Al-Qaeda.

1 Comment

  1. August 6th 1945 and August 9th 1945 ring a bell with this nation that is so concerned about civilian lives, This nation bombed not one, but two civilan cities with little if any at all military targets on these dates and killed approximately 250 million people in the blink of an eye. The two cities were Nagasaki and Hiroshima. and now this nation has the audacity to talk about civilian deaths and casualties done by another that have not yet even happened, talk about hypocrisy at the worst level. And the kicker is had this nation and the nation that tells it what to do had kept their noses out of Syria, we would not be reading or hearing about Syria today.

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