{"id":60184,"date":"2015-06-03T12:56:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=60184"},"modified":"2015-06-03T12:56:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T16:56:23","slug":"iraq-iran-deploy-troops-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=60184","title":{"rendered":"Iraq, Iran deploy troops to Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know how much more confusing this war against ISIS can get. Hezbollah (which has been supporting al Qaeda in the Golan Heights) has sent fighters to Ira to fight ISIS. Iran (which has been supporting Yemeni rebels in that country) is fighting against ISIS in Iraq. Both support the Syrian government, while the US wants to restore the democratically-elected Yemeni government but remove the Syrian government all while fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria. I had to diagram that with Crayolas before I wrote it. Now, the AFP<\/a> reports that both Iraq and Iran are sending troops to Syria to protect the Syrian government which is hanging on by their fingernails in some areas of Syria;<\/p>\n

“Around 7,000 Iranian and Iraqi fighters have arrived in Syria over the past few weeks and their first priority is the defence of the capital. The larger contingent is Iraqi,” the source said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

“The goal is to reach 10,000 men to support the Syrian army and pro-government militias, firstly in Damascus, and then to retake Jisr al-Shughur because it is key to the Mediterranean coast and the Hama region” in central Syria, he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the Iraqi deployment is quixotic in that Iraq troops recently abandoned their weapons and equipment in order to un-ass Ramadi in the face of an ISIS assault. I guess the only way to look at this whole mess is to define it as a pan-Arab sectarian war – Sunni vs. Shi’ite. Since most US troops are neither, they probably shouldn’t be there. Continued US involvement is only going to turn out bad for us, since more than likely, whatever we do at this point will be the wrong thing. <\/p>\n

It would have been made simpler if this administration had done something, anything at the beginning of the Syrian Civil War to settle that before the rise of ISIS. <\/p>\n

But, hey, the president tells us the good news is that we are “more respected”<\/a> than we were when he assumed office. I liked it better when we were feared<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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