General Martin Dempsey is at it again. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is traveling in the Middle East, seemingly making it clear that he doesn’t want any part of the war in Syria. As I reported a while back, in a letter to members of Congress Dempsey had earlier warned that all of the options open to the United States in the Syrian civil war are bad ones. At that time, Dempsey drew fire from hawks and from advocates who want more and stronger direct US involvement in the Syrian war.
Now, it appears that both Dempsey and the Obama administration are concerned about the Syrian war spreading into Jordan. In the past, the United States has used Jordan as a launching pad for CIA-trained rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. But the rebellion in Syria is boomeranging, or “blowing back,” as these things usually do.
Following reports that Syrian rebels, especially the radical Islamists, are trying to spread the conflict into Jordan—particularly ironic, since Jordan is funneling weapons to the anti-Assad fighters—The New York Times reports that Dempsey is concerned over the threat to Jordan:
Note EU-Digest: Basically the situation in Syria boils down to the word "chaos" whatever way you look at it and the country is systematically being destroyed.. Several things will need to happen if the conference planned by Russia and the US has a change to succeed. For one it will not only require no precondtions but certainly a participation of all parties concerned including all religious groups which are part of the Syrian secular fabric.
Read more: General Dempsey Again Warns on Syria War | The Nation
Now, it appears that both Dempsey and the Obama administration are concerned about the Syrian war spreading into Jordan. In the past, the United States has used Jordan as a launching pad for CIA-trained rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. But the rebellion in Syria is boomeranging, or “blowing back,” as these things usually do.
Following reports that Syrian rebels, especially the radical Islamists, are trying to spread the conflict into Jordan—particularly ironic, since Jordan is funneling weapons to the anti-Assad fighters—The New York Times reports that Dempsey is concerned over the threat to Jordan:
Note EU-Digest: Basically the situation in Syria boils down to the word "chaos" whatever way you look at it and the country is systematically being destroyed.. Several things will need to happen if the conference planned by Russia and the US has a change to succeed. For one it will not only require no precondtions but certainly a participation of all parties concerned including all religious groups which are part of the Syrian secular fabric.
Read more: General Dempsey Again Warns on Syria War | The Nation
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