Obama's Syria Policy on Verge of Defeat at Putin's Hands
BY PATRICK POOLE FEBRUARY 8, 2016
In early October, Obama warned that the Russian air campaign targeting the Syrian rebels, which had just begun, threatened to draw Putin into a "quagmire." The D.C. foreign policy "smart set" and the establishment media that have been cheerleaders for Obama's Syria policy since 2011 dutifully followed along with the received "quagmire" narrative.
Now, four months later, the rebel stronghold of Aleppo -- Syria's largest city and former commercial center -- is surrounded, and Obama's entire Syria policy teeters on the verge of complete defeat.
The rebels, now completely abandoned by the Obama administration, walked out of the peace talks in Geneva last week, and their future is looking bleak.
Here's a sampling of media over the past few days:
Washington Post - Syrian rebels are losing Aleppo and perhaps also the war (Feb. 4)
The Daily Beast - Is this game over for Assad's enemies? (Feb. 6)
Voice of America - Moderate Syrian rebel factions face wipe-out (Feb. 7)
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/02/08/obamas-syria-policy-on-the-verge-of-near-defeat-at-putins-hands/
