According to a 2012 Pentagon report declassified in 2015, the U.S. Administration was fully aware that it was cultivating the rise of the Islamic State. The report reveals that Western governments coordinated with Gulf States and Turkey to intentionally support al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups to topple dictator Bashir al-Assad in Syria despite anticipating that doing so could lead to the emergence of an extremist “Salafist Principality” or an “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The declassified Pentagon document foresaw the likely rise of the Islamic State as a direct consequence of the strategy, but described this outcome as a strategic opportunity to “isolate the Syrian regime.” This also was credible justification for the U.S. to sell weapons to replenish and modernize U.S. allies such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. What was not clear up until the release of the document time was how the U.S. predetermined the course of events in the Middle East.
“…There is the possibility of establishing a declared or undeclared Salafist Principality in eastern Syria (Hasaka and Der Zor),” the declassified document says, “and this is exactly what the supporting powers to the opposition want, in order to isolate the Syrian regime…”
While some media outlets have reported on the U.S. intelligence community’s internal prediction of the rise of ISIS, none of them have accurately acknowledged the details exposing how the West knowingly fostered a sectarian, al-Qaeda-driven rebellion in Syria, with its consequential and massive bloodshed, human suffering and mass migration into Europe.
In spite of being acutely aware of the dire risks of this strategy, the Pentagon went ahead anyway. “The establishment of such a ‘Salafist Principality’ in eastern Syria, it says, would create ‘the ideal atmosphere for AQI (al-Qaeda in Iraq) to return to its old pockets in Mosul and Ramadi.’”
Charles Shoebridge, a former British counter-terrorism intelligence officer, said: “Throughout the early years of the Syria crisis, the US and UK governments, and almost universally the West’s mainstream media, promoted Syria’s rebels as moderate, liberal, secular, democratic, and therefore deserving of the West’s support.” None of it was true.
Brad Hoff, a former US Marine affirmed that “US intelligence predicted the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), but instead of clearly delineating the group as an enemy, the report envisions the terror group as a US strategic asset,” and offers a “tool for regime change in Syria.”
No wonder critics of the U.S. strategy have repeatedly raised questions about the role of coalition allies in intentionally providing extensive support to Islamist terrorist groups in Syria. Russia saw through it clearly and eventually began its own campaign against ISIS which was much more effective than the half-hearted U.S. campaign.
US Vice President Joe Biden, admitted in 2014 that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Turkey had funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Islamist rebels in Syria that metamorphosed into ISIS, though he did not admit “that the entire covert strategy was sanctioned and supervised by the U.S., Britain, France, Israel and other Western powers.”
All of this raises troubling questions about the intentions of the U.S., Britain and other allies. Why would they deliberately create so much death, misery and suffering in an effort to destabilize a dictatorial regime in Syria?
War doesn’t just happen spontaneously. It is cultivated by earthly powers with ambitions under the guidance of their unseen leader. How can the U.S. President, his officials and advisors sleep at night knowing they have created so much bloodshed, misery and chaos?
“Today the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Everything in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Saviour’s prophecy of the events to precede His coming: ‘Ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars… Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…’” Lift Him Up, page 364.
“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof… The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word… The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.” Isaiah 24:1-5.
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Jeff Woodman
Wednesday August 17th, 2016 at 09:09 AMISIS is the “civilian security force” Obama promised US in 2008. Obama spent 6 trillion dollars in his first term creating them. Many people I ask forgot that Obama turned off the debt clock at the beginning of his second term so the total number of money he spent is far from accurate. In fact the true numbers use to be available on google, but three years ago google admitted deleting 500,000 pages from its search engine, I can’t imagine how many are gone by now. Much of history is being deleted. IF US troops were still in Iraq ISIS would cease to exist, that is why he pulled US out.
Another fishy scheme of Obama’s is the Turkey coupe. The reason I know Obama was behind it is because it failed miserably like everything he does. Turkey has 50 of our nukes and 1500 military personal “hostage”. When is the lamestream media going to report on that??? As soon as it is convenient for Obama to declare martial law over it. This is a perfect opportunity for Obama to cancel elections. Just before election if the media starts to tout these 50 nukes that Erdogan has we know martial law is just around the corner. This martial law will only last for a short time, just long enough to cancel elections. Erdogan is putting on a show with Russia to make this conspiracy actually seem credible. Erdogan is Obama’s friend… We’ll see how all this plays out.
MARVIN B. MOLINA
Wednesday August 17th, 2016 at 02:31 PMAmen
M J
Saturday September 3rd, 2016 at 09:24 PMWow, ISIS a referendum on President Obama! ?! This is similar to the claims that President Obama is responsible for Terrorist Acts including Sept 11, 2001 BEFORE he became President!
I guess the Bushes had NOTHING to do with anything, their hands are washed CLEAN in many American minds. They helped our standing in the Middle East!
The truth is, once having meddled – based on outright lies, fueled by revenge and prejudice, – where the U.S. should NOT have been – NO action or in action will come out without sprouting NEW problems.
Furthermore, Westerners are clueless when it comes to knowing who is on who’s side. We pay attention to modern “borders” but Middle Easterners do NOT. They are into religious tribal sects and “scores to settle”. Westerners had NO business over there. They cannot solve any of these issues, they can only make them worse.
In addition, many of those that bemoan President Obama’s actions (or in actions) in the Middle East not only ignore the reasons why we are there, but have absolutely NO reasonable, coherent, or sane solution. But I have heard, “kill (bomb) them all in the name of the Lord” – from CHRISTIANS!.
Is this really God’s directive?
Why do Seventh-Day Adventist who are commissioned to preach to every,… etc. so full of hate and bias on this Middle Eastern dilemma? Why is it that they cannot see objectively without hate and prejudice?
Please do not use terrorist acts, people that do not know and follow God are capable of anything. Just watch when the world (that includes the WEST) persecutes REAL Christians! They have guillotines by the way!
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