Western observers : Obama Policy Only Profitable Assad in Syria and Iran

Western observers : Obama Policy Only Profitable Assad in Syria and Iran
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KIBLAT.NET - Last week , Frederic Hof , a former high-ranking officials in the Obama administration to Syrian affairs , was asked whether the U.S. government has a well-planned strategy in Syria . Hof , who has since left the U.S. government has been a strong critic of the Syrian government policy , were asked to answer a question from a journalist at a conference in Lebanon who criticize U.S. silence over Syrian conflict . U.S. strategy in Syria is currently visible only play safe while sitting comfortably in between the two warring sides , while the Sunni jihadist proxy of Iran and mutually destroy each other .
Hof did not agree to it, he instead offers that the U.S. government's policy is " avoidance " . The strategy was driven by President Obama's determination not to get involved in another civil war in the Middle East , especially as Syria is not something that is considered Obama as U.S. core interests .
Hof also refused boasted revealed by White House chief of staff Denis McDonough at the New York Times last year that the Obama strategy is to crush Hezbollah and Al - Qaeda in Syria . The article is another example of the White House message that is intended to support Obama's decision not to intervene in Syria following the ' disappearance ' of chemical weapons . However , it does not mean that Obama's policies are not supported by a broader vision for its strategy in the region . The Obama administration has made a well-planned strategy . The U.S. along with Obama's apparent pro - Iranian .
U.S. Policy in Syria
Strategic vision of the White House on Iran are likely to ease tensions between them . Washington also integrate Tehran into a new regional framework . This vision raises strategic preferences and policy choices , which has been proven in Syria , Iraq , and Lebanon . In line with the broader vision , this option is very beneficial and detrimental to the interests of the Iranian and Syrian fighters local Sunnis who support them .
To understand how this strategic preferences played in Syria , we first have to identify that the Obama administration has set a goal to be achieved there . At a recent panel in Washington , former U.S. government officials in Syria , Ambassador Robert Ford , explains that , " From the beginning , we have seen the only way out of this conflict is that eventually there will be negotiations between the opposition and the regime . " Indeed , Ford has made it clear that this is what he was trying to do in Damascus in the summer of 2011 . idea to the completion of negotiations with the Obama regime to base policy to this day .
What's more , the U.S. government has confirmed that they want this war ended in a perpetuation of the Assad regime survival . A determination is euphemistically called " preserving state institutions . " In line with the desired result , government officials have stated that they do not want to see a group of opposition fighters win in Syria . No need to explain further , this preference clearly states that the U.S. pro - regime .
Over the past three years , the government has choices consistent with desired goals . They always make decisions that prevent supporters of the opposition , but not with the Assad regime . The White House also maneuvering to block the path of political and military opposition supporters countries such as France , Turkey , and Saudi Arabia .
When these countries are trying to fight the Russian veto in the UN Security Council , the U.S. government supports Moscow , Syria's main partner . The White House also vetoed the supply of arms to the opposition with weapons that can balance the delivery of war .
But not only that . Washington to block any attempt to weaken the Assad military , but refused to carry out attacks against the Assad regime after the incident the use of chemical weapons in the past year . The U.S. also forces the opposition to negotiate with Assad when he held the momentum .
Sunni terrorists
In addition , although Obama has said that the main interest of the U.S. is dismantling " terrorist networks that threaten our people " . In Syria , the label is only applied to the Sunni militias and supporters . However , the Shia militias and Iranian fighter assets that are being fought by Sunni groups never entered the U.S. counter-terrorism plan in Syria . Thus , the White House has publicly pressed Sunni countries in the region to limit all sources of aid that could end up in the hands of the jihadists .
In contrast , the U.S. has not done the same with Tehran and its allies . Examples are Nouri Maliki government in Iraq . Even when Iraqi Shiite group backed by Iran that - some of them even attack American interests - has become an important factor in the survival of Assad . Moreover , in Lebanon , the U.S. has effectively partnered with Hezbollah against Salafi factions that have targeted bases to attack Shiite and Iranian interests in Beirut .
The White House is also actively assisting the Shia group not only in terms of a threat to security , but also to control the border with Assad pockets in western Syria . Thus , the U.S. has helped Iran maintain its strategic interests as well as maintaining the territorial proximity between the two interests in the Mediterranean .


Written by : Tony Badran , a researcher for the Foundation for Defense of Democracy
Source: https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/commentaryanalysis/544518-544518-obamas-had-a-strategy-all-along