John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE FROM VETERAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS FOR SANITY IN RUSSIA INSIDER
Ex-US Intelligence Officers Warn Trump Over Syria Attack: 'Don't Be Surprised When the Russians Start Firing Their Missiles'
"We know that your advisers tend to be dangerously dismissive of Russian capabilities and intentions"
"Russian missile-armed naval and air units are now deployed in unprecedented numbers to engage those tempted to interfere with Syrian and Russian forces trying to clean out the terrorists from Idlib"
https://russia-insider.com/en/ex-us-intelligence-officers-warn-trump-over-syria-attack-dont-be-surprised-when-russians-start
An excellent statement of the situation.
Unfortunately, what John Bolton represents, as do Nikki Haley and a number of others in the administration, are the Neocons and the Israel lobby.
Those are the people pushing the renewed aggressiveness in Syria.
Just as with Trump’s (illegal) recognition of Jerusalem which was pushed hard for by Netanyahu and American Sheldon Adelson, billionaire and dogged Netanyahu supporter.
Trump should never have agreed to this de-stabilizing illegality, but he is worried about being re-elected in 2020, and Adelson offers tens of millions of dollars, as he has done many times for the politicians he likes. He literally keeps Netanyahu afloat with money and publicity support.
The truth is America has no genuine interests of its own in destroying Syria, and Assad is a pretty decent head of government for the region, but the men running Israel loathe him, and Washington is constantly made to feel their pressure.
After all, Israel’s government wants to keep the land it stole from Syria and perhaps steal more. Already, a Trump-appointed American official has publicly mused about the United States recognizing the occupied Golan Heights as part of Israel, and that goes against all international law and order.
The Neocons and the Israel lobby are entrenched and powerful in Washington.
But no one can say so openly in Western media.
Trump has buckled every time these people push him.
He likes to be regarded as strong and decisive, but he is not at all.
His weakness has been on display for all those who want to look, taking off their blinders of ideology. Why is Bolton even in his post?
Everyone has known what a horror he is for long years. You could not find a worse character if you tried.
There is a terrific interview in Sputnik from a rare American politician giving a fair-minded assessment of Syria. It is only the truth that many who study the situation understand, but it is so unusual to hear from an American political source.
I assume the Senator is not dependent on funds and publicity in his state from the Israel lobby or he would never speak this way. See:
https://sputniknews.com/interviews/201809101067877625-us-senator-black-syria-interview/
Further on John Bolton and the Neocons, as I write this, we have this development:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-administration-palestinian-mission-embassy-washington-israel-john-bolton-plo-a8530656.html
