The logic is that by removing and replacing an undesirable leader that the political situation in the country will change. This is flawed logicThe US military strike against the Shayrat military base,in response to a brutal chemical weapons attack on civilians in the rebel-held area of Khan Sheikhoun, has the Twitterverse and media fulminating over the idea of US-led regime change in Syria. Now to be objective, and no one knows really what the president is thinking,not even apparently his chief diplomat or his UN envoy, who beget sent conflicting messages. But let’s gash to the chase – this is a very, and very bad idea.
President Obama was heavily criticized for not doing more in Syria,but he made a difficult decision that was in many ways the factual one. The continuing devastation there cries out for a response; do something” is the inherent plea. But do something is not a strategy and regime change is a particularly bad take on doing something. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com