It
has become increasingly clear that the US’s main objectives in Syria is
not their expressed goal of ‘fighting ISIS’. Their goal are regime
change, isolating Russian influence, balkanization of Syria Iraq, and
the creation of failed states. US presidential candidate and former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton herself recently stated that ‘removing Assad is the top priority”. The presence of ISIS and other terrorists groups serves these interests.
The
US sees the Syrian state as one of the last spheres of Russian
influence beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union and a threat to
the US’s Israeli ally in the region. The US has a history of using
terrorism to topple governments friendly to Russia. Al Qaeda itself was
borne of the US objective to topple the Soviet friendly government of
Afghanistan. The dismemberment of Russian-friendly Serbia and the
creation of Kosovo was done via the same means.
