US Aims to Spin Syria as ‘Matter of Homeland Security’
Officials Say Syria Near ‘Worst Case Scenario’
by Jason Ditz
AntiWar.com
February 09, 2014
On Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson dubbed the Syrian Civil War an “issue of homeland security for the United States,” while other officials express concern that Syria is nearing a “worst case scenario” for the US.
That worst case is a stalemated civil war, where al-Qaeda factions have control of significant territory and access to recruits they can use to launch attacks abroad, including at the United States.
Which is funny, because the US has long presented a protracted stalemate as its overt goal is Syria, arming the rebels enough to keep them in the fight and eventually force talks where the US could get a favorable settlement for themselves.
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