Grading Obama’s Middle East Strategy (Sensibly): Part II: Syria
... were inspired by their Arab brethren in the happier days of the Arab Spring in 2011. This was, generally, a struggle for freedom,... ... 2012 the CIA began helping U.S. allies Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar vet and identify rebels moderate enough to recommend them ... ... publicly by several major Western governments (including that of the United States), Human Rights Watch, and later by the United Nations.... ... international meddlers in this conflict (e.g. Russia, Iran, Hezbollah, the Gulf states…), and 4.) since the overall post-2003 Iraq ...