The Day After Damascus Falls
The Saudi-Israeli alliance has gone on the offensive, ramping up a
“regime change” war in Syria and, in effect, promoting a military
victory for Al-Qaeda or its spinoff, the Islamic State. But the
consequences of that victory could toll the final bell for the American
Republic, writes Robert Parry.
By Robert Parry
If
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets the same fate as Libya’s Muammar
Gaddafi or Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, much of Official Washington would
rush out to some chic watering hole to celebrate – one more “bad guy”
down, one more “regime change” notch on the belt. But the day after
Damascus falls could mark the beginning of the end for the American
Republic.
As Syria would descend into even bloodier chaos – with
an Al-Qaeda affiliate or its more violent spin-off, the Islamic State,
the only real powers left – the first instinct of American politicians
and pundits would be to cast blame, most likely at President Barack
Obama for not having intervened more aggressively earlier.
