US-Turkey “Buffer Zone” to Save ISIS, Not Stop Them
Russia’s
intervention in Syria has derailed US regime-change efforts aimed at
Damascus. It also threatens America’s secondary objective of dividing
and destroying Syria as a functioning, unified nation-state. Long sought
after “buffer zones” also sometimes referred to as “free zones” or
“safe zones” still stand as the primary strategy of choice by the US and
its regional allies for the deconstruction of Syria’s sovereignty and
the intentional creation of a weak, failed state not unlike what the US
and NATO left within the borders of Libya since 2011.
And while the US seeks to sell its
“buffer zone” strategy under a variety of pretexts – from protecting
refugees to fighting the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL) – it is
admittedly a tactic aimed instead at America’s true objectives in Syria –
the destruction of its government, the division of its people, and the
eradication of its sovereignty.
“buffer zone” strategy under a variety of pretexts – from protecting
refugees to fighting the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL) – it is
admittedly a tactic aimed instead at America’s true objectives in Syria –
the destruction of its government, the division of its people, and the
eradication of its sovereignty.
