Congratulations, Assad: You successfully got the US to bomb your enemies instead of you
Posted on AllSides September 24th, 2014
From The Left
Almost precisely one year ago, the Obama administration was so enraged with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, whose campaign of terror in the Syrian civil war had killed thousands of civilians, including with chemical weapons, that President Obama was personally making the case for launching off-shore strikes against Assad. For a president who so assiduously avoids military conflict, it was a remarkable step for Obama to not only consider but aggressively advocate acts of war against Assad.
Not only did Obama never attack Assad, but he is now sending the American...