The last few days of the Geneva II peace talks took place under the shadow of US arms transfers to Syrian rebels, with a lot of fear that the US was trying to undermine the deal. The talks ended with no deals, but a plan to resume mid-February.
Rebels are reporting that virtually the moment the talks ended, the US started pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to rebel commanders in Jordan. The money was given on condition that they “pressure Assad” in between the talks.
The rebels coming out of Jordan have moved against southern Syria in an offensive known as Geneva Horan, with 68 units trying to take over government territory in the area before the new talks begin next week.
Gulf states are reportedly also bankrolling the rebels, paying them monthly salaries and buying them large quantities of weapons. The US has reportedly promised “high quality weaponry” for the offensive within the next two weeks as well, which is sure to be a major topic of discussion at those next Geneva talks.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I find it very odd that none of these "radical Islamic" rebels and other groups aren't attacking Israel.
When the dust settles will the US continue to support those rebels, who will want to be a part of that corrupt government? Afghanistan come to mind, where a trillion dollars went south.
America can't pay its school teachers and is pulling the plug on their senior citizens.
Sec. of State Kerry, according to serial liars McCain and Graham, says diplomacy has failed even as the USG does its best to ensure that it does. It is a strange kind of diplomacy that begins by excluding a major player (Iran) after an invitation to participate was already accepted, and setting the desired US goal of regime change as a precondition for talks where that topic is also the only option for discussion.
Sec. of State Kerry, according to serial liars McCain and Graham, says diplomacy has failed even as the USG does its best to ensure that it does. It is a strange kind of diplomacy that begins by excluding a major player (Iran) after an invitation to participate was already accepted, and setting the desired US goal of regime change as a precondition for talks where that topic is also the only option for discussion.