IRONY OF ALL IRONIES .......

An interesting article , by Seymour Hersh , for the London review of books , entitled " military to military " published on Dec. 23  2015 , was e-mailed to my attention from a good friend .


It argued many known situations , policies and actualities from the past 4 to 5 years of the ongoing war in Syria , as well as Iraq and other parts of the Middle East , the interesting twist was the way they were linked to come up with a conclusion of change in the world's attitude toward the conflict .


Only a Sey. Hersh's  exclusive talent and proven forte could put it all so eloquently , as I believe he is one of the best and highest press investigators with many proven previous works .  One could accept and ultimately agree to most of his claims , as they are based on well documented conversations and commentaries , One could also concede to all his insinuations , and more so lately by observing the turn of events and declared intentions of rapprochement between the U.S and Russia , and of course the situation on the ground .


One could consent or not , like it or not ,  some might object to these scenarios because of ideological stands and or hatred and condemnation to Bashar Al Assad , his regime and entourage . But the truth of the matter is that if  Mr. Assad goes out now , and his regime and apparatus disintegrate , some very ugly scenes indeed  will surely be witnessed , worse than what we've seen until now , and an IS  of some type will be empowered  de facto .


The U.S. and its Western Allies , have no choice but to accept the new situation on the ground , consequently  play along  the Russian point of view , backed by the Chinese , Iranians and others , as they all now consider ISIS and all its affiliates and cousins , the number one and only enemy .


Only few Sunni  countries will try to pseudo align themselves with Saudi , Qatar and Turkey against the rest of the world in tolerating and fueling the Islamists to uproot the Syrian regime and its leader .  Hence , the horrific idea that comes immediately to mind ; that the whole world is shifting to legitimize Mr. Assad and his basic regime for years to come , I'd say years and years to come .


It's Ironic to say the least , isn't it ?? and no thanks to a non existent real civil opposition or leadership with real representation of the Syrian people after 5 years of civil war , death and destruction . It's clearly now , Assad versus IS and its terrorism , turning all the opposition into more or less terrorists , and making the Assad figure and regime the only choice available left to save the country and the remaining inhabitants .


One would sarcastically smile at such an outcome , after hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of people killed , injured , tortured and made to vanish and disappear , thousands left brutally to starve to death under siege , millions deported to wherever , and a greedy early look for a reconstruction money that's going to trickle through present tycoons belonging to the regime .


It's tragic when all of us outsiders who watched and lived through these sad events , who lived it and remember it from early beginnings till now , to have to agree and accept de facto politics that call for Mr. Assad to be the savior and winner , it is in fact the irony of all ironies .


My usual many appreciative thanks for your times and help spreading the word .