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Obama's Drone War, Aleppo, and the Syria Proxy War
from We Are The News · #23
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6 minTim and his guest discuss John Brennan as architect of Obama's drone war, debate the morality of the Syrian conflict and Aleppo's fall, and speculate whether the US is deliberately prolonging the war as a proxy Cold War against Russia.
- 44:28John Brennan is the major architect of Obama's drone war.
- 45:06Obama is known for the kind of prudent drone war—blow up that wedding.
- 45:22Tim questions why the U.S. funds Syrian rebels without giving them enough resources to actually win.
- 45:42The U.S. is partially to blame for the massacre in Aleppo.
- 46:06Aleppo fell last night; people are being raped and killed in the streets.
- 46:30Russia backs Assad, but the U.S. is also helping the rebels without committing fully.
- 46:54Tim argues the U.S. keeps the fight going without helping either side actually win.
- 47:20Why has removing Assad become the focal point of U.S. foreign policy in Syria?
- 47:44This looks like a purposeful stalemate—is it about pipelines, resources, or keeping another theater of operations open?
- 48:22The U.S. took a hard line on Putin, which isolates him and backs him into a corner instead of achieving anything.
- 49:05Tim complains about a disgusting Oreo milkshake texture from a restaurant.
AleppoJohn BrennanSyriaBashar al-AssadVladimir PutinBarack ObamaGeorge W. Bushdrone warHillary Clinton