The Obama, Kerry and Clinton legacy

The Obama, Kerry and Clinton legacy is clear. Their action and inaction has resulted in a refugee problem not seen since the second world war.The Iran nuclear debacle and the rise of the new Iranian ‘Persian Empire’ allied with a resurgent Russian Empire armed with nuclear weapons is taking shape.

Russia and Iran have joined forces to make certain Assad survives. Russian warplanes have been sent to Syria along with ground troops. Obama and Kerry continue their mantra that Assad must go but haven’t said when he should go. About 350,000 Syrians have been killed and over 4 million people are homeless. Russia and Iran are victorious in the face of Obama’s failure to assist the rebels when it was possible to do so.

Libya

Libya is now a failed State and home to IS and other Jihadists. The U.S. had no strategic interest in Libya but was induced by Sect. Clinton to destroy the Qaddafi regime to satisfy England and France.

Iran

Iran is now doing their own inspections and giving the U.N. nuclear agency whitewashed results. The agreement was supposed to allow unfettered inspection anywhere and anytime. The Iran debacle and rise of a new ‘Persian Empire’ is in the process of unfolding. Iran continues to threaten the U.S. and Israel. War will escalate between the various Muslim factions in the region and a world war is in the making.

Russia and Iran are the new hegemony partners in the Middle East

The Nixon administration prevented Russia from becoming the hegemony in the Middle East 50 years ago in order to protect U.S. interests in this strategic region. It took the team of Obama, Kerry and Clinton about six years to destroy U.S. influence in the region.

We can only pray that a new president in 2017 will change  the path the U.S. has followed over the last six and a half years and restore America’s strength and resolve to protect America and its allies.

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Russia’s Return to Middle East – Yaroslav Trofimov
Russia’s return to the Middle East, with its lightning military deployment to Syria, is fundamentally different from the Cold War. Because Moscow is no longer constrained by ideology, it could ultimately prove more successful in challenging American influence in the region. “Russia today is not trying to spread its own model of life – in part because there is no such model,” said Andranik Migranyan, a professor at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations. A perception in the Middle East that the U.S. has pulled back and can’t be trusted to protect its allies helps lubricate Russian ambitions. (Wall Street Journal)

What Will the Russians Do in Syria? – Jonathan Spyer
The arrival of Russian personnel and equipment in Latakia province is intended to bolster the Syrian regime’s enclave in the western coastal area as part of a larger effort on the part of the regime and its allies to consolidate control over roughly 20% of Syria. The deployment suggests a limited ground component, with a greater focus on air operations to back beleaguered government forces and relieve pressure on Assad’s overstretched air force.
Ibrahim al-Amin, editor of the pro-Iran and pro-Hizbullah Al-Akhbar newspaper in Lebanon, announced the arrival of the “4+1” alliance. The “4” are Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria, plus Hizbullah. According to Amin, this new alliance is to include the “sending of Russian and Iranian special forces to the areas controlled by…Assad.” The Russians will “play a prominent role on the ground and will participate in combat on the battlefield with their advanced weaponry by leading operations and taking part in artillery shelling [and] air raids.” The writer is director of the Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs and a fellow at the Middle East Forum. (Jerusalem Post)

Russia: The New Landlord in Syria – Yossi Mansharof
Russia has established a clear presence in Syria and is lending significant power to Assad. In addition, Iran has increased its military presence in Syria and, according to rebel reports, established an airbase near Homs for use by its own forces and Russia’s. Russian forces have already become a target for rebel groups. On Sept. 17, Jaysh al-Islam released a video documenting a Grad rocket attack it carried out against Russians at Latakia airport. The writer is a researcher at the Ezri Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at the University of Haifa. (Israel Hayom)

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