Whether the West/Gulf should or shouldn't, some form of military intervention appears inevitable. I expect as brutal and complex of a conflict as any oppositionist, but I think the rise of an Islamic autocrat or another anti-American tyrant is also overblown by Western commentators. This war should be fought long - through insurgency - instead of prioritizing quicker, conventional methods such as air-strikes. An insurgency may take 5-10 years and cost tens of thousands of lives, but guerrilla warfare is specifically designed to challenge superior opponents. The urgency to stop Syria's violence runs contrary to the time needed to organize a proper insurgency.
Al-Assad will not stop his counterrevolution until every revolutionary is dead, and the human cost of inaction could eventually exceed an intervention. America and the EU shared this responsibility whether they want to or not.
Here is the number one reason why not to intervene in Syria.
ReplyDeleteIf THEY say it is a good idea.
Then rest assured it is a BAD IDEA.
Whether the West/Gulf should or shouldn't, some form of military intervention appears inevitable. I expect as brutal and complex of a conflict as any oppositionist, but I think the rise of an Islamic autocrat or another anti-American tyrant is also overblown by Western commentators. This war should be fought long - through insurgency - instead of prioritizing quicker, conventional methods such as air-strikes. An insurgency may take 5-10 years and cost tens of thousands of lives, but guerrilla warfare is specifically designed to challenge superior opponents. The urgency to stop Syria's violence runs contrary to the time needed to organize a proper insurgency.
ReplyDeleteAl-Assad will not stop his counterrevolution until every revolutionary is dead, and the human cost of inaction could eventually exceed an intervention. America and the EU shared this responsibility whether they want to or not.