Syria, another war "until proven otherwise"
WHAT THE EXTREME LEFT SAY ABOUT THE WAR IN SYRIA
Of Alberto Negri
Source: The Manifesto
Synthesis- “This was and is essentially the Syrian conflict: an attack on Tehran's major ally, to the only Arab country that sided with the ayatollahs in Saddam Hussein's war to Imam Khomeini in 1980. Whether it now also becomes a war against Russia depends on US intervention: it ranges from a limited option, like a year ago with the launch of missiles, to a broader one that risks putting Washington in conflict with Moscow.
Assad nel 2011 Everyone wanted to get rid of him: Turkey, the monarchies of the Gulf, the Americans and Israel, the state that benefits most from the disintegration of the Arab nations. A tragic game that never changes and which is now strengthened by the arrival of John Bolton as Security Advisor, who some time ago declared "that the best deal to make with Iran is to bomb it".
It raises the air of war on a war that never ends. We will see what the US will do now as it declares it wants to protect the Syrians from the regime's alleged chemical weapons. The US reaction appears probable at this time. Italy, if they don't use NATO bases, it would be out of play, and fortunately: the last time it joined the Allied raids was to bomb Gaddafi in Libya with the disastrous results we know. Italy is firmly anchored at the losers' table of the Second World War (like Germany without having the economic weight) and he has no say in the matter, not even at his house. It is good to remember this when we are trying to establish the usual government with limited sovereignty. Other than "sovereignism". Read More
