At the Strategic Culture Foundation, Lucas Leiroz details the actions of the United States and Israel in fomenting radical groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda in Syria in order to topple the regime of Bashar al Assad. Leiroz notes the recent revelations on the topic from former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, and concludes:
In the end, what emerges is a recurring pattern of external intervention marked by strategic cynicism. By betting on chaos as a tool of power, the U.S. and Israel contributed to deepening divisions and fueling conflicts whose consequences extend far beyond Syria’s national borders. Today, there are signs that a similar approach may be unfolding in Iran through the encouragement of Kurdish militias, which have been associated with acts of terrorism. The continued reliance on the instrumentalization of extremism may ultimately come at a high cost – even for American interests themselves.
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Kent explained the timeline from the war in Iraq to the Arab Spring, to the rise of ISIS, and the fall of Syria on the Shawn Ryan Show. The relevant discussion happens at 52:25 in the video below.
