Partition of Syria and Iraq - New Kurdistan State

[Musburger1]

Looks like that's the US plan.

The US is winning the race to Raqqa, the defacto ISIS capital. The US is in Syria illegally, ostensibly to defeat ISIS but that isn't the primary objective. The US has embedded troops with the Kurds in order to take Raqqa and at the same time has cordoned off both the Turks and the Syrian army. The idea is to partition Syria and possibly Iraq as well by creating a Kurdistan state that can be managed by the US. Theoretically, this would allow the US to keep a foothold in this region should Turkey pull further away by creating military bases, and also continue antagonizing Assad down the road. Israel hopes to eventually land their own gas pipeline into Europe and hopes to usurp as much territory away from Syria as possible. The US will defend this illegal invasion and usurpation of land by stating the purpose is to create safe zones. Both Syria and Turkey are greatly perturbed by the US move but there probably isn't anything either one can do about it. Well, sort of. Turkey could leave NATO, and flood Europe with more refugees. Syria can't do anything, and most likely Russia isn't going to escalate although they will continue to arm the Syrians as will Iran.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/breaki...urce=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles

http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-for...ce-in-preparation-for-syria-partition/5581978

https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/perspectives/PE100/PE182/RAND_PE182.pdf

 

[Musburger1]

Good Q&A with Lavrov. He acknowledges the US/Kurdish attempt to cut off competing factions but does so diplomatically stating the overriding objective is to defeat terrorists. He then said he hopes the American motive isn't to gain geopolitical advantage (we'll have to see).

Secondly, Lavrov is asked about the civilian bombing in Mosul and contrasts this with the charges made against Russia in a similar campaign to liberate Aleppo.

Would like to have seen John Kerry, or current Secretary of State Tillerson been asked questions that get right to the point and then have them respond as frankly as does Lavrov.