This only got out of control because of the proxy war going on in Syria. The fact of the matter is, if the U.S. were competent about regime change, then they would have never intervened in Syria. I can acknowledge other countries like Saudia Arabia, Turkey, and even Israel supporting the opposition to Bashar Al Assad; but the U.S. was clear about him having to go at the beginning.
Syria is a mess to the point where some people believe the country may turn into another Afghanistan or even Somalia. Too many different factions are fighting each other. A large chunk of the country does not have any power source. Thousands of people are starving. Massive crime waves are occur all the time. There are just too many issues here. Most importantly however is that there is no sign the war is ending anytime soon. The competent way or America to go about this would have been to intervene in 2011 or early 2012. I'm referring to ground troops and overt support, not the covert stuff that was going on. The wait was too long and you can see the results; another quagmire.
I honestly believe the U.S. should have just left Syria alone. The average "Moderate" Syrian does not support American troops in the region. They want Palestinian rights and do not recognize Israel. They want the Golan Heights back. They also want sharia. Again, these were the main people fighting Assad before groups like Al Nusra and the Islamic State took over. There was no clear strategy. That seems obvious to me.
Somebody will have to clean up ISIS eventually. Bashar's forces are incapable. They still haven't taken control of Aleppo from the rebels after these last few years. They move at a snails pace. They are even getting low on manpower to the point where they are forcibly conscripting young men to join. The Kurdish can hold their own but they don't have the numbers to do that. Besides, they are talking about an independent Syria Kurdistan similar to Iraqi Kurdistan. This will be a problem to some countries. ISIS has spread to Iraq and Lebanon and some of their fighters have killed people in Libya. It is spreading fast. There needs to be a joint effort to stop them. But who would those countries be?
Saudia Arabia and Iran currently have their proxies fighting there so they won't be allying together. Jordan alone isnt enough to stop ISIS even with a strong response. Israel won't do anything and if they tried, they would make things worse. Turkey would also make things worse if they intervened. The Iraqi security forces are trying but I don't think they can do it alone. Americans don't want another war. So seriously, who will stop them?
Syria is a mess to the point where some people believe the country may turn into another Afghanistan or even Somalia. Too many different factions are fighting each other. A large chunk of the country does not have any power source. Thousands of people are starving. Massive crime waves are occur all the time. There are just too many issues here. Most importantly however is that there is no sign the war is ending anytime soon. The competent way or America to go about this would have been to intervene in 2011 or early 2012. I'm referring to ground troops and overt support, not the covert stuff that was going on. The wait was too long and you can see the results; another quagmire.
I honestly believe the U.S. should have just left Syria alone. The average "Moderate" Syrian does not support American troops in the region. They want Palestinian rights and do not recognize Israel. They want the Golan Heights back. They also want sharia. Again, these were the main people fighting Assad before groups like Al Nusra and the Islamic State took over. There was no clear strategy. That seems obvious to me.
Somebody will have to clean up ISIS eventually. Bashar's forces are incapable. They still haven't taken control of Aleppo from the rebels after these last few years. They move at a snails pace. They are even getting low on manpower to the point where they are forcibly conscripting young men to join. The Kurdish can hold their own but they don't have the numbers to do that. Besides, they are talking about an independent Syria Kurdistan similar to Iraqi Kurdistan. This will be a problem to some countries. ISIS has spread to Iraq and Lebanon and some of their fighters have killed people in Libya. It is spreading fast. There needs to be a joint effort to stop them. But who would those countries be?
Saudia Arabia and Iran currently have their proxies fighting there so they won't be allying together. Jordan alone isnt enough to stop ISIS even with a strong response. Israel won't do anything and if they tried, they would make things worse. Turkey would also make things worse if they intervened. The Iraqi security forces are trying but I don't think they can do it alone. Americans don't want another war. So seriously, who will stop them?