Stephen Lendman – Liberating Syria from the scourge of US-supported terrorists requires winning the battle for Aleppo, a vital strategic prize.
Washington is concerned because it’s incrementally happening, Syrian forces retaking parts of the city long held by US-backed terrorists – Russian aerial support making the difference, essential to continue without letup until the entire city and surrounding areas are free from its terrorist infestation.
The campaign deserves universal support. Syria’s future depends on its success – why Washington arrogantly threatens to cease (largely nonexistent) cooperation with Russia unless it halts bombing Aleppo areas held by US-backed terrorists.
The latest edition of Times Pentagon press release propaganda misrepresented what’s going on, publishing pure rubbish no legitimate editors would touch, saying:
Russian and Syrian forces “could be massacring Aleppo’s civilians as part of a calculated strategy, aimed beyond this one city.”
“The strategy, more about politics than advancing the battle lines, appears to be designed to pressure rebels to ally themselves with extremists, eroding the rebels’ legitimacy; give Russia veto power over any high-level diplomacy; and exhaust Syrian civilians who might otherwise support the opposition.”
Fact: US-supported terrorists, along with Pentagon and so-called coalition warplanes alone massacre defenseless civilians unaccountably – The Times wrongfully blaming their high crimes on Russian and Syrian forces.
Fact: Moscow’s alliance with Damascus is unrelated to politics. It’s entirely about defeating the scourge of US-backed terrorism in Syria, preventing its spread to Russia’s heartland.
Fact: The term “rebel” is code language for US-supported terrorists. No moderates exist. All anti-government forces are cutthroat killers, imported death squads serving as imperial foot soldiers.
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