Tag: Middle East

An American Ally in the Middle East Just Collapsed. Here’s What that Means

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The Kurds have been defeated in Syria by the Syrian government and the Americans abandoned them despite the Kurds being a strong ally against ISIS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kThKtFhuvZk

“JEWISH TERRORISM!” Destiny & Benny Morris on Israel-Palestine

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The biggest block to peace in Palestine is Israelis who are not willing to compromise for peace and Palestinians who are not willing to compromise for peace. Such positions are strong among the right in Israel, and appear to be the majority position among Palestinians. A peace deal can’t last when a terrorist is willing to blow it up and return the nations to war.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3WtCS-FrM

Why the Protests in Iran Failed

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Iran brutally slaughtered its protestors. Up to 20,000 were killed.

Iran’s revolutionary guards are stronger than its regular military and they are loyal to the supreme leader.

Trump literally said that “help is on its way”, and many protesters said they expected Trump to help. When he didn’t, the ones that were still alive, felt betrayed.

A US intervention would likely cause a retaliatory strike, and the US wasn’t prepared for such attacks because it was using resources around Venezuela.

Local partner countries warned against a US intervention, fearing a regional conflict.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bt6K0Jo0xo

Iranians Risking Everything for Freedom

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One reason the Iranian protests were so big, was because Trump called for protest and said he would help. So far, he has left them hanging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Pjm6HdVbA

If the Syrian War Is Over, Why Are Americans Still Getting Killed in Syria?

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“U.S. troops entered Syria to fight the Islamic State group, which lost its last territory in 2018. They stayed to counter Iranian forces, who were in Syria at the invitation of former leader Bashar al-Assad and were kicked out during the December 2024 revolution by the new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. The possibility of a Turkish invasion of Syria scuttled Trump’s first withdrawal attempt in October 2019, but that is unlikely now that Kurdish factions are negotiating peace with the Syrian and Turkish governments.

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the Trump administration has been expanding rather than shrinking America’s military involvement in Syria. It recently began talks to build a new U.S. base right outside Damascus, the Syrian capital, ostensibly for peacekeeping between Syria and Israel.

Sharaa, eager to stay in Washington’s good graces, visited the White House in November 2025 and announced that he would be joining the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group. Americans were suddenly patrolling alongside Syrian forces in areas they had never patrolled before, such as Palmyra, which Trump described on social media as “a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them.”

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Cooperation with the new Syrian government may have looked like a relatively cost-free way to keep a U.S. foothold in Syria, but the incident in Palmyra shows that there is, in fact, a greater risk to American troops than the White House realized. Yet the administration is doubling down, arguing that the attack is actually a reason to stay in Syria.”

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We’re told that American troops are in Syria to prevent “another costly, large-scale war,” but every time someone attacks those troops, we’re told the U.S. has to double down on its commitment to avoid humiliation—which will create more opportunities to attack Americans. And the Palmyra shooter is not the only Syrian who has a problem with the new government or its American backers.”

https://reason.com/2025/12/15/if-the-syrian-war-is-over-why-are-americans-still-getting-killed-in-syria/