I don’t watch network television any more and, when I did, I hardly ever watched Fox News. But in this clip, Tucker Carlson says almost everything that needs to be said about why going to war in Syria is a mistake.
The United States has no vital interests in Syria, the war has created terrible suffering to the Syrian people, and, while President Assad is a ruthless dictator, the radical jihadist fanatics being back by the U.S. would be worse, especially for the Christian minority in Syria.
The excuse for attacking Syria is the regime’s alleged use of poison gas against civilians, but there’s no proof of this, and, even if true, it would be no worse than atrocities by U.S. allies that the U.S. government ignores.
The only thing Carlson leaves out is the possibility of a clash with Russian forces in Syria, leading to a U.S-Russian war. Invading small countries that do not endanger the U.S. is morally wrong as well as counterproductive. Fighting a country with the power to bring about mutual assured destruction is not only wrong, but dangerous.
Congress should invoke the War Powers Act. If President Trump starts a war without authorization by Congress, that would be grounds for impeachment.
LINKS
We All Need to Unite Against War in Syria, Regardless of Ideology by Caitlin Johnstone.
This Is How Russia and America Could Go to War in Syria by Dave Majundar for The National Interest.
With Latest Syria Threats, Trump Continues to be More Confrontational Towards Russia Than Obama Was by Glenn Greenwald and Zaid Jilani for The Intercept. [Added 4/12/2018]
The US Empire Has Been Trying to Regime Change Syria Since Long Before 2011 by Caitlin Johnstone [Added 4/12/2018]
Tucker Carlson: The Populist Paladin of Primetime by Alan Pell Crawford for The American Conservative.