In a decade-long, multi-billion dollar campaign to overthrow Syria's government, US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.

In a decade-long, multi-billion dollar campaign to overthrow Syria’s government, US support for the insurgency helped create an Al Qaeda safe haven.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    10·
    25 days ago

    For people wondering why this is suddenly relevant again: Officials denied it during the last Trump admin despite declassified documents showing it was true going back to the height of the Iraq war or possibly sooner. The Trump admin also launched missiles at Syrian airfields without congressional approval.

    War is on the horizon, Syria is on the table.