2016 timeframe - Hillary's emails paraphrasing "In Syria, we are aligned with ISIS." Jake Sullivan reportedly said similar.
Jihadis/CIA attempt overthrow, Christians and decent Muslims suffer. USAF earns nickname "ISIS Air Force" for bombing villages the day before jihadis commandeer them. Assaad fights to a standstill.
7 years of so-so stability. State Dpt offers bounty on Muhammad al Juwlani as an al Nusra top leader (hey we're the good guys).
2024 - Trump wins, CIA/Turkey/Israel give GO order - gotta get this done before orange man arrives (I wonder if Trump was informed of this during daily intel briefs). CIA learned from the last time it needs Turkey and Israel support to pull off this mission.
Al Juwlani et al are victorious (for now). A named and wanted terrorist is closest there is to a Head of State now in Syria - all with western backing. Israel W. Neocon W. Turkey W (for now). America W?
Within hours, Israel seizes land along southern Golan and lets oil contracts. That was fast. Within hours, USAF resumes bombing jihadis in Sryia (hey we're the good guys). That was fast.
Lessons learned/confirmed:
Doing business with CIA = always screwed in the end. Confirmed.
Blowback potential? What could go wrong, fomenting Jihadi revolt, then bombing them hours after they win? Is this another deal we made to cement al Juwlani's power before the other moderate headchoppers come for him, or such intratribal warfare?
No matter how cynical I am, I'm not cynical enough. Confirmed.