The U.S. has assisted "rebel" anti-Assad groups, filtering weapons, that somehow in the process ended up in "terrorist" hands, ISIS, Al Qaeda, et al.
The press no longer differentiates rebels and terrorists. The lines blur between the two. This is not strictly a "civil war".
But to now label all the fighters as "rebels" just echo's this Admin's anti-Assad stance and throws away in the process an accurate description of who and what is involved in this struggle. Rebels per se are not the major antagonists it's Isis, Al Qeada, and other militant terrorist groups recruited and sent/chased from neighboring states, partially armed, intentionally or not, by the U.S.
U.S. participation has done nothing but prolong the length and devastation of this war.
The U.S. has assisted "rebel" anti-Assad groups, filtering weapons, that somehow in the process ended up in "terrorist" hands, ISIS, Al Qaeda, et al. The press no longer differentiates rebels and terrorists. The lines blur between the two. This is not strictly a "civil war".
But to now label all the fighters as "rebels" just echo's this Admin's anti-Assad stance and throws away in the process an accurate description of who and what is involved in this struggle. Rebels per se are not the major antagonists it's Isis, Al Qeada, and other militant terrorist groups recruited and sent/chased from neighboring states, partially armed, intentionally or not, by the U.S.
U.S. participation has done nothing but prolong the length and devastation of this war.