tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4340114902730521697..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: An essay on "proxy" forces.Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-15530535357738564252020-08-02T11:56:14.380-04:002020-08-02T11:56:14.380-04:00I had external operations in mind when I wrote thi...I had external operations in mind when I wrote this piece. I don't like the adjective "proxy" actually. It's of recent vintage and, as least as used by our current scourge of Western propagandists, suggests that evil things flow forth merely because there is a relationship of some kind. Iran assists Shiite militias in Iraq therefore they're "proxies" of Iran and infernal by definition. Soleimani orchestrated or facilitated military operations in Iraq THEREFORE he was engaged in terrorism against American troops in the field. Military activity = terrorism.<br /><br />Be that as it may, my point is that anything to do with foreign troops, regular or irregular, in foreign arenas should be analyzed from the standpoint of goals, obligations incurred, and moral character of those troops. A particular smidgen of dishonesty involves our harping on Iranian "proxies" while maintaining the silence of the grave over our obvious support for the ISIS and al Qaida filth in Syria. So major moral transgression in Syria in that regard. On us.<br /><br />With regard to your general point, Syria, specifically, had its back to the wall thanks to US, French, British, German (milk delivery services), Danish, Saudi, and Israeli aggression. So it did not have any choice about accepting foreign help just to survive. That seems to have worked out well for them (greasy, arrogant U.S. sanctions aside) as the jihadi/US/Israeli/Saudi/European/Uighur/Turkish plans for dismemberment have been frustrated and it cannot be seriously argued that Russia, Iran, or Hezbollah will remain to control Syria.<br /><br />The scumbag Turk fanatics intend to remain, of course, but that's another matter.Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-86737117666879531402020-08-02T07:57:46.982-04:002020-08-02T07:57:46.982-04:00I am an exceedingly amateur student of history, so...I am an exceedingly amateur student of history, so take my recollections with a grain of salt the size of Gibraltar, but... from memory, there are numerous instances of a "ruling class" inviting/importing outsiders to assist with their domestic opponents.<br /><br />And as memory serves, that never ends well.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.com