Obama and Kerry were wrong saying only a political settlement would end fighting in Aleppo
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This is not to say that the US should have intervened, but let's quit pretending that there is only a diplomatic solution to certain conflicts.
But there should be no mistaking the fact that their decision also created a huge refugee problem that is plaguing Europe and the US. Obama's phony red line made the situation worse and made the US have less influence on the situation.
There is almost always a military solution when sides become intractable. The faculty lounge liberalism of Obama and Kerry pushing a diplomatic solution to the war in Syria was just wrong. They just did not like involving the US in a military solution and allowed the situation to get worse.Assad’s Lesson From Aleppo: Force Works, With Few Consequences
The subjugation of eastern Aleppo by Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, has proved the effectiveness of violence and highlighted the reluctance of many countries to step in.
This is not to say that the US should have intervened, but let's quit pretending that there is only a diplomatic solution to certain conflicts.
But there should be no mistaking the fact that their decision also created a huge refugee problem that is plaguing Europe and the US. Obama's phony red line made the situation worse and made the US have less influence on the situation.
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