Obama’s Syria Policy: The Illusion of US Power in the Middle East

The cost of letting US policy be determined primarily by the ambitions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

By Gareth Porter, October 10, 2016 | The Globalist | http://www.theglobalist.com/obama-syria-policy-and-the-united-states-turkey/

Takeaways

• Why is the Obama administration able to do nothing to stop the Russian military escalation in Aleppo?
• The US wanted to play the great power role in Syria without really getting its hands dirty .
• The US never did anything to pressure its allies to cut off arms supply to militant groups.
• The Obama administration has allowed its Syria policy to be determined by the ambitions of its Sunni allies.
• The US, in a way, provided the political-diplomatic cover for the buildup of the al-Nusra Front. 
• http://www.theglobalist.com/obama-syria-policy-and-the-united-states-turkey/