Blaming Iran for supporting Syrian Regime
Suffering
from extreme Iran obsession United States never misses an opportunity to prove
that Iran is a threat to Arabs. It had played on Sunni Shia divide in Iraq,
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and even in Pakistan.
There is growing
perception that a proxy war is being fought in Syria in which on one side are
US-supported rebels and on other side are Syrian forces, allegedly supported by
Iran.
Martin
Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff while talking to ‘Pentagon
Reporters’ has once again alleged Iran for supporting the Syrian militia, which
is generally made up of Syrian Shiite forces and being used for taking the
pressure off the Syrian regime forces that have been at war for almost 18
months. In fact he openly accused Iran for playing a growing role by supporting
the Syrian regime and helping in building and training a militia to fight
opposition forces.
Dempsey was
very cautious in admitting that US-supported rebels are now equipped with
arsenal to down Syrian jets but said, “It appears Syrian rebels were able to
shoot down a Syrian warplane” but insisted “I have no indication that they are
armed with heavy weapons or surface-to-air missiles, at least not yet”. He admitted
the MiG fighter could have been shot down with small arms fire.
Dempsey and
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta voiced concerns about Iran's growing presence in
Syria, even as President Bashar Assad's regime steps up its aerial attacks
against the rebel forces. Fierce fighting and attacks from warplanes and
helicopter gunships have pushed the opposition forces back in key fronts, such
as Aleppo.
"We do
not think that Iran ought to be playing that role at this moment in time,"
the defense secretary said. He said that "it's dangerous, that it's adding
to the killing that's going on in Syria and that it tries to bolster a regime
that we think ultimately is going to come down."
This clearly
indicates that the United States is openly supporting the rebels because it
doesn’t wish Assad to remain in power, the same ‘regime change saga’ it has earlier
played in many countries but does not wish to do the same in Bahrain. The duality of standards clearly indicates
that the grand US plan is not the dismissal of Assad but to create a
justification for an assault on Iran.
