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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/assad-exits-khamenei-strategy-unravels/
The International Community Should Thank the Israelis for Demilitarizing Syria
(Washington Times) Clifford D. May - The defeat of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, responsible for the slaughter of half a million of his countrymen and the displacement of millions more, deserves celebration. But of the many Syrian rebel groups now vying for power, the strongest is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, whose roots are traced to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. Meanwhile, the Israelis are demilitarizing Syria. Israeli fighter jets have struck tanks, helicopters, planes and warships. They have destroyed the facilities where Assad stockpiled chemical weapons that could have fallen into the hands of terrorists. The international community should thank the Israelis. What would make the world a safer place is if the U.S., on its own or in cooperation with Israel, would make plans to derail Iran's nuclear weapons and missile programs. Though might may not make right, it is might that alters reality in ways that diplomats, peace processors and calls for "de-escalation" and "ceasefire" do not. The writer is founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).