RG: Democrat Greg Meeks, previously chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee stood to oppose it. And what is hilarious about the 2001 AUMF that the neoconservatives wave around like some permission slip for every neoconservative fantasy of turning an Arabian desert into a Jeffersonian democracy, is that that very 2001 AUMF would justify attacking the people that we’re fighting against, and the people were funding. We have seen tens of billions of dollars wasted. And it makes it a little messy that the Kurds are also in conflict with Turkey, which is a NATO ally.Īnd then somehow the United States, in 2015 says: You know what? We need to get involved in this mess in Syria.Īnd since we have been there, we have seen Americans die. And if it doesn’t get any worse than that, now, all of a sudden, you’ve got the Kurds who declare war on Syria. So Israel cuts a deal with Russia to keep Iran out of southern Syria. So you’ve got Russia, the Gulf monarchies Israel starts to get worried about Hezbollah and Iran. And what do they get for their time? A warm-water port in the eastern Mediterranean. They activate Hezbollah they then invade Syria so now you’ve got Jordan, the Gulf monarchies, Iran, but wait - Russia is pitching their vision of the world as a regime preservation force, whether you’re Maduro or Assad, so they get involved. In begins in 2011, during the Arab Spring, when Assad, who is undeniably a madman and a despot, opens fire on his own people protesting then part of the Syrian Army defects, they engage in warfare against Assad, and all of a sudden, they got a whole lot of weapons and money being sent from the rich Gulf monarchies through Jordan, into Syria. Matt Gaetz: And so people watching this debate might wonder how has it come to be that Syria has become the great platform of great power competition in the world. Here’s Gaetz with a brief history lesson on how we got here: His War Powers Resolution came up quickly with little time for anti-war groups to mobilize their membership and lobby Congress, and it came up for a vote on Wednesday evening. RG: Gaetz is a Republican who represents the Florida Panhandle and led the rebellion against Kevin McCarthy in January. Either we fight and defeat them in Syria, or we’ll fight in the streets of our nation. Ryan Zinke: The hard truth is this - either we fight them in Syria, or we’ll fight them here. Matt Gaetz, and backed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus that would bring U.S. Ryan Zinke, Trump’s former Interior Secretary who now represents Montana in Congress, explaining why the House should reject a War Powers Resolution brought forward by Rep. So if you were watching the House floor this week, you could have been forgiven for wondering if you had stepped into a time machine and emerged somewhere between 20. Ryan Grim: Welcome back to Deconstructed. Ford describes some of the political maneuvering and behind-the-scenes conversations taking place in 2013 and why he is calling to remove U.S. Although he was known inside the White House as a hawkish supporter of arming the Syrian opposition, this week he came out in support of Gaetz’s resolution to pull out U.S. This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Robert Ford, who was President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Syria up until 2014. government may not be the best group to solve the crisis. During the debate, some advocated for an endless occupation, while their arguments unwittingly made the point that the U.S. On Wednesday night, the resolution was rejected by Democrats and Republicans alike. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., brought forward a war powers resolution, backed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, that would bring U.S.
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