Lost among the deluge of stories about the Russia investigation and the Republicans’ push to take healthcare away from millions of people, the
Trump administration is laying the groundwork for a disastrous regional proxy war against Iran in Syria, and possibly beyond.
Foreign Policy
reported recently that key officials within the Trump administration are “pushing to broaden the war in Syria, viewing it as an opportunity to confront Iran and its proxy forces on the ground there”. The strategy was being advocated over objections from the Pentagon, but it doesn’t seem to be deterring the White House.
As the
Washington Post made clear just a few days ago, Iranian and US forces have already been directly clashing in the region, and officials are busy planning the “next stage” of the Syria war once Isis is defeated – a plan that centers around directly attacking the Iranians.