Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy

Keith Preston: US seeking to escalate war in Syria to pressure Assad

Iran Daily

Listen here: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/13/460636/Syria-Assad-Daesh-US-PlanB-Preston/

The US is seeking to further escalate the years-long conflict in Syria through its so-called “Plan B,” in a bid to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power as his government does not bend to America and Israel’s will, says a Virginia-based author and political commentator.

Floated for the first time by US Secretary of State John Kerry in February, US officials are advocating a so-called “Plan B” which seeks to provide vetted “moderate” militants with necessary weapons to launch attacks against Syrian government aircraft and artillery positions, theWall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

READ MORE

Leave a Reply