tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post8759127322545409341..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Freed Gitmo Detainee Killed Fighting For Syrian IslamistsFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-43355503130626350582013-09-19T19:50:53.853-07:002013-09-19T19:50:53.853-07:00The former detainees of Gitmo and their leaders in...The former detainees of Gitmo and their leaders in the Syrian resistance would do well to keep quite their involvement in Syria right now. It's the conventional wisdom of the news media and the American people that the Gitmo prison should be shut down and all prisoners there set free. For this reason alone I would expect the American news media to try and keep this buried. This sort of messes with the carefully crafted narrative on this. <br /><br />Being so public about their involvement seems to be a very bad strategic move on their part. Of course I'm not so sure how good of strategic thinkers these people really are. More on that in a moment. <br /><br />Getting the US involved on their behalf is proving a tough sale as it is. Furthermore it seems American assistance while perhaps not mission critical to their success would greatly enhance their chances. When they broadcast their role here, they make it less likely the US can or would get involved enough on their behalf to make a difference. <br /><br />The Al Qaeda attacks of 911 on the US were a brilliant move tactically. The narrative on this indicates the US trained them. I've never had any patience for that narrative. The attack was beyond the capabilities of US covert operatives to pull off. As such, they could not have learned things like that from the US. <br /><br />While a brilliant move tactically, the attack may have been a bad move on their part strategically. Having attacked us in the past it is making it difficult for US leaders to sale involvement on their behalf to the American people, as it should be. Without these attacks on 911 selling American involvement here likely would not be difficult. It seems they may have picked the wrong target on 911.<br /><br />For what its worth, the US should not get any more involved in Syria than it already is and it should scale back whatever operations it has to absolutely zero and get the h*ll out. Both the Al Qaeda "resistance" and the Syrian regime allied with Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia are all bitter enemies of America. It's best to let them fight it out among themselves and tear one another part. By getting the h*ll out this allows to better focus on our own defense needs. B.Posternoreply@blogger.com