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Sacking of Bandar Bush signals failure of Saudi Syria policy
Bandar bin Sultan is unemployed today. When he was handed the keys to the intelligence apparatus of The Kingdom less than two years ago it was widely assumed that Bandar would use his Washington connections to draw the US more deeply into the Syrian war.
When Obama balked at his own “red line” last year it became obvious that Bandar's influence in Washington wasn't what it used to be.
While the immediate goal of regime change in Syria has reluctantly been abandoned, is there a new strategy?
Coupled with the recent propaganda initiative that claims the US is now giving “rebels” advanced weapons for the first time, it would appear the answer is no. America and its allies are prepared to let Syria burn. In fact, they are determined to keep the fires burning at any cost. The fact that this strategy poses very serious risks for all of America's allies in the region, especially Jordan, Israel, and The Kingdom itself, is a risk that the beltway war-mongers seem willing to take.
Source: http://theviewfromfallingdowns.blogspot.com/2014/04/sacking-of-bandar-bush-signals-failure.html
