This is a short post.
The armed forces of President Assad of Syria have successfully removed ISIS presence from the City stronghold of Palmyra. Where is the fanfare in the Western media?
ISIS are meant to be the enemy of democracy and the West, and Syrian forces have just had a decisive victory against these barbarians, who only recently destroyed ancient relics in Palmyra to International outcry, and lets not forget the beheadings and attacks in Paris and Brussels. And yet this defeat of ISIS forces barely registers a mention.
Perhaps its because it was Bashar Al Assad, the “butcher of Damascus” that defeated ISIS and drove them from their stronghold and weakened their presence in Syria.
How different would the reporting have been if it was US forces, or NATO forces, UK or EU forces that had liberated Palmyra? Headlines as far as the eye could see no doubt.
No doubt this will be portrayed as Assad’s forces, aided and abetted by Putin lets not forget, retaking Palmyra. Only the West could possibly liberate the City.
We make no judgments here about Assad or Putin, or anyone else involved.
What we do ask, is why are the West not celebrating this important defeat of ISIS forces? Is this not also a victory for democracy? If Aleppo is taken back by Assad’s forces in the next few weeks and ISIS driven out, will that be celebrated by the West and its media?
Just asking!
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