In response to domestic criticisms of US administration’s failure to militarily intervene in Syria, Barack Obama says he is fully aware of the limitations the US faces for such an action.
“I am more mindful probably than most of not only our incredible strengths and capabilities, but also our limitations,” Obama said in an interview with the New Republic magazine published on Monday.
“In a situation like Syria, I have to ask, can we make a difference in that situation? Would a military intervention have an impact? How would it affect our ability to support troops who are still in Afghanistan?” the president asked.
His remarks came at the time when world leaders meeting in Davos, Switzerland, seek more US engagement in the Syria conflict as well as in the French war in the West African nation of Mali.
In an interview with CBS television program “60 Minutes” On Sunday, Obama said contrary to the US intervention in Libya to topple Muammar Gaddafi, a similar measure in Syria may “backfire.”
On December 11, 2012, the US recognized on the so-called National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
On December 16, reports revealed that the US together with Britain helped training Syria militants in Jordan to use light and heavy weapons.
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Obama has never mentioned the real reason why the Libyan Nation was destroyed, nor less the reason why his Administration is backing, financing, arming and training of AlQuaeda and Islamic Brotherhood militants in Turkey, before sending them to attack the Syrian Government and people. The AlQuaeda led government of Lybia, recently tortured and murdered the US Ambassador and also killed his Seal Guards (which had disregarded a “Stand Down” order from Hillary Clinton)- So, who can understand the Islamist Terrorist policy carried on by the Obama Administration in the above mentioned countries, as well as Egypt, Mali and eventually Quatar, Saudi Arabia, etc., in the future.