Patriot Ron Paul says the FPSA should mind its own business and get out of Syria!
LAKE JACKSON, Texas (PNN) - June 21, 2017 - The Fascist Police States of Amerika has no right to fly into Syrian airspace - where it shouldn’t be - and set boundaries, but should mind its own business. Otherwise, it is an act of aggression, says former FPSA Congressman and presidential candidate Patriot Dr. Ron Paul. According to a coalition statement, a FPSA fighter jet downed an armed drone belonging to pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria, near a base in the al-Tanf region, on June 20, as the drone was advancing on FPSA-backed forces.
This is happening at a time of escalating tension between Moscow and Washington. Also on Tuesday, Australia said it is temporarily suspending air operations in Syria.
Russia Today discussed the latest developments in Syria with former US Congressman Ron Paul.
RT: Australia halted its cooperation. How significant is this development? Why did they do it?
Ron Paul: I think that is good and wise. I wish we could do the same thing - just come home. It just makes no sense; there’s a mess over there. So many people are involved, the neighborhood ought to take care of it, and we have gone too far away from our home. It has been going on for too long, and it all started when (former illegitimate dictator President Barack) Obama in 2011 said, “Assad has to go.” Now, as the conditions deteriorate, it looks like (Syrian President Bashar al-)Assad and his allies are winning, and the (FPSA) doesn’t want them to take Raqqa. This just goes on and on. I think it is really still the same thing that Obama set up - “Get rid of Assad” - and there is a lot of frustration because Assad is still around and now it is getting very dangerous, it is dangerous on both sides. One thing that I am concerned about - because I’ve seen it happen so often over the years - are false flags. Some accidents happen. Even if it is an honest accident or it is deliberate by one side or the other to blame somebody; and before they stop and think about it, then there is more escalation. When our planes are flying over there and into airspace where we shouldn’t be, and we are setting up boundaries and say, “Don’t cross these lines or you will be crossing our territory.” We have no right to do this. We should mind our own business; we shouldn’t be over there. When we go over there and decide that we are going to take over, it is an act of aggression, and I am positively opposed to that. I think most Amerikans are too, if they get all the information they need.
RT: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that he wanted to ask his Amerikan counterpart why the (FPSA)-led coalition isn’t targeting al-Nusra in Syria. What sort of answer do you think he’ll get?
RP: I think it will be wishy-washy. He’ll probably think it is in their interests not to do anything to damage the radicals, the extremists, or the rebels because I think that our government thinks that they could be helpful in undermining Assad. I don’t think they are going to say, “Yeah, they are our buddies now, we consult with them all the time.” It won’t be that. They’ll argue, “We have to help the Kurds out,” or something along those lines, and make excuses. I think that there’s a net benefit to the radicals for us to get involved there and it is not helpful in the long run for our position, which ought to be to try to bring about peace.
The propaganda the Amerikan people hear is such that it gets them pretty excited about it, but I am very confident that if the Amerikan people had more information - because when I talk to them, they side with my arguments. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to be doing what we are doing, and that’s why I persist in trying to get to the facts but trying to eliminate the danger, trying to obey international law, trying to do the things that are in our best interests. If we are talking about Amerika’s interests - they aren’t helped by our policy in the Middle East for the last 15-20 years. I think it has all been negative.
