Reading Dennis Ross and David Ignatius is a good reminder that the neocons live in a different world than the rest of us. They do not conform their analysis to reality, but rather they conform reality to their view of the world. Where most people would be encouraged to read that Aleppo in Syria was about to be liberated from its 3.5 year occupation by al-Qaeda\u2019s Syrian franchise, the neocons see a disaster.<\/p>\n
On the brink of al-Qaeda\u2019s defeat in Aleppo, the Washington Post<\/i>\u2018s Ignatius is furious that, \u201cPresident Obama won\u2019t approve military tactics that could actually shift the balance.\u201d Yes, he wants to shift the balance toward al-Qaeda because like the other neocons he is so invested in the idea of regime change in Syria that he would even prefer turning the country into another Libya than to see government forces defeat his jihadist insurgents. Failing to \u201cshift the balance\u201d toward al-Qaeda fighters<\/a> in Aleppo only brings \u201cgreater misery for the Syrian people,\u201d in the world of Ignatius.<\/p>\n Ignatius\u2019s Washington Post<\/i>, which has never seen a potential war it did not want to see turned into an actual war, thinks it a tragedy<\/a> that the Syrian army\u2019s advance on al-Qaeda occupied Aleppo has \u201ccut off all vital routes of supply from Turkey to the rebel-held areas of the city.\u201d Those would be Turkish supplies in support of al-Qaeda and ISIS rebels<\/a>, but the Post<\/i> is too deceptive to mention that fact.<\/p>\n