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Washington\u2019s threats to take military action to deter a Syrian assault on Al-Qaeda-held Idlib province has prompted Fox News host Tucker Carlson to ask the obvious question: Why would the US bomb a country to protect terrorists?<\/p>\n
Carlson marveled at how 17 years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the US was now using its military might to shield \u2013 rather than eradicate \u2013 Al-Qaeda.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 10,000 rebels in that province are believed to be aligned with Al-Qaeda. So that would mean that 17 years after 9\/11, America could soon find itself bombing a country to protect Al-Qaeda sympathizers. Why would we do that?\u201d<\/em> Carlson asked.<\/p>\n Tucker Carlson: More than 10k rebels in that province are believed to be allied with Al-Qaeda. So that would mean that 17 years after 9\/11, America could soon find itself bombing a country to protect Al-Qaeda sympathizers. Why would we do that? #Syria<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/ciz6IV9v3f<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Walid (@walid970721) September 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n His sentiments echo a similar observation made by Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who marked the 17th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks by pointing out the troubling double standard on display by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile President Trump & VP Pence give 9\/11 speeches about how much they care about the victims of al-Qaeda\u2019s attack on our country, they are simultaneously acting as protectors of AQ in Syria\/Idlib, threatening Russia and Syria that if they attack al-Qaeda, we will punish them,\u201d<\/em> Gabbard tweeted.<\/p>\n While President Trump & VP Pence give 9\/11 speeches about how much they care about the victims of al-Qaeda\u2019s attack on our country, they are simultaneously acting as protectors of AQ in Syria\/Idlib, threatening Russia and Syria that if they attack al-Qaeda, we will punish them.<\/p>\n \u2014 Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) September 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Others noted how neocons who cheered for the Global War Against Terrorism in the aftermath of the 9\/11 attacks were now painting Al-Qaeda militants in Idlib as besieged rebels.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll never reconcile how the biggest post-9\/11 hawks turned into the biggest boosters of the jihad in Syria,\u201d<\/em> professor Max Abrahms noted<\/a> in his own tweet marking the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon.<\/p>\n Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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