Just as the imperial state’s war-making ways weren’t overcome by the colossal debacle in Iraq or neutralized by its Libyan calamity, I am skeptical about reports that the covert arming of al Qaeda and its allied Sunni jihadists in Syria is being reined in, at least for the long term. For all the interventionist madness of US policies in Syria, genius policies which have seen your taxes used so that CIA-armed fundamentalists could battle Pentagon-backed jihadists – not to mention the endless carnage – it’s not likely that lasting lessons have been learned.  But even if I am wrong for now, … Continue reading Lessons Learned?