But Clinton didn’t mention her most controversial idea for intervening in Syria: initiating and enforcing a no-fly zone. Clinton has been relatively quiet about the no-fly zone idea, even though she still backs it. Clinton’s position on the Middle East aligns her with some strange bedfellows ― like Sens. This, in turn, allowed jihadist groups to fill the anti-Assad void, further strengthening their power in the country. “The intent of his area bombing is to depopulate the country of moderate civilians supportive of moderate rebels,” said Chris Harmer, a foreign policy analyst and retired career naval officer.

Source: Huffington Post September 27, 2016 03:29 UTC