The Patriot Post® · 'Muddle' East Policy

The Obama administration’s policy in Syria has been such a muddle as to hardly qualify for the word “policy.” First it was “don’t cross this red line,” and then it was, “I didn’t say anything about a red line.” Now, the administration can’t decide whether to back only “moderate” rebels, just throw money and support to anybody holding an anti-Assad sign, or go along with other Western nations in throwing up their hands and supporting Assad. Foreign Policy reports, “On Monday, the State Department confirmed its openness to engaging with the Islamic Front following the group’s seizure of a Free Syrian Army headquarters last week containing U.S.-supplied small arms and food. ‘We wouldn’t rule out the possibility of meeting with the Islamic Front,’ State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.” In other words, “We support whoever occupies that building.”