Scott Ritter - Regarding Syria:Stop looking for conspiracy centered on betrayal.This was never supposed to be anything other than a localized attack in the vicinity of Aleppo.But when the HTS fighters encountered no resistance, they pushed on.Everything that unfolded from that point appears to be opportunistic exploitation of the unexplained, and unexplainable, collapse of the Syrian nation.As Syria collapsed, those nations that had been conspiring against Syria have pounced on the rubble of that nation and declared victory.Those nations that supported Syria are left to gaze in bewilderment at the evaporation of everything they had worked to achieve over the past decade.But none of this was planned.Everyone is reacting.Which means there is no guaranteed outcome.Things look good at the moment for Israel and Turkey.And things certainly look bad for Russia and Iran.But there are many unknowns lying in ambush for all parties involved.Because none of this was predicted.And nobody has a plan for what happens next.

The black flag of Salafist Islam has been raised over Damascus.

ISIS/Al Qaeda has won.

All you chest pounding “America First” hyper-patriots need to reflect on the following:

The same terrorists who attacked us on 9/11.

Whom we waged war against in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere.

Losing thousands of our servicemen and women.

Costing trillions of dollars.

They won.

And we helped them.

America stands for nothing.

I don’t want to hear anything more about 9/11.