Brian Carter

But as the position unravels, I expect we'll see more and more Russian withdrawals from Syria.

But as the position unravels, I expect we'll see more and more Russian withdrawals from Syria.

But as the position unravels, I expect we'll see more and more Russian withdrawals from Syria.

I think if you asked me that question on Monday, I would have said, you know, I think the Rebels have had a lot of success. HTS has had a lot of success, but it's pretty unlikely. Today, I think it's greater than 50% and it's really getting higher every hour. The complete collapse of regime forces has been astonishing.

I think if you asked me that question on Monday, I would have said, you know, I think the Rebels have had a lot of success. HTS has had a lot of success, but it's pretty unlikely. Today, I think it's greater than 50% and it's really getting higher every hour. The complete collapse of regime forces has been astonishing.

I think if you asked me that question on Monday, I would have said, you know, I think the Rebels have had a lot of success. HTS has had a lot of success, but it's pretty unlikely. Today, I think it's greater than 50% and it's really getting higher every hour. The complete collapse of regime forces has been astonishing.

Personally, I've compared it to the way that the Afghan National Army began to collapse in 2021 and the ramifications of that. So I really think that he is in danger. And one of the key pieces that we're looking at right now is whether or not home city will fall here in the coming days.

Personally, I've compared it to the way that the Afghan National Army began to collapse in 2021 and the ramifications of that. So I really think that he is in danger. And one of the key pieces that we're looking at right now is whether or not home city will fall here in the coming days.

Personally, I've compared it to the way that the Afghan National Army began to collapse in 2021 and the ramifications of that. So I really think that he is in danger. And one of the key pieces that we're looking at right now is whether or not home city will fall here in the coming days.

Yeah, so Holmes, in my view, is probably second only to Damascus. Holmes is very important because if the opposition take Holmes, it cuts off Assad from that home country I was talking about, that western coast. So once he's cut off there, he is in very dire straits.

Yeah, so Holmes, in my view, is probably second only to Damascus. Holmes is very important because if the opposition take Holmes, it cuts off Assad from that home country I was talking about, that western coast. So once he's cut off there, he is in very dire straits.

Yeah, so Holmes, in my view, is probably second only to Damascus. Holmes is very important because if the opposition take Holmes, it cuts off Assad from that home country I was talking about, that western coast. So once he's cut off there, he is in very dire straits.

What is going on in Syria right now is a byproduct of what we have seen successive administrations do for the past going on 15 years. This isn't an Obama problem, a Trump problem, or a Biden problem. It's really all of them. The U.S. policy in Syria, especially since after the territorial defeat of ISIS, has been, in air quotes, defeat ISIS.

What is going on in Syria right now is a byproduct of what we have seen successive administrations do for the past going on 15 years. This isn't an Obama problem, a Trump problem, or a Biden problem. It's really all of them. The U.S. policy in Syria, especially since after the territorial defeat of ISIS, has been, in air quotes, defeat ISIS.

What is going on in Syria right now is a byproduct of what we have seen successive administrations do for the past going on 15 years. This isn't an Obama problem, a Trump problem, or a Biden problem. It's really all of them. The U.S. policy in Syria, especially since after the territorial defeat of ISIS, has been, in air quotes, defeat ISIS.

But we haven't actually been doing the things to defeat ISIS. We've been containing ISIS. And so I think we've looked at this conflict for so long as a frozen conflict and we're saying, okay, well, you know, the Assad regime has practically won and these borders aren't gonna change anytime soon and it'll just keep chugging along like this. But, you know, this situation just goes to show

But we haven't actually been doing the things to defeat ISIS. We've been containing ISIS. And so I think we've looked at this conflict for so long as a frozen conflict and we're saying, okay, well, you know, the Assad regime has practically won and these borders aren't gonna change anytime soon and it'll just keep chugging along like this. But, you know, this situation just goes to show

But we haven't actually been doing the things to defeat ISIS. We've been containing ISIS. And so I think we've looked at this conflict for so long as a frozen conflict and we're saying, okay, well, you know, the Assad regime has practically won and these borders aren't gonna change anytime soon and it'll just keep chugging along like this. But, you know, this situation just goes to show

you can't really freeze or manage a conflict that runs the risk of being surprised in this way. And, you know, I talked a little bit at the beginning of the program about how ISIS is is strengthening in some of these regime held areas. Well, U.S. Central Command and policymakers weren't willing to strike in those areas very often to really get at ISIS there.

you can't really freeze or manage a conflict that runs the risk of being surprised in this way. And, you know, I talked a little bit at the beginning of the program about how ISIS is is strengthening in some of these regime held areas. Well, U.S. Central Command and policymakers weren't willing to strike in those areas very often to really get at ISIS there.