Nothing happens outside of context. Why are we intent on a military strike against Syria? Is it a matter of compassion?

Retired General Wesley Clark spoke about a “policy coup” at the time of the 9/11 attacks. Russ Baker writes: “In this video, he reveals that, right after 9/11, he was privy to information contained in a classified memo: US plans to attack and remove governments in seven countries over five years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran.

“[General Clark] was told: ‘We learned that we can use our military without being challenged …. We’ve got about five years to clean up the Soviet client regimes before another superpower comes along and challenges us.’”

Click HERE for the story and the speech by Wesley Clark. This is one of those articles I wish I hadn’t read. Life is much more comfortable in a bubble of ignorance. But truth eventually bursts every bubble. So…is our “national interest” related to the issue of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, or is this great tragedy the pretext for implementing a policy coup to take out the regimes in the Middle East formerly aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War?

Please take eight minutes to listen to the speech and chime in with a Comment here on Views from the Edge to share what you think.