Staff Reports
The chaotic fallout in Syria has become the gift that keeps on giving for those who love a good conspiracy theory. Republican Representative Thomas Massie from Kentucky is waving the red flag, pointing straight at the Biden administration and claiming they’ve been pulling strings to assist in regime change amidst the ongoing turmoil. Rather than cooling tensions, it seems the administration has a knack for throwing gasoline on the fire.
In a recent chat on Fox News, Massie laid out his theory of a masterminded geopolitical game orchestrated by the “deep state.” According to him, as the Biden team danced around foreign policy commitment, those shadowy figures had already set the stage for the fall of Assad. Massie, who has buddyed up with former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to halt U.S. interference in Syria, believes that the sudden ousting of Assad was a blatant signal to the “deep state” to leap into action, knowing full well that Trump’s administration would take a different approach than their own Obama-esque strategy.
BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie believes the US government orchestrated—or at the very least facilitated—regime change in Syria.
“The timing is definitely not a mistake.”
Massie pointed out how dozens of jets and helicopters were conveniently bombed by Israel the same week that… pic.twitter.com/pdWhSfb387
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Massie also noted the curious timing of these events, suggesting they occurred right before Trump took office—it reeks of political chess. Morris, the Fox anchor, seemed to agree, stating it’s a classic case of collusion that was anything but accidental. Massie illustrated his point with a metaphor about a turtle on a fence post, reinforcing his belief that the Syrian situation was orchestrated rather than a result of spontaneous insurrection. He specifically pointed to Israeli military operations that successfully thwarted Assad’s air capabilities, raising eyebrows about the behind-the-scenes arrangements made to bolster rebellion.
As if anticipating Massie’s claims, Biden’s crew is out there taking credit as if they dropped a brilliant play from a playbook only they can read. The State Department has claimed that U.S. policies paved the way for the current mess in Syria, and Biden’s spokesperson was ready to pat the administration on the back for its “aggressive” foreign policy. The sheer audacity is rich considering their earlier silence on Assad’s regime. Did they truly set the stage to take him down, or are they just kicking the can down the road while negotiating behind closed doors about keeping him in check?
Biden’s backchannel talks reportedly entail negotiating with Assad to cut ties with Iran, which some lawmakers see as a sign of weakness or outright capitulation. It’s as if the administration is softly conceding that the mayhem they acknowledged was once a lofty goal of getting rid of Assad is now being re-evaluated. Meanwhile, in a triumph of political gymnastics, Biden touted how his grand strategy is supposedly realigning power in the Middle East. Did anyone think that handing over the levers of power to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations was the route to stability? Such bold claims about “new opportunities” are a curious and risky spin on a dynamite situation.
While the situation in Syria might appear to need a pro with a steady hand at the helm, it’s evident the current administration may be more about manipulation than resolution. The reality is that the American narrative surrounding Syria is twisting like a pretzel and the implications of the Biden administration’s policies will likely reverberate far beyond their fertile imaginations. Now, as the regime of Assad finds itself ever more precarious, the American public is left wondering just who really benefits from all this turmoil—and can the Biden administration honestly take a victory lap without tripping over their own missteps?
