syria's collapse is not good news for anyone;

The ousting of Syrian President Bashar al Assad has put the United States, Israel and Turkey on a fast-track to a broader and more violent conflagration. By removing Assad and obliterating the state, the coup managers created a power vacuum that has been filled by the proxy armies of the most vicious and aggressive nations in the world all of whom are now prepared to intensify the fighting in order to determine the final borders of the New Middle East. The gravity of the situation has not been lost on the media which is sounding increasingly hysterical with every passing day. Consider, for example, a few of the headlines that appeared in newspapers on Wednesday:

• Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, gov committee warns, New Arab
• Government Report: Israel Must Get Ready for War With Turkey, The European Conservative
• Turkey-backed Syria may be bigger threat than Iran, says Israeli government panel, Middle East Eye
• ‘Be Ready For War’: Not Iran, Israel Says Turkey-Backed Syria Is Now Bigger Threat, Times of India
• Erdogan’s policies in Syria bring Turkey and Israel closer to confrontation, Jerusalem Post
• Israel incites war with Türkiye after Syrian revolution, Daily Sabah

Get the picture? Now that Assad is gone, the mask has been stripped away, and the competing agendas of the various actors are becoming more apparent. In this new paradigm, the US, Israel and Turkey are not allies attempting to achieve the same objective (toppling Assad), but bitter enemies determined to impose their own strategic vision on the entire region. This is where Washington’s ambitious plan to control the region’s pipeline corridors and critical resources meets head-on with the expansionist Zionist plan for Greater Israel and Turkey’s dream of a new Ottoman empire. The Middle East is simply not big enough for multiple hegemons attempting to control the main levers of regional power or to imposing their own security architecture on their far-flung neighbors. ‘Something’s gotta give.’ Sooner or later, there’s going to be a flashpoint followed by years of bloodletting. This is from an article at the Middle East Eye:.........more.......