Trump’s airstrike on Syria delivers another blow to Obama’s legacy
The contrast on Syria was one of several events that made Obama a big loser last week. Another one was the growing evidence that his team spied on Trump’s for political reasons.
The confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court illustrated the importance of Republicans holding the Senate and winning the White House as part of the nationwide rejection of Obamaism.
Yet as measured by the loss of life and global impact, nothing compares with Obama’s failure in Syria. His refusal to lift a finger opened the door to perhaps the largest humanitarian crises since World War II.
The United Nations estimates that out of a prewar population of 22 million Syrians, 500,000 are dead, more than 6 million are displaced within the country and nearly 5 million more are refugees scattered around the world.
Nearly a million are in Germany alone, and their presence elsewhere in Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Greece is causing enormous social and political divisions. Both Brexit and Trump’s election were fueled in part by the unchecked flood of refugees.
The contrast on Syria was one of several events that made Obama a big loser last week. Another one was the growing evidence that his team spied on Trump’s for political reasons.
The confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court illustrated the importance of Republicans holding the Senate and winning the White House as part of the nationwide rejection of Obamaism.
Yet as measured by the loss of life and global impact, nothing compares with Obama’s failure in Syria. His refusal to lift a finger opened the door to perhaps the largest humanitarian crises since World War II.
The United Nations estimates that out of a prewar population of 22 million Syrians, 500,000 are dead, more than 6 million are displaced within the country and nearly 5 million more are refugees scattered around the world.
Nearly a million are in Germany alone, and their presence elsewhere in Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Greece is causing enormous social and political divisions. Both Brexit and Trump’s election were fueled in part by the unchecked flood of refugees.
