Syria

In watching the events in Syria many foreign policy experts are saying this is an opportunity for the US to rewrite Middle East history and open the door for democracy. This was tried and failed in Afghanistan and Iraq and the world found out that not every country wants to model itself after the West. Syria gained independence in 1945 and was ungovernable until 1970 when dictator Assad took control and passed the country on to his son when he died in 2000. In 2011 a civil war started and ended with the recent ouster of Assad. Many of these countries are tribal and Syria is no exception as it is often described as clan based. Trump immediately came out and suggested that the US stay out of this mess and let the locals decide their future and most feel this will be his policy when he takes office. Many hope that Trump will concentrate on ending wars not starting wars. Of course the many do not include the infamous military industrial complex.