Meanwhile on the International front....

This is a good interview with a terrorism expert about who Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is and what might happen with all the different factions and countries.

A summary of the subjects in the interview.

It's long.

 

Gotta be careful with regime change. The new boss may be worse than the old one.

 

They're talking a good game so far but you are correct.

 

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

 

We've seen over and over how much you don't care.

 

And you will continue to.
The only reason that part of the world can't get along is because it doesn't want to.

 

Ancient hatreds and grudges held for generations in cultures who despise each other. Anwar Sadat tried and look what it got him.

 

They need fewer bottles of Stevens to tamp down those ancient feelings.

 

Will he get reelected in less than four years?

 

President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France's next prime minister