Episode 1025 • • 12:53 - 18:08
1025: Blotto in Biloxi
Operation Timber Sycamore and CIA Involvement in Syria
Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs discusses the history of US involvement in Syria, specifically citing Operation Timber Sycamore. This covert CIA and Saudi Arabian operation aimed to overthrow the Assad regime starting in 2012. The discussion posits that the current chaos and the rise of ISIS were unintended consequences of these secret policies signed by President Obama.