Seymour Hersh's Latest Bombshell: U.S. Military Undermined Obama on Syria with Tacit Help to Assad

A new report by the Pulitzer-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh says the Joints Chiefs of Staff has indirectly supported Bashar al-Assad in an effort to help him defeat jihadist groups. Hersh reports the Joint Chiefs sent intelligence via Russia, Germany and Israel on the understanding it would be transmitted to help Assad push back Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State. Hersh also claims the military even undermined a U.S. effort to arm Syrian rebels in a bid to prove it was serious about helping Assad fight their common enemies. Hersh says the Joints Chiefs’ maneuvering was rooted in several concerns, including the U.S. arming of unvetted Syrian rebels with jihadist ties, a belief the administration was overly focused on confronting Assad’s ally in Moscow, and anger the White House was unwilling to challenge Turkey and Saudi Arabia over their support of extremist groups in Syria. Hersh joins us to detail his claims and respond to his critics.
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[@army193]

Seymour Hersh is a journalist we don't have to many of them anymore.

[@yeshuayisrael944]

this is non of obama or kerry's business stay out of Syria leave Assad alone

[@silverschooner5821]

I wonder how many Americans actually pay any attention to what our government does? Do 'We the People' really have legitimate representation? Does the government belong to us, or are we funding a hostile entity?

[@roxyterror1198]

👍👍👍

[@xxxbbbqqq]

Thank you Gen. Dempsey.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

Agreed.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

***** Agreed.

[@xxxbbbqqq]

***** What happened in 1994?

[@patriotsrus6070]

thank you Mr Hersh

[@fogstreet108]

A single reliable source IS all you need !

[@3leopardsblue]

thank you amy; youre a good role model for an investigative journalist.

[@otiscampbell2194]

Thank you Seymour, I believe you ! ! You have been right more often than wrong ! You are very credible and for that I thank you , SIR. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ErnestOfGaia]

key word "directly"

[@anandram6974]

Keep it up Amy.You 're an inspiration.

[@NihilioFit]

Iraq is going great...how about the usa keep out of middle eastern country building for a couple hundred years?

[@whiteman995]

+Jon Nihilo As if corporate America would agree to that.

[@bradhollister8323]

What I heard in this interview shed light on what happened in Benghazi to the people who were ( murdered) there and the reason they were sacrificed to hide what was happening with the US arming ISIS.

[@brendankeane5725]

I've been arguing for amnesty as a tool for months.

[@janegenzler4074]

wasn't Kerry and Jane Fonda both friends in the flower child days?

[@aarondavid9377]

We have no right to tell a sovereign government what to do its not right!

[@syourke3]

Thank Heaven for journalists like Seymour Hersh and for the brave people who risk criminal prosecution by the Obama administration to tell him what is really going on.

[@BLASTZONE-qp9un]

I will be happy when John Kerry is no longer in politics-retired.

[@pauldailey4477]

The truth and the lies in one neat little package! Chosen words from the same, the same old getting old, it´s getting very old and again so are they.

[@charleslacombe511]

does,nt John "neville chamberlain" Kerry sound so distinguished ?

[@lomanoneill7299]

i was introduced to (democracy now) by a friend and trusted confidante who was largely responsible for me starting to even really consider geo-politics and many other topics...anyway this channel is one of the best+ one of the few that isnt either full on fear-mongering or a combo of mis+dis-info and varying amounts of all 3 :-) good interview,i hope socio+psycho-pathy wont be the end of us+the globe and other life on it

[@nonearlylove]

Long Live our 'Pentagon White Hats'..! They are a Blessing to All of Humanity..!

[@newworldforward1842]

You go on about Bin Laden, I almost thought this was a video from a decade ago..

[@jacquelyndiamond3301]

Who the hell is the US to stick it's nose into such things- Syrians say the US IS THE PROBLEM-The Joint Chiefs have reasons to be concerned!

[@RuthMajozi]

drafting constitution for the other country?

[@3leopardsblue]

in the vision/dream the stranger said it was because 'they didnt understand him''..well neither do i... a wise man arms his friends not his enemies. even if the friend cant pay then..theres such a thing as round the next corner ..

[@lucianodematos4457]

His source must be, Agent Mulder. he has access on X files

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

HE WAS ON ALEX JONES SHOW A WEEK AGO.

[@FlgOff044038]

Kerry the responsible cowardly commander of Vietnam, fast Boats, remember,

[@altgenesis]

the fact that they did not communicate directly with Assad's forces shows that they were only communicating with each other so that they didn't shoot each other's positions or planes. otherwise you have way too much Friendly Fire. America also wanted 2 attack Isis Army and not Isis so they made sure that everybody knew everybody was everything was all nice and neat. then Along Came Russia.

[@pkereszt]

Does Sy Hersh report anything that isn't po Democrat?

[@dragonfly1929]

LIER ,LIER KERRY !

[@feelbern5419]

I have only one question , why do I have to go through all the BS for being muslim ??

[@janegenzler4074]

Democracy, if only it was true for you being non-biased. So tired of the MSM.

[@ronhat-nx6yq]

One would think that the leaders of a country would be more intelligent than those they lead. All that I have seen in 71 years have been stupider than most of us that really pay attention and think about it all. And they are all crooked as can be and money is their game.

[@judges69]

Glad the Military did the right thing and went against OBAMA

[@higherresolution4490]

The interviewer is annoying, to say the least. Petty. She asks questions that don't have much relevance to us listeners who want a bigger picture of what's going on. She'd do well on the corporate news. Much respect always for Seymour Hersh.

[@jamiebennett2407]

+Tomas Nofziger she's a communist.

[@TheSchev]

The US miiitary is bound by oath to defend the Constitution. So is the President, but, perhaps, he has lost their respect. He has lost mine.

[@RobertHunt-vd8vy]

It's because of what's he's not!!¡¡¡¡¡***

[@seanprem4753]

The U.S Military....the last hope.

[@queenjosieblacklab]

✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

Hersh is always a good read, but don't you think he's a bit too facile with his quotes of anonymous officials?

[@user-jt7bx3ek8w]

+TheSpiritOfTheTimes I think you are being facile if you believe that you could get the truth in real time from officials in the now with out them being anonymous. this is not the hole truth it is the military perspective and intentions and actions, every part of the government has different perspectives and acts accordingly, that's why it is complicated to figure out what is happening and why. you need to figure out what different people are doing and why and whos actions are being carried out.

[@TheSpiritOfTheTimes]

+shireh awale Why the hell would you think they'd tell you the truth when they're anonymous? I dare say most people who work in the government have an allegiance to it, otherwise they wouldn't be there. Why would they tell the truth, that's not their job. Their job is to tell people what they want them to hear, maybe true, maybe not, but what is obvious that they tell Hersh what they want the public to hear. So maybe what they want the public to hear is correct, but maybe there's another reason they want it conveyed in such a way.

[@user-jt7bx3ek8w]

TheSpiritOfTheTimes you are totally right on that. I never take what some one in the government says in face value, but how are "they", there can be different factions in the power structure, and they maybe want people to hear something, but that dosen´t make it automatic true. The problem is there is mostly some truth in a shit pile of information finely crafted from government handlers, but you have to go to different types of media to get a small glim's of the truth. The real truth will only come out many years later.

[@dootdoot1867]

+TheSpiritOfTheTimes These people swear an oath on their name and honor to protect and defend the constitution. Historically and factually through the entire history of this planet it has been singular whistleblowers that have revealed the truths to the mass populous.

[@johnweir1217]

Do not believe the Israeli part of this story.

[@Lobos222]

I actually think Seymour Hersh is being a bit simplistic here. Just because ISIS committed the terrorist attack towards the Russian company airliners. Doesnt mean the Russian military isnt targeting both sides anti Assad forces. Be them Western Allies or ISIS. *The main players in Syria (excluding X militia faction etc) are:* *Kurds:* They live in Northern Iraq and Syria. Disliked by the Turks and have the end goal of having their own nation. A policy both the West and Turkey, a Nato member, wants to avoid and a potential risk for the Kurds becoming a "ISIS 2" type problem in the far future if given too much weapons or regional influence etc. *Turkey:* A large and important Nato member, in military, population and geo locational terms. Has strong regional interests. Do not want to lose those to ether the Kurds, Syrians or "anti Turkey" groups. Be them Sunnis, Kurds or whatever. Turkeys goals differ somewhat from other parties, including USA, and thats the main reason they want a "refugee" location between "them" and the Alawites (Assad regime) and the Kurds. While the West isnt too concerned about that. Turkey is also the reason the Kurdish PKK movement is considered terrorists group rather than "other". *Syria (Alawites/Assad):* Dictator Assad and hes ethnic group. A Western problem because of Syrias long term alliance with the East. Both Soviet Russia and later modern day Russia. *ISIS:* A group that has become strong over the years because of unintended consequence of bad US occupation of Iraq decisions (firing the Iraqi military / removing Baath party governmental technocrats (Saddam Husseins party)) and former Iraqi President Malikis (Shia) purge of Sunnis. ISIS mainly consists of Sunnis wanting the same as the Kurds. Aka a nation of their own, but their strength in organizing actually comes from the exBaath technocrats that in practicality run the X million population within ISIS controlled areas. ISIS is in reality a "Iraqi Sunni uprise" and its the Maliki purge that is the indirect cause for why many Sunnis rather trust ISIS than the Shia controlled Iraqi Government. *Russia:* Want to retain influence in the region and keeping Assad in power is a key aspect of that interest. They also share no love for Turkey because of their anti Assad position and them being a Nato member. While its not too obvious. Russia, as a major oil/gas exporter, has strong geoeconomical oil/gas interests indirectly via the region in the Middle East. *USA/West/Nato:* Heavy invested in the Middle East because of its modern way is based on the consumption of oil. While Syria itself isnt a "main" concern. The risk of the conflict spreading to Turkey or other or losing Iraq influence to more anti Western forces would detrimental to US and Western interest. *Iran:* Has had regional interest for decades. Now see that they have more playing room and are therefor invested in the Syrian conflict, trying to become buddy buddy with Iraq (both Iran and Iraqi leadership are Shia), getting better relations with Russia in the process while also conducting a proxy war with Saudi Arabia, who they have disliked for decades, in Yemen.

[@hectorgalan408]

the syria goverment is force to do wath UN say i think is a Sovereign nation and this is and internal affair

[@dontron8662]

Can this at all be verified beyond some single magical anonymous source? Its as if he builds a case out of sand just to retain his former prestige. Way too many of these hodge podge reports from this guy as of late. Hard to believe him anymore, at the time.

[@DontFeedTheTrolls]

war.. lol

[@bonbon-fj4nr]

Was Obama undermined though?

[@bableroybrown1]

We really don't who made ISSi. but fall the line who armed the in first place there to much that people don't between LIE an True , even Russia telling a different story, and for Carrie he is offal Dumb our he lie his teeth off like nam!!!!

[@Hans-fz6cc]

Strange that he says that Israel does not want jihadi groups close to its borders, in fact they are now directly on their borders in the golan region. Matter of fact is that al nusra fighters maintain a close relation with the iraeli border soldiers. Al Nusra fighters are being treated at israeli military hospitals. So unfortunately he's wrong here.

[@marioradu4370]

Obama, Putin🙋🙋🙋✋ ✌👏

[@serramesabill2160]

NATO actually complying with this requirement and use of non NATO member to violate it has been what created the problems thus far. It's NATO members who made the problems so why would they change their position now.

[@TheLouisisawesome]

You do a disservice to yourself by putting these BS pro Russian conspiracy theories on this show.

[@roxyterror1198]

Australia supports Russia and China and peace ☮️