by darius shahtahmasebi at theantimedia.org




last week, the u.s. state department acknowledged that al-qaeda-linked terror group jabhat al-nusra is not a <u+201c>priority<u+201d> for the united states<u+2019> efforts in syria.




one might ask, then: if al-qaeda in syria is not a priority for the war on terror, what is?




state department spokesman john kirby provided some useful insight into this dilemma, stating:




<u+201c>the only thing that stands between where we are now and a permanent and enduring ceasefire in syria is bashar al-assad and his supporters . we recognize al-nusra as a spoiler, we have concerns about co-mingling, i<u+2019>ve talked about this ad nauseam.<u+201d>
us government acknowledges that al-qaeda is not a priority in syria
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