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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's no longer a civil war in Syria. It's a regional war involving Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran
the Emirates, SA, Turkey, Israel- just about everybody in the middle east. It's not just people in Syria who are dying. In Iraq, thousands have died in violence in the last 2 months. Yes, it's absolutely related.
Add the U.S. and Russia and stir well.
Syria And The Risk Of Regional War
Syria goes from bad to worse. Most Americans have been prepared to think of it as the Syrians problem and it certainly is that. But what if the fight goes regional?
Its spilling out and over already. Open fighting in Lebanon. Turkey pulled in. Jordan swamped with refugees. Iraq sending in fighters and getting a backwash of violence. Israel leaning in, alarmed. Iran and Saudi Arabia going beyond proxy. Ancient Shiite, Sunni tensions erupting.
This hour, On Point: What if? What if Syrias fight blows into regional war? And is it happening already?
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/06/05/regional-war
Gen. Myers on Syria: "It is a regional war"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57586300/gen-myers-on-syria-it-is-a-regional-war/
US gets drawn into regional proxy war with decision to start arming Syrian rebels
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/us-gets-drawn-into-regional-proxy-war-with-decision-to-start-arming-syrian-rebels/2013/06/15/e0c680c6-d5f2-11e2-ab72-3f0d51ec1628_story.html
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)newfie11
(8,159 posts)if war mongering American Politicians have their way.
truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)and there are McCain and Clinton in agreement, urging Obama not to be a wuss.
Our national discourse is pathetic.