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Mosby

(16,168 posts)
Thu May 31, 2012, 12:41 PM May 2012

Syria military intervention would engulf Israel, says Iranian official

Source: AL ARABIYA

Any crisis caused by a military intervention in Syria would engulf Israel, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned Wednesday, the Tehran Times reported on Thursday.

Larijani made the remarks in reference to calls by certain U.S. officials for a military campaign against Syria to put an end to Syrian regime’s 14-month assault on its opposition.

“U.S. military officials probably have a poor understanding of themselves and regional issues because Syria is in no way similar to Libya, and (the effects of) creating another Benghazi in Syria would spread to Palestine, and ash rising from the flames would definitely envelop the Zionist regime,” Larijani said, according to the newspaper.



Read more: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/05/31/217655.html

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Syria military intervention would engulf Israel, says Iranian official (Original Post) Mosby May 2012 OP
That is why there has been no intervention. tabatha May 2012 #1
For once, we agree on that. leveymg May 2012 #2
That and two other things I think. TheWraith May 2012 #3
Well now that's about as direct a threat as I've ever read riderinthestorm May 2012 #4
Oh, I think I've read some direct threats from US officials now and then. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #5
keep the spin control in mind when reading these things.. Alamuti Lotus May 2012 #6
The pressure builds, they need to redirect the minions anger back to 'zionist conspiracies' may3rd May 2012 #7

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
3. That and two other things I think.
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:30 PM
May 2012

One, the lack of an international consensus.

Two, the fact that the Syrian military is much larger and less of a pushover than the Libyan government was. Which probably helps feed number one.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
4. Well now that's about as direct a threat as I've ever read
Thu May 31, 2012, 02:35 PM
May 2012

No subtlety there....

Intervene in Syria and Israel gets it.

 

Alamuti Lotus

(3,093 posts)
6. keep the spin control in mind when reading these things..
Thu May 31, 2012, 04:40 PM
May 2012

al-Arabiya is a mouthpiece of the Saudi royal family, active enemies of Iran and top supporters of the terrorist gangs in Syria.
Possibly not the case at this particular moment, but Saudi royal newspapers regularly invent wild statements and insinuations by obscure or public (more difficult in the latter case, though) Iranian military and political personalities and then get them picked up by other friendly papers in Israel, Europe & the US. It's a fine circle-jerk of war drums sometimes from the Hearst school of journalism at its worst..

 

may3rd

(593 posts)
7. The pressure builds, they need to redirect the minions anger back to 'zionist conspiracies'
Thu May 31, 2012, 05:48 PM
May 2012

They need to keep the hate speak kool aid flowing and what is happening in Syria well filtered with the great firewall of the mullahs
oh yeaaaah !

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