UN and US being drawn into decades-old Saudi-Iran religious struggle for control of Syria

[riderinthestorm]

4. I believe the participants on the street understand the dynamics of their struggle

and that it's tied to the Arab Spring movement and sentiments. I don't doubt that for a moment. I just also believe that there's no way this region is immune from meddling by the big powers at every level. I think it's naive to think that Russia, China and the US aren't in this. You can discount the Russian Navy docking there all you like (and other Russian ships bearing arms) but that's real and overt aid. Israel has taken action on far less than that before....

The Arab League is a wild card no doubt. They've never flexed their muscles before but their initial efforts in Syria so far have been incredibly inept. I reserve my judgement for now.

My cynicism about DUers and their level of enthusiasm about this "revolution" or that one is entirely my own. The level of enthusiasm, involvement and yes "breathless" reporting on every action in Libya by DUers was astounding in my opinion, the only country that drew in NATO and the US involvement and oddly enough the only country with the significant oil reserves..... So I've drawn a less than flattering opinion (shrug)....I'm a cynic. I'd also stipulate that any pushback on the coverage of events here on DU is typical when one storyline is pushed over and over - there's always those who are skeptics. Furthermore, I welcome that and would hope it stays as one of the hallmarks of this discussion board. That's a good thing imho, "crap" or not, that many perspectives and pieces of information are laid out for everyone to see.

Regardless a kick to the thread for more exposure.