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Leopolds Ghost

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5. Decades-old? Try centuries-old. You may be aware that Syria was supposed to be the capital of Arabia

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 02:27 PM

Jan 2012

Under the T.H. Lawrence plan --

which was designed to forestall essentially the following century of Middle East conflict that we have seen.

The T.H. Lawrence plan also involved peace treaty between Israel and Prince Feisal, giving them the
lands east of the Jordan as a joint Israeli-Palestinian state.

As Lawrence noted, the Arab countries especially Iraq would be unsustainable legal fictions without
access to the Mediterranean.

"and preparing for another major diplomatic initiative."

Like the one in Libya? Or Bahrain?

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UN and US being drawn into decades-old Saudi-Iran religious struggle for control of Syria [View all] leveymg Jan 2012 OP

Russian military posturing with Chinese backup adds that last layer of crazy to the Syrian civil war riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #1

"civil war is really another proxy war between the big powers" tabatha Jan 2012 #3

I believe the participants on the street understand the dynamics of their struggle riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #4

Disagreement on a number of issues. tabatha Jan 2012 #2

Of course. But the last thing we need is for the West to use it to attack Syria Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #6

Decades-old? Try centuries-old. You may be aware that Syria was supposed to be the capital of Arabia Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #5