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Leopolds Ghost

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6. Of course. But the last thing we need is for the West to use it to attack Syria

Reply to tabatha (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 02:31 PM

Jan 2012

As in Iraq and Libya (the only African country with significant oil reserves).

Syria needs to be able to defeat Assad with help from the global 99% Tahrir Square movement.

Which does not have the same interests as the US foreign policy agencies at the present time...

The surest way to destroy the Arab Spring would be to further militarize it and turn Syria into
another Iraq.

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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