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kenny blankenship

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7. To get at Iran

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 10:41 PM

Jun 2013

basically, that's what it boils down to. Without Syria on the chessboard, Iran becomes much more isolated in the region and Hezbollah is cut off from lines of support from Iran via Syria, that is if we can control the gory chaos that will follow the end of the Assad regime in Syria, or just make it gory enough that nothing at all can move in or out of there on the way to Lebanon. Do we care about unleashing further hurricanes of bloodshed in pursuit of this goal? No, we do not.

It's all about Iran - and, well, folks who hate Iran so much they are happy to aid Al Qaeda.

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AP Sources: US Leaning Toward OK On Lethal Aid To Syrian Rebels This Week; No-Fly Zone Unclear [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

Why are we even getting involved in this? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #1

A decent 'dust up' in the ME would take the headlines off all the other shit going on...perhaps? nt Purveyor Jun 2013 #2

To get at Iran kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #7

more oil Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #12

The Susan Rice effect. The Link Jun 2013 #3

Hmmm...I thought Al-Qaeda was the enemy. roamer65 Jun 2013 #4

Fuck magellan Jun 2013 #5

Oy Recursion Jun 2013 #6

The war party has been trying to bully Obama into this for a long time. David__77 Jun 2013 #8

If the President steps over this threshold, Iran will be next... eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #9

So much more could be gained, for less, by sitting in negotiation. David__77 Jun 2013 #11

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad idea. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #10