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leveymg

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7. When you're in a Lose-Lose situation (as are both Washington and Jerusalem), reshuffle the deck

Reply to Javaman (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 11:44 AM

Feb 2012

and play a different hand. Managed chaos.

Under Bush, it was "Double-down in Iraq". We lost that hand. They're trying it again in Syria and Iran. Are the odds better this time, or are we just being played again, too stupid to walk away until we've finally lost all our chips?

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Insight: Arabs open way for arming Syrians, civil war feared [View all] Ian62 Feb 2012 OP

Raising the Syrian Independence flag and burning a picture of Assad in Iran Ian62 Feb 2012 #1

Great. Now war and chaos can spread across the entire region. This regime change thing is leveymg Feb 2012 #2

And your point is? nt Javaman Feb 2012 #5

When you're in a Lose-Lose situation (as are both Washington and Jerusalem), reshuffle the deck leveymg Feb 2012 #7

So while there is wholesale murder and Javaman Feb 2012 #9

There's Murder on all sides. Or, are you blind in one eye? leveymg Feb 2012 #10

Please provide me with a link that proves your assurtion that Javaman Feb 2012 #11

The choice we have now is between murderous suppression of Sunni rebels or genocide of the Shi'ia leveymg Feb 2012 #12

My first thought too. Arab League (Sunni) stepping into Assad's civil war (Shia/Sunni ugliness) riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #6

So who is financing said civil war? malaise Feb 2012 #3

Follow the money. leveymg Feb 2012 #8

Imagine if some country Dokkie Feb 2012 #4

WAR TakeALeftTurn Feb 2012 #13