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2. It has gone from Arab Springy peaceful regime change to all out civil war

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 07:52 PM

Jul 2012

And the outcome is not clear. Either way, heavy casualties are likely.

Syria has about 2/3 the population that the US had in 1860. If you scale the roughly 600,000 dead in the Civil War to Syria, it would be 400,000 dead.

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Syrian rebels set sights on �liberating� capital [View all] FarCenter Jul 2012 OP

This regime change narrative is getting many months ahead of itself, and may not come to pass. leveymg Jul 2012 #1

It has gone from Arab Springy peaceful regime change to all out civil war FarCenter Jul 2012 #2

That is exactly why we should be doing everything to disengage ourselves and prevent escalation. leveymg Jul 2012 #3

It is not clear whether the sectarian war can be confined to Syria FarCenter Jul 2012 #5

There is only one clear beneficiary of the conflict. Read leveymg Jul 2012 #6

But ultimately Israel will be surrounded by Sunni theocracies FarCenter Jul 2012 #8

Israel reached an accomodation with KSA and Egypt decades ago. leveymg Jul 2012 #9

It's doubtful that a decades old accommodation will hold going forward FarCenter Jul 2012 #10

I think we largely agree about the "big picture" for peace and stability in the region. leveymg Jul 2012 #11

But the "this is purely defensive" narrative is right on track. Igel Jul 2012 #4

The dissociation between calling foreign-armed militia "protestors" and fact is glaring. leveymg Jul 2012 #7