Comments on: Is The End Game To The Current Crisis Being Written? http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mtl http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/comment-page-1/#comment-65329 mtl Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:04:28 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/#comment-65329 The 'Arab street' has always been considered a form of protection for the larger ME from the US. Even when going nito Iraq, folks like Chris matthrews suggested the Arab Street would rise up. Iran and syria are seeking to unify the Arab Street, much as Saddam believed he could with funding for suicide bombers. Clearly Syria and Iran wished that Iraq still was active against Israeli, becuase now there are just the two countries. The ‘Arab street’ has always been considered a form of protection for the larger ME from the US. Even when going nito Iraq, folks like Chris matthrews suggested the Arab Street would rise up.

Iran and syria are seeking to unify the Arab Street, much as Saddam believed he could with funding for suicide bombers. Clearly Syria and Iran wished that Iraq still was active against Israeli, becuase now there are just the two countries.

]]> By: Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Adjusting The Timeline? http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/comment-page-1/#comment-65320 Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Adjusting The Timeline? Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:27:30 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/#comment-65320 [...] Good piece in the Washington Post that expands on the strategic moves Israel is making with U.S. consent, albeit one that contradicts the reporting of the Jerusalem Post of a 48-72 hour window for Israeli action in Lebanon: Israel, with U.S. support, intends to resist calls for a cease-fire and continue a longer-term strategy of punishing Hezbollah, which is likely to include several weeks of precision bombing in Lebanon, according to senior Israeli and U.S. officials. [...] [...] Good piece in the Washington Post that expands on the strategic moves Israel is making with U.S. consent, albeit one that contradicts the reporting of the Jerusalem Post of a 48-72 hour window for Israeli action in Lebanon: Israel, with U.S. support, intends to resist calls for a cease-fire and continue a longer-term strategy of punishing Hezbollah, which is likely to include several weeks of precision bombing in Lebanon, according to senior Israeli and U.S. officials. [...]

]]> By: mtl http://informedspeculation.com/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/comment-page-1/#comment-65282 mtl Sun, 16 Jul 2006 05:17:46 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/07/15/is-the-end-game-to-the-current-crisis-being-written/#comment-65282 I think the other countries in the Me are taking notice of Iran and syria. They realize they must guard against either's influence on their own countries. Iran is now the seat of anybody who wants to overthrow any moderate arab country. The Saudis fear wahabiist, funded by Iran making a grand play, if not for the royal family, then the oil fields. The jordanians have a massive palestinian population-if an outside force were to turen them against the ruling family... This increased dabbling with other countries has the moderate ME countries scared. They are definitely outsiders to the Syrians and the Iranians, but worry that there may be people in their country who ARE privy to the info. In the past, there seemd a more united front, but this is becoming the great schism within the ME. Syria and Iran are going it alone, leaving the other moderate states. Thomas Friedman is running around with his usual 3 month-the sky is falling-but what I see is sides forming. for the first time the nebulous threat of the US is overshadowed by the practical threats they face. That they realize that it is two of their brethern-(noted for their advocacy of terrorism) is a force for powerful change. The rulers of the non-aggressive countries realize that if it comes down to helping Iran and Syria, they may be protecting the very people who are capable of overthrowing them. The US could never do it, becuase they are not arabs. Syria and Iran can no longer be trusted. I think the other countries in the Me are taking notice of Iran and syria.

They realize they must guard against either’s influence on their own countries.

Iran is now the seat of anybody who wants to overthrow any moderate arab country. The Saudis fear wahabiist, funded by Iran making a grand play, if not for the royal family, then the oil fields. The jordanians have a massive palestinian population-if an outside force were to turen them against the ruling family…

This increased dabbling with other countries has the moderate ME countries scared. They are definitely outsiders to the Syrians and the Iranians, but worry that there may be people in their country who ARE privy to the info. In the past, there seemd a more united front, but this is becoming the great schism within the ME. Syria and Iran are going it alone, leaving the other moderate states.

Thomas Friedman is running around with his usual 3 month-the sky is falling-but what I see is sides forming. for the first time the nebulous threat of the US is overshadowed by the practical threats they face. That they realize that it is two of their brethern-(noted for their advocacy of terrorism) is a force for powerful change. The rulers of the non-aggressive countries realize that if it comes down to helping Iran and Syria, they may be protecting the very people who are capable of overthrowing them. The US could never do it, becuase they are not arabs. Syria and Iran can no longer be trusted.

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