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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| When Lebanon becomes an Iranian colony |
| 2016-02-23 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] I don't think Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... decided to halt its support to the Lebanese army, security forces and other institutions because it is angry about what some Lebanese media outlets are saying against it. The involvement of some newspapers and television stations in the campaign to promote hostile Iranian rhetoric -- which opposes Saudi Arabia and incites against it and against other Arab moderate countries -- is not pressing. I think Saudi Arabia halted its support for more dangerous and more significant reasons. Saudi Arabia had allocated $3 billion to the Lebanese army and $1 billion to the Lebanese security forces to develop their capabilities and train them. It did not set conditions for Leb to get involved in foreign wars or join regional alliances. The aim was to strengthen the central authority in the country by supporting state institutions against militias' intimidating acts and helping them fight holy warrior organizations. The whole idea was to fill the vacuum left by the withdrawal of Syrian troops following a decision taken by the U.N. Security Council after the Assad regime was found involved in the liquidation of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Unfortunately, Anti-US US POTUS Obama will let IRAN do it, as well as PUTIN/VLADVEDEV-LED RUSSIA, CHINA, + OTHER? ala their respective Sphere of Influence or Interest, in the name of Anti-US OWG-NWO where the US is suborned under OWG NAU + realted, + mostly restricted to CONUS-NORAM + peripherals. The Bammer has put the US on the path or track to unilateral or "asymmetric" MilPol-Geopol retreat so that Iran Russia, + China, Etal. to come can rise to OWG Co-Superpower-hood. IN [rough] PARITY WID THE US, N-O-T INFERIORITY = "VASSAL-AGE". THE MAHA-RUSHIAN QUESTIONNE' DU JOUR, AMONG OTHERS, REMAINS "WHAT TO DO ABOUT ISRAEL + US' REGIONAL MUSLIM ALLIES"? As things atand, we have all of these OWG Co-Superpowers + Regional Wannabes, i.e. Milpol-aggressive, "Mahanist"?, Nuclear andor Pro-Nuclear, Superpower or Co-Superpower "Young Turk(s)" Nations pushing for specific sphere of influence in Syria-Iraq = so-called "SYRAQ", WID SEEMINGLY LITTLE TO NO HELP OR GUIDANCE, ETC. FROM THE BAMMER + ALIGNED OWG GLOBALISTS WHERE SOCIALISM + ANARCHY ARE NOT JUST PURDY WORDS. TOO MANY DOMINOS = CHIEFS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-02-23 19:55 |
| #4 IMO, if Iranians want to manage Lebanon, they're welcome to it. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-02-23 12:39 |
| #3 The Saudis have been subsidizing the Leb Army. Hezbollah has taken over the Leb state and army. Saudis are now seeing the aid they've given being used by the Houthi-Saleh alliance against them in Yemen. Foolishness therefore ceases. |
| Posted by: Fred 2016-02-23 10:17 |
| #2 "When"? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-02-23 09:18 |
| #1 Iff the KSA + TURKEY + PAKISTAN, ETAL. are OWG CO-SUPERPOWER WANNABES, FROM WHERE OR FROM WHOM'S SOVEREIGN TERRITORY(S) WILL THEY EXPAND THEIR RESPECTIVE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2016-02-23 01:14 |