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2013-01-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Iran Official: Attack On Syria Is Attack On Iran
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Posted by Fred 2013-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336134 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Any chance of getting paypal buttons for both sides?
(ammo only)
Posted by Shipman 2013-01-27 03:41||   2013-01-27 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 What is Tehran trying to do? Give the world even more incentive?

:-)
Posted by Mike Ramsey 2013-01-27 09:54||   2013-01-27 09:54|| Front Page Top

#3 More likely the Iranian sense that "the world" has no real incentive to topple the Syrian regime. Few nations want to arm the rebels when the dominant factions are Islamists (it's quite possible the US government found itself doing so, and lost the Benghazi consulate and four of its citizens trying to put a stop to that.)

Factor in an international leadership vacuum, where Russia has been the only strong and consistent voice on the stage, and it's no wonder the Iranians are playing the yappy sidekick.
Posted by Pappy 2013-01-27 15:39||   2013-01-27 15:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Few nations want to arm the rebels when the dominant factions are Islamists (it's quite possible the US government found itself doing so, and lost the Benghazi consulate and four of its citizens trying to put a stop to that.)

Yes, likely in fact.
Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-27 15:48||   2013-01-27 15:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Risng Iran = Shia Islam effec sees itself, NOT Sunni Saudi Arabia, as the "tip of the spear" in modernizing the entire Islamic World + uplifting same towards Shia/Iran-led, pan-Islamic OWG Caliphate on par, superior, or dominant to all other.

"Mahanist" Rising Iran = "Mahanist" Rising China = desires strategic access to the Mediterranean vee Syrian-Lebanon ports for projection of Trade + espec MilPol Power. HOWEVER IMPERFECT, BOTH IRAN + CHINA HAVE ROUGHLY SIMILAR HISTOIRES' IN MILITARILY CHALLENGING OR OPPOSING STRONGER OR TECH-SUPERIOR POWERS [post-Cold War, 2013 = USA].

Both are employing similar strategies vee the USA
- "Active Defense" or "Strategic Defense".
- Burden on the US-n-only-the-US to prove its case.
- The US-n-only-the-US must unilaterally locally intervene.
- Priority is the defeat or destruction of USN Aircraft Carriers + Escort/Battle Groups, + Amphibs, + at vital tactical or strategic
"chokepoints".
- GREATEST SINGLE ANTI-US WEAPON IS NOT MILITARY OR ECONMIC, BUT POLITICAL-DIPLOMATIC, I.E. PRO-DIPLOMACY/NEGOTIATION POTUS BAMMER + ADMIN.

Thats alleged Anarchist-for-anti-US-OWG/Globalism
POTUS Bammer + Admin.

Widout control or "sole" sovereignty over TAIWAN, there is no "post-US", future "World #1", "Manifest Destiny" for Rising China - WIDOUT NUCWEAPONS TO PAR OR HIGHER WID THE US-WEST = JUDEO-CHRISTIAN/NON-ISLAMIC FIRST WORLD THERE IS SIMIL NO OWG CALIPHATE = "GLOBAL ISLAMIST-JIHADIST STATE" FOR RISING SHIA IRAN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-01-27 19:15||   2013-01-27 19:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, likely in fact.

I still don't have confirmation. The only known 'known' is that someone wanted the consulate removed from Benghazi.
Posted by Pappy 2013-01-27 20:55||   2013-01-27 20:55|| Front Page Top

#7 See also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ISRAEL THREATENING TO ATTACK SYRIA IFF REBELS [andor Hezbollah] CAPTURE [Baby Assad's]CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

'Tis a de facto "game-changer" as far as Israel = Tel Aviv is concerned for Israel-vs-Regional-Militant-Groups iff Syria's WMDS + LRBMS Delivery Sys gets captured by NOT-ASSAD.

* RELATED TOPIX > ISRAEL DEPLOYING MISSLES ["Iron Dome" BMDS] AS NETANYAHU SEES ASSAD COLLAPSE.

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > SAUDI PRINCE: HEAVILY ARM THE SYRIAN REBELS TO FIGHT ASSAD + "NEW TALIBAN" IN SYRIA | [Reuters]SAUDI PRINCE CALLS FOR SYRIAN REBELS TO BE ARMED [AAMS + ATGMS]

ARTIC > PRINCE = "Radical Al-Qaeda forces" have begin entering + setting themselves up in Syria [IIRC, to fight agz both Assad Govt. + Rebels].

Methinks POTUS Bammer + Benji Netanyahu are still gonna have serious "issues" over the removal-vs-non-removal of Baby Assad.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-01-27 22:40||   2013-01-27 22:40|| Front Page Top

#8 See also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ISRAEL THREATENING TO ATTACK SYRIA IFF REBELS [andor Hezbollah] CAPTURE [Baby Assad's]CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

'Tis a de facto "game-changer" as far as Israel = Tel Aviv is concerned for Israel-vs-Regional-Militant-Groups iff Syria's WMDS + LRBMS Delivery Sys gets captured by NOT-ASSAD.

* RELATED TOPIX > ISRAEL DEPLOYING MISSLES ["Iron Dome" BMDS] AS NETANYAHU SEES ASSAD COLLAPSE.

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > SAUDI PRINCE: HEAVILY ARM THE SYRIAN REBELS TO FIGHT ASSAD + "NEW TALIBAN" IN SYRIA | [Reuters]SAUDI PRINCE CALLS FOR SYRIAN REBELS TO BE ARMED [AAMS + ATGMS]

ARTIC > PRINCE = "Radical Al-Qaeda forces" have begin entering + setting themselves up in Syria [IIRC, to fight agz both Assad Govt. + Rebels].

Methinks POTUS Bammer + Benji Netanyahu are still gonna have serious "issues" over the removal-vs-non-removal of Baby Assad.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-01-27 22:40||   2013-01-27 22:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Right now, by most accounts the number of IRGC [Quds force] in Syria + Lebanon is not high enough to worry Israel + IDF - that will change very quickly iff Iran decides to significantly expand their number.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-01-27 22:45||   2013-01-27 22:45|| Front Page Top

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