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2016-08-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Did The Proxy War In Syria Just Attract Another Big Time US Rival?

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-19 04:14|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Man, Obasta sure set the US up for a colossal failure with his "red line" policy.

He and his really seemed to believe that all he had to do was tell someone what to do and they'd hop right to it like he's the daddy and the rest of the world are his children.

SMH at the hubris.

Posted by AlanC 2016-08-19 07:41|| 2016-08-19 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Obama had a 'Red Line" of sorts...... it just fell apart after Benghazi. Gun running be hard !

Link to BBC 'Arming Syrian rebels: Where the US went wrong'

Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-19 07:56|| 2016-08-19 07:56|| Front Page Top

#3 "Everybody wants ta get inta da act."

/Jimmy Durante

Posted by Pappy 2016-08-19 08:17|| 2016-08-19 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 If Obama intended to drive the US into mediocrity on the world stage could he have come up with a plan any different than what he did?

Posted by Glenmore 2016-08-19 10:30|| 2016-08-19 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 If Obama intended to drive the US into mediocrity on the world stage could he have come up with a plan any different than what he did?

Sure. But it probably wouldn't have worked as well.

Snark of the Day

Posted by gorb 2016-08-19 10:55|| 2016-08-19 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Chinese probably want to battle test some of their equipment. Help for improvement and sales no doubt.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-08-19 14:25|| 2016-08-19 14:25|| Front Page Top

#7 IMO OWG Co-Superpower China + PLA are going to war soon agz Japan + SOKOR over East China Sea access + control, + badly needs combat experience. Trump's stated FP position that US Allies must pay for US security also stirs into the mix, + Russia. Iff the US elects another US-led anti-US POTUS all the better for China + similar anti-US "Allies
China is already there - as IMO OWG Co-Superpower China + its PLA is going to war soon agz Japan + SOKOR to settle Eats China Sea access + control, China + PLA need as much combat experience as they can get. Iff the US is going to elect
another US-led anti-US Globalist POTUS this year, all the better for China + similar anti-US US "Allies" in the ME. Russia + TRumps demand the Us allies pay for US Security only stirs the mix.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2016-08-19 23:11|| 2016-08-19 23:11|| Front Page Top

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