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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Assad has won for now |
| 2012-03-25 |
| The year-long effort to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and his government has failed. Two or three months ago, it seemed to come close to succeeding, as insurgents took over enclaves in cities such as Homs and Deir el-Zour. There was talk of no-fly zones and foreign military intervention. |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #1 I was pondering this, especially with the no-fly talks so publically talked than removed with the explanation that it would be too dangerous. That is, would such a statement actually increase arms purchases by goofballs knowing that all it would take would be a single shoot-down to defeat any UN called no-fly; and then effectively (I know, effective UN) ending any authority of the UN to make such resolutions. And also with the use of no-fly to actively and specifically target one side or the other, is that particular statement no anything less than an act of |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-03-25 22:25 |