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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| The most important thing in the Middle East that no one is talking about |
| 2015-02-06 |
| Smyth's paper dispenses with the misconception that Syria is a quagmire for Iran, or its "Vietnam," as some analysts have claimed. "In a wider political sense, the real victor of the Syrian war and in Iraq has been Iran, a triumph for which the Islamic Republic has its militia forces to thank," Smyth writes. Tehran succeeded in turning Syria's war into a sectarian conflict and has benefitted greatly as a result. Here's how they did it. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp0036 |
| #3 We had Our eyes on the prize. Iraq was the only real way to solve or belay sectarian strife while isolating the main player - Iran. It was all about Iran. Which now, the GDMFPOTUS has surrendered power too for NOTHING. All those VIBEDS, and this. Barry Barak GDMF Hussein Peron Obama Soroto |
| Posted by: newc 2015-02-06 00:57 |
| #2 you'd think that a mag called business insider would mention that the Tehran stock exchange declined by about 15% in 2014 in Iranian Rial and about 30% dollar value. It now takes about 30,000 Iranian Rial to buy one dollar. Also the unemployment rate, suicide rate and addiction rates are high. But, this evidently doesn't merit Mr Smyth's comment. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2015-02-06 00:31 |
| #1 Thank you Democratic party and all of your Bush bashing politics that destroyed the chance for a Sectarian Iraq to be the influencing factor in the ME. Those bastards were so intent on making Bush look bad, they threw away a great opportunity and committed us to this... Fuckers |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-02-06 00:13 |