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2007-09-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-09-17 10:58|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 No mystery, the butler did it. "Mystery" means the MSM doesn't know what happened.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-09-17 12:11|| 2007-09-17 12:11|| Front Page Top

#2 If the Syrians are actually storing anything sensitive along the Turkish-Syrian border, that would mean that the Syrians might have some sort of understanding with the Turks that would be extremely important for the region.

Or it could mean the Turkish border is as far from Israel as it is possible to get and they Syrians - mistakenly - thought this would provide cover.

For us, the location of the facility is more startling than the possibility of a North Korean shipment, chemical weapons or even a dry run for a strike on Tehran.

Yes, because Stratfor apparently does not employ a brain trust with its analysts. A casual stroll through the internet reveals a Syrian chemical weapons production facility near the Turkish border at Al Safir that has been in operation since the 1970s. Hence the air defenses. That this should prove a surprise to Stratfor proves an inability to pay attention or an inability to conjure better analysis - even a better headline - than nine out of ten blogs on the subject. The only surprise to me is that people continue to pay for this level of analysis.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-09-17 13:26|| 2007-09-17 13:26|| Front Page Top

#3 What Excalibur said. I'm continually impressed by how much some of the prominent members of the blogosphere are better an analysis than the overpaid "experts" at StratFor. "Wretchard" at the Belmont Club, the Instapundit, Jules Crittenden, Cap'n Ed, the Powerline crew, and many prominent citizens of beautiful downtown Rantburg--all superior to StratFor, and worthy to bat in the same league as the likes of James Dunnigan.

Posted by Mike 2007-09-17 14:59|| 2007-09-17 14:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Compare and contrast this analysis with Stratfor's.

Posted by Mike 2007-09-17 17:44|| 2007-09-17 17:44|| Front Page Top

#5 It's been all downhill for Stratfor since the war against Serbia.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2007-09-17 18:41|| 2007-09-17 18:41|| Front Page Top

#6 the IDF operation probably was assisted by the Turkish military (the officer corps are anti Syria, anti Persian, and anti Arab -- for now)

Posted by mhw 2007-09-17 18:48|| 2007-09-17 18:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Stratfor has a cool name, but Ima thinkin they need to spend more money on buying clues.

Posted by SteveS 2007-09-17 22:56|| 2007-09-17 22:56|| Front Page Top

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