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2011-01-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-22 11:03|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 IMHO part of a campaign to wear everyone else down.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-01-22 13:09|| 2011-01-22 13:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Back to the 80's, Lebanon style...

Posted by tu3031 2011-01-22 14:00|| 2011-01-22 14:00|| Front Page Top

#3 IMO POLITICAL ISLAMISM. i.e. "fair-n-benevolent", "democratic", "POWER/GOVT-SHARING" seems to be the priority for now in the MIDDLE EAST + NORTH AFRICA.

Again, towards 2012 IRAN WILL NUCLEARIZE BUT WILL PREFER TO BE ON THE MEDIA + GEOPOL DEFENSIVE FOR A WHILE, i.e. TO NOT BE THE ONE TO INITIATE ANY DE FACTO WAR AGZ THE US-ISRAEL - can't say the same for Starving NUC NORTH KOREA, IMO whose focii is COVERTLY PREVENTING ANY SORT OF CHINESE TAKEOVER OF NORTH KOREA, VIA WAR ANDOR NORMAL ECONOMIC ATTRITION [which ROK = South Korea also shares].

NORTH KOREA-SPECIFIC PRESERVATION OF POWER + STATE SOVEREIGNTY > either RISING CHINA concedes to US MILPOL ENTRENCHMENT IN NE ASIA.e.g. REGIONAL = "JOINT" MISSLE DEFENSE; or the US unilater WITHDRAWS ITS MIL PRESENCE FROM ROK + JAPAN [Taiwan] in deference to NE Asian Allies.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-01-22 23:17|| 2011-01-22 23:17|| Front Page Top

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