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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Drought Sparked Syria's Conflict, Will Impact Entire Region
2013-05-12
[Israel Times] A parched Syria turned to war, scholar says, and Egypt may be next: Prof. Arnon Sofer sets out the link between drought, Assad's civil war, and the wider strains in the Middle East; Jordan and Gazoo are also in deep trouble, he warns

Some look at the upheaval in Syria through a religious lens. The Sunni and Shia factions, battling for supremacy in the Middle East, have locked horns in the heart of the Levant, where the Shia-affiliated Alawite sect has ruled a majority Sunni nation for decades.

Some see it through a social prism. As they did in Tunis with Muhammad Bouazizi -- an honest man who couldn't make an honest living in this corruption-ridden part of the world -- the social protests that sparked the war in Syria started in the poor and disenfranchised parts of the country.
Posted by:trailing wife

#11  Drought of civilised behaviour.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-05-12 23:06  

#10  Some interesting links, newc. You do have fun with your blog.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-05-12 17:36  

#9  It is still the next chief issue. It effects everyone.
Posted by: newc   2013-05-12 12:24  

#8  The desert follows islam.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-05-12 10:28  

#7  Israel no longer suffers from drought.Desalination, conservation and sewage treatment have alleviated much of the natural scarcity.
Ah - those clever Juices. Using modern science and technology.Maybe if the other countries came out of the 7th century they would have a chance.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2013-05-12 10:23  

#6  errr....and the presence of Islam
Posted by: Frank G   2013-05-12 10:10  

#5  Ocean Acidification get in early on the ground floor. The gravy-train will be rolling in out once we get 2 more winters of our despair.
Posted by: Shipman   2013-05-12 05:24  

#4  Drought? Global warming? I thought it was a video.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-05-12 04:57  

#3  "All wars have ecological origins" (RAH).
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-05-12 04:32  

#2  What an idiot. No place in the world duplicated population in 60 years??! India for example more than tripled...350 millions to 1200 millions
Posted by: Phaith Grique4599   2013-05-12 01:53  

#1  texas has had a 3 yr drought and increasing population also

Northern Israel had a 5 year drought from 2006 to 2011.

Somehow they escaped having a genocidal conflict.
Posted by: lord garth   2013-05-12 00:28  

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