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2012-02-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Spengler: Conjuring the ghost of Richelieu

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Posted by tipper 2012-02-27 14:05|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Best line from the comments:

Those who beat their swords into plowshares wind up doing the plowing for those who didn't.

Posted by Pappy 2012-02-27 15:28|| 2012-02-27 15:28|| Front Page Top

#2 In a nutshell: "Everyone is killing each other in Syria and some other places in the region, and the conflict might spread. What should we do about it?"

"How much does this cost you?"

"Nothing at all," I answered.

"Then let them kill each other as long as possible, which is to say for 30 years or so. Do you know," the ghastly Cardinal continued, "why really interesting wars last for 30 years? That has been true from the Peloponnesian War to my own century. First you kill the fathers, then you kill their sons. There aren't usually enough men left for a third iteration."

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-02-27 16:06|| 2012-02-27 16:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The biggest known unknown is how much damage Iran can do to the world oil trade & how long that damage can persist. Many national economies are already on the brink of collapse.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-02-27 16:11|| 2012-02-27 16:11|| Front Page Top

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