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| Syria in chaos sends shivers in region |
| 2011-04-28 |
| Posted by:Mike Ramsey |
| #3 Practically a guarantee that nothing, beyond talk, will happen. gr(o)mgoru, not even talk. The UN Security Council has failed to agree on a statement condemning Syria's deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters. Envoys attending a special open meeting on Syria in New York on Wednesday said Russia, China and Lebanon opposed the wording of a draft statement distributed by European nations. |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-04-28 10:20 |
| #2 This is a great opportunity to clip Iran's wings. Practically a guarantee that nothing, beyond talk, will happen. |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-04-28 02:49 |
| #1 Syria serves as a political and military conduit for Iranian-backed militant groups in the eastern Mediterranean, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian territories. Regime change in Syria could deliver a cataclysmic blow to Iran's ability to project power in the region and threaten Israel. And this: Syria has encouraged Turkey's increasingly assertive regional leadership in recent years because of its importance as a trade partner, its potential as a counterweight to the West and as an alternative to the relationship with Iran. Interesting moment in time. This is a great opportunity to clip Iran's wings. |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2011-04-28 00:24 |