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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Nine Questions About Syria |
| 2013-09-08 |
| Russia's and Iran's interests explained, a bit of history, the rationale for punishing the use of poison gas, and a fair appraisal of why it's a no-win situation. And a nifty map. Concluding forecast: The killing will continue, probably for years. Syria as we know it, an ancient place with a rich and celebrated culture and history, will be a broken, failed society, probably for a generation or more. Russia will continue to block international action, the window for which has maybe closed anyway. At some point the conflict will cool, either from a partial victory or from exhaustion. Probably the best model is Lebanon, which fought a brutal civil war that lasted 15 years from 1975 to 1990 and has been slowly, slowly recovering ever since. So it's a $h1t sandwich. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 Uncle Phester, I wish I could say "That's gonna leave a mark!" but this regime and their LIV hoards are impervious to anything short of a 2x4 across the face. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-09-08 13:01 |
| #1 Posted elsewhere, but appropriate here as well: Judge Jeanine Explodes On Obama Over Syria |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-09-08 12:44 |