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2011-04-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Mike Ramsey 2011-04-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 00:24|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 02:49|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-04-28 10:20|| Front Page Top

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