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2011-12-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Two blasts hit Syrian security sites in Damascus
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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-23 05:08|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 Update
Posted by tipper 2011-12-23 07:13||   2011-12-23 07:13|| Front Page Top

#2 see: Chickens - Roost
Posted by Frank G 2011-12-23 08:07||   2011-12-23 08:07|| Front Page Top

#3 The annoying thing is that whatever comes after Pencilneck won't be any better
Posted by European Conservative 2011-12-23 09:18||   2011-12-23 09:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Agreed, European Conservative, but they certainly will have less in the way of military supplies, including WMD.
Posted by trailing wife 2011-12-23 10:13||   2011-12-23 10:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism"
Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-23 10:29||   2011-12-23 10:29|| Front Page Top

#6 This is a perfect time for me to don my tinfoil hat.
Posted by Whatt Hesaid 2011-12-23 10:31||   2011-12-23 10:31|| Front Page Top

#7  Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism"

This is a great idea, given how the Turks have traditionally mellowed out after winning large chunks of territory in battle.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-12-23 10:33||   2011-12-23 10:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Given they have a need to suppress and dominate after conquering, no surprise that some do prefer the "Turkish option" for ripping Syria apart. And by doing this, Lebanon changes massively - logistics nightmare for the terrs there. Jordan all of a sudden becomes a key power regarding the Bekkah valley, and Israel in the Golan - not to mention Iraq looking at some of Syria's far eastern and northeastern border area (via the Kurds) to help "provide security" and maybe even reclaim stolen weapons sent there during the last days of the Hussein regime.

It will be very interesting to watch what they find in those dug-in bunkers and underground storage facilities.

The terrorists in Lebanon are going to get awfully hungry and low on supplies without the Syrian routes to Iran open.

It certainly will be interesting to watch the Alewites and Baathist run for their lives (and wonder how much loot they can take with them).
Posted by OldSpook 2011-12-23 11:28||   2011-12-23 11:28|| Front Page Top

#9 If they are smart, they have closed out all of the foreign bank accounts and transferred those funds to gold, platinoids, and bearer bonds now. The 'secret' bank account route for dictators is no longer secure like it used to be, while the metals and the bearer bonds can be transported in secure aircraft to just about anywhere in the world.
Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-12-23 11:53||   2011-12-23 11:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism"

Dunno what Tehran might do about that. It could get interesting.
Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-12-23 11:57||   2011-12-23 11:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Not sure that the Turks really want Syria; they just want their southern border to be quiet and for Syria not to be a source of trouble, particularly the Syrian Kurds.
Posted by Steve White 2011-12-23 12:29||   2011-12-23 12:29|| Front Page Top

#12 Not sure that the Turks really want Syria

Well, Erdogan needs to conquer something after all the noise he's been making lately.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-23 15:49||   2011-12-23 15:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Here is pencilneck's reaction.
Posted by newc 2011-12-23 20:06||   2011-12-23 20:06|| Front Page Top

23:21 Iblis
22:54 twobyfour
21:28 CrazyFool
21:24 American Delight
21:14 trailing wife
21:08 borgboy
20:16 SteveS
20:09 mom
20:06 newc
19:24 Barbara
19:20 JohnQC
19:03 Barbara
18:27 Anonymoose
18:27 tu3031
18:02 Anonymoose
17:48 Mullah Richard
17:47 badanov
17:41 Alaska Paul
17:39 Alaska Paul
16:59 Anguper Hupomosing9418
16:39 newc
16:26 newc
16:21 M. Murcek
16:17 M. Murcek









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