Article

2012-01-17 Iraq

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2012-01-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iraq

#1 OTOH TOPIX > FORMER DIPLOMAT: TEHRAN MAY BE PLANNING TO DIVIDE IRAQ, as a divided Iraq would be held as de facto proof of Iran's rising regional power + influence.

versus

* SAME > [2012] WAR AGZ IRAN NOT BENEFICIAL TO OBAMA.

ARTIC = US-Israel-vs-Iran war may have unpredictable consequences as one side uses force to close the Strait of Hormuz + Persian Gulf, while the other uses force to reopen same, WAR ON IRAN UNLIKELY UNTIL AFTER THE US 2012 POTUS ELECTIONS.

As per above Artic, OTOH IMO the inverse may also hold true in that Iran will have a all- year-long, Diplomatic + MSM-Net field day scoring points AMAP ALAP ATAP agz the US-Allies.
IOW, IRAN MAY CHOOSE TO FLEX ITS MUSCLES = PUSH-N-SHOVE REGIONALLY IFF IT BECOMS CONVINCED THE US WILL EITHER NOT FIGHT A WAR OR ELSE FAIL TO DO SO IN TIME TO STOP IT FROM DEV ITS FIRST NUCBOMB(S)???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-17 01:20|| 2012-01-17 01:20|| Front Page Top

23:37 JosephMendiola
23:31 Bugs Glomoque3110
23:23 JosephMendiola
23:21 Super Hose
23:13 Super Hose
23:05 JosephMendiola
23:05 Super Hose
23:01 JosephMendiola
22:54 JosephMendiola
22:54 Big Chaising3512
22:45 Barbara
22:27 Ebboluling Theamp7972
22:16 Mike Ramsey
22:12 Ebboluling Theamp7972
22:11 Mike Ramsey
22:00 Frank G
21:56 Mac in Aus
21:48 Mike Ramsey
21:44 crosspatch
21:23 Mike Ramsey
21:12 RandomJD
21:05 Pappy
20:36 JosephMendiola
20:20 JosephMendiola