georgephillip
Diamond Member
Honestly, Rocco, I believe you've presented something of a false dichotomy with the choice you've offered me: I don't believe the Syrian People are anything more than pawns in this particular match. Not unlike civilians in Afghanistan or Fallujah.georgephillip; et al,
It is not about "competition."
(COMMENT)What's the matter...can't handle a little competition?
It is about the character of the conflict and the metal behind the behavior of the people. It demonstrates what your cause is and what you really think the role of the people is.
Hezbollah, Iran, the Assad Government and the Shia Ba'athist Party on one side; supported by the Palestinian and Lebanese People.
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The Syrian People and the Right to Self-Determination and Democratic Rule
It is about what you believe in. What do you believe in?
Most Respectfully,
R
I believe Empire functions more profitably when facing a balkanized opposition.
I believe Syria will be carved up in such a manner as to reduce its threat level to the US and Israel.
And frankly I wouldn't be surprised if elements of our CIA were arming and training Salafist forces in Syria today in much the same way they created al-Qa'aida during Carter's last days.
I guess this is where my belief starts:
"The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives is one of the major works of Zbigniew Brzezinski. Brzezinski graduated with a PhD from Harvard University in 1953 and became Professor of American Foreign Policy at Johns Hopkins University before becoming the United States National Security Advisor from 1977 - 1981 under the administration of President Jimmy Carter.
"Regarding the landmass of Eurasia as the center of global power, Brzezinski sets out to formulate a Eurasian geostrategy for the United States.
"In particular, he writes, it is imperative that no Eurasian challenger should emerge capable of dominating Eurasia and thus also of challenging America's global pre-eminence."
The Grand Chessboard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia