Syrian Civil War 2 - Middle East Boogaloo
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Turkey is the big winner and Iran the big loser in all of this. TBD on Russia. Maybe they still end up with their port after it all settles down in 20 years.
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I haven’t read any of this thread, and I’m not going to. Hiatus.
But that said, this bullshit has been going on over a decade.
Of course it’s about a natural gas pipeline. Did anyone actually believe it was about freedom?RFKj first and right, again. From 2017.
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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/rfk-jr-why-arabs-dont-trust-america-213601/
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I think it's more cultural with the nutty Islamist governments. If we had no interests in their oil they'd still want to blow us up.
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Also Israel is the big winner in all of this.
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Not listening to the Biden administration was the best thing Israel did
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Bingo. Some people seem to confuse me for a leftist.
IF you believe Israel's interests align with the US and/or that Iran's do not then this is a "win" for the US.
I'm with Trump on this one. Stay out and LIPO. The IDF is gonna crush Oregon's chances at a natty anyways so all we have to do is sit back and watch with popcorn.
I expect Trump to reapply sanctions on Iran which is all that's really necessary to prevent ISIS part 2.
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US has to stay out of these because if they backed a real democracy and freedom guy the people would hate him for being aligned with America
Iraq was the last straw on democracy at the barrel of a gun. I wish it did work
My larger point remains. An authoritarian sectarian is better than a true believer mullah
Once upon a time the CIA agreed
Destabilizing dictators to let jihadis win is stupid. And that has been the Obama Doctrine
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Israel as we speak is blowing Syria the fuck up. Blowing up all the arms depots, etc. They will probably bomb any groups that even approach Lebanon or Golan heights too.
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We have sanctions. The root for the away team just waives them and lets Iran spread the money and arms around to the other Muslim nutcases. Iran totally respects the dementia patient and his administration.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/days-after-trumps-victory-biden-harris-admin-granted-iran-10-billion-in-sanctions-relief-congressional-notice-shows/
Days After Trump's Victory, Biden-Harris Admin Granted Iran $10 Billion in Sanctions Relief, Congressional Notice ShowsAdam Kredo December 10, 2024
The Biden-Harris administration waived sanctions on Iran three days after the November election, providing Tehran access upward of $10 billion in once-frozen funds, according to a copy of the non-public order transmitted to Congress and reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
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Yes, we agree.
Biden basically took Iran and it's proxies off of life support.
Trump's going to luckily inherit the region post FAFO Israel. It's going to make peace deals even easier now that Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis are all either neutered or on their way there.
I'd expect an Abraham accords V2 from Trump with the Saudis and Israeli's completely isolating Iran and friends.
Turkey is really the only wild card per @Bob_C there's going to be a Kurdistan whether in name or de facto. Will Turkey block it or cut a deal? Erdogan likes Trump but this is also how UKR is to Russia. Who knows.
I expect the rest of the area to revert to tribal/militia control with no major power brokers interested. China would be the only other suitor but they have their own problems right now and more so with Trump coming in.
