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I took the short course on The Syrian Civil War this morning.

It gave me a headache.

What a mess.

It’s like trying to figure out a basketball game with twenty teams on the court.

The only thing I can see that’s important about Syria is that it’s located close to critical energy areas and it’s close to Israel.

I understand there’s a proxy war going on.

Iran and Russia want higher oil prices and would like to control more oil. They are large countries with big populations. They support the Syrian government.

Saudi Arabia is a country with lots of oil and a small population. That means the wolves are licking their chops over Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is supporting the opposition to the Syrian government.

Saudi Arabia is already fighting Iran in a war in Yemen on Saudi Arabia’s southern border. The fighting in Syria could allow Iran to open a northern front against Saudi Arabia.

You also have to figure in Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Qatar.

You also have Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and ISIS or ISIL.

You have the Free Syrian Army and other moderate to hard-line groups including Christians and Kurds.

Into this big Hobo Hash, steps Obama.

Oh, and sides can change overnight.

We did.

Into one of the biggest messes the world has seen, our curtain-hanging President fumbles around like the Three Stooges doing plumbing.

And China is quietly watching.

It is actually pretty easy.
For the value of “ME Dictator” Assad not a bad fellow; he didn’t even want the job. He is even handed, protects minorities and keeps the peace. He knows better than to eff with Israel. The last time his pappy tried that, before we called them back, Israelis tanks were well on their way to his capital, Damascus, with no credible resistance between it and them.
On the down side he is a client of Iran and the Sov, er, Russians and funds Hezbollah.
The Euroweenies wanted to put NG pipeline from Qatar to the Med through Syria to reduce their dependence on Russian NG.
Being a loyal client, Assad said “No.”
Naturally, Assad now has to go.

You should also consider this:

When bin Laden attacked the US in 2001, his intention was to provoke a response, an invasion through Pakistan, that would result in the overthrow of (sort-of) secular government of Pakistan, and hopefully cascade into the overthrow of other secular dictatorships like Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Libya in preparation for the new Caliphate.

For some reason, we now seem to be doing bin Laden’s work.

Been watching and sharing this for some time, no one believed and now we are here...

Barky is a card board cut out programmed through Val Jar his Red Queen

She is going to screw the pooch for Bammy as she has her OWN dreams

There is no Honor among thieves...

Ruh Roh...

Watch and See...

You missed one thing in your post, China’s need for oil.

Who is funding Russia? China. Where is China getting that money from...the United States good faith and credit.

The piece no one is really watching is China, more specifically China’s financials in relation to the World War taking shape in the Middle East.