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The Three-Headed Hydra of the Middle East
Townhall.com ^ | February 16, 2017 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 02/16/2017 6:22:17 AM PST by Kaslin

Edited on 02/16/2017 7:25:41 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The abrupt Obama administration pre-election pullout from Iraq in 2011, along with the administration's failed reset with Russia and the Iran deal, created a three-headed hydra in the Middle East.

What makes the Middle East monster deadly is the interplay between the Iranian terrorist regime and its surrogates Hezbollah and the Assad regime, Russian President Vladimir Putin's deployment of bombers into Syria and Iraq after a 40-year Russian hiatus in the region and the medieval beheaders of the Islamic State.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: barackhussein0bama; iran; isis; nationalsecurity

1 posted on 02/16/2017 6:22:17 AM PST by Kaslin
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2 posted on 02/16/2017 6:23:06 AM PST by Kaslin ( Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible)
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So why is a Russian warship off the coast of CT? Hint, it isn’t the Red October. Make no mistake.. a spy ship is a war ship.


3 posted on 02/16/2017 6:26:02 AM PST by momincombatboots (Pray, prepare.)
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To: Kaslin

option #4:Art of the Deal
Use oil as a weapon. US increases supply, price falls,
Russia, Iran, OPEC beg us to reduce supply,
US then dictate our terms.


4 posted on 02/16/2017 6:27:42 AM PST by jonose
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To: momincombatboots

When is a Russian spy ship not off an American coast?


5 posted on 02/16/2017 6:35:46 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: momincombatboots

That’s what I’m thinking. Both Russia and China right now are probing, threatening and pushing our buttons. All the while the ENEMY within is distracting and keeping the Trump Administration as WEAK as possible.

There is something in the air and it’s pretty foul right now!


6 posted on 02/16/2017 7:33:20 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: jonose

What methodology would you suggest we employ to increase the supply of oil?

In your view where can we get sufficient supplies of oil to impact the world market enough to essentially weaponize it?


7 posted on 02/16/2017 9:57:37 AM PST by maxtheripper
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8 posted on 02/16/2017 6:39:18 PM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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Netanyahu was interviewed on Hannity tonight and gave the very interesting analysis that there are two centers of Muslim extremism in the world, Shiite Iran and Sunni ISIS. He says the Arab states fear both of them, and so are quietly becoming allies of Israel. He does say Iran is the far more dangerous of the two because of nuclear weapons potential. He says the Obama treaty stopped them from getting one nuclear weapon in the near future by allowing them to get 100 nukes in ten years.


9 posted on 02/16/2017 10:19:34 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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>>Use oil as a weapon.<<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This was done in the late ‘80s to bring down the USSR, which had become dependent on the high prices.

“Someone” twisted Saudi arm to make them lower the price in their ports, to a net of about $6 a barrel!

This led to bankruptcy of USSR. Their people were facing starvation and the inevitable revolution to follow.


10 posted on 02/16/2017 10:23:29 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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