Russian Aspirations Beyond the Pipeline
If Russia takes and holds Georgia with a mass of troops, or enough of
Georgia to have an occupied path north to south in Georgia...
And then there is the imminent expected chaos in Iran once it is
attacked by Israel...
Russia has only to roll across little Armenia to take a role in the
military situation in Iran.
Thus Russia can take advantage of the situation and claim a warm water
port in the Persian Gulf as well as the oil and gas fields of Iran on
the way to the Gulf. (See map below)
Iran could not say no to the bear ally or the bear enemy. The Russians
could sweep down along the oil and gas fields to the Gulf and provide a
barrier line of Russian troops protecting Iran from the Americans.
If they occupy territory beyond the pipeline, it will become obvious
their aspirations are far beyond the pipeline. They too sense the
moment of opportunity for gas, oil and a warm water port is coming.
It might even involve a Yalta-like situation where we end up thanking
the Russians for stabilizing the nuclear situation in Iran for us.
See map of oil and gas fields of Iran:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-470/OF97-470G/iranmap.html#TOP
If we try to hold this situation off by reining in Israel (as seems to
be happening) then the Iranians get to finish their bomb. Its a win
either way for Russia as oil either comes under their control, or is
destroyed in war.
The only solution is to stop the Russians now. Thus President Bush has
dispatched Condi with “humanitarian aid” which we hope includes the
weaponry specified by Jack in “Georgia can be Putin’s Afghanistan”.
The Russians dare not block the delivery of such “aid” when Condi is
accompanying it.
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