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Tyler Durden - ZeroHedge
The Largest US Foreign Policy Blunder Since Vietnam Is Complete: Iran Readies Massive Syrian Ground Invasion
On Thursday, in Mid-East Coup: As Russia Pounds Militant Targets, Iran Readies Ground Invasions While Saudis Panic, we attempted to cut through all of the Western and Russian media propaganda on the way to describing what Moscows involvement in Syria actually portends for the global balance of power. Here are a few excerpts that summarize whats taking shape in the Middle East:Putin looks to have viewed this as the ultimate geopolitical win-win. That is, Russia gets to i) expand its influence in the Middle East in defiance of Washington and its allies, a move that also helps to protect Russian energy interests and preserves the Mediterranean port at Tartus, and ii) support its allies in Tehran and Damascus thus preserving the counterbalance to the US-Saudi-Qatar alliance.
Meanwhile, Iran gets to enjoy the support of the Russian military juggernaut on the way to protecting the delicate regional nexus that is the source of Tehrans Mid-East influence. It is absolutely critical for Iran to keep Assad in power, as the loss of Syria to the West would effectively cut the supply line between Iran and Hezbollah.
It would be difficult to overstate the significance of what appears to be going on here. This is nothing short of a Middle Eastern coup, as Iran looks to displace Saudi Arabia as the regional power broker and as Russia looks to supplant the US as the superpower puppet master.
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The Largest US Foreign Policy Blunder Since Vietnam Is Complete: Iran Readies Massive Syrian Ground [View all]
FlatBaroque
Oct 2015
OP
Perhaps check the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy sites for more professional
Hortensis
Oct 2015
#1
Didn't Zero Hedge say the Iranian bourse pricing in Euros was going to lead to the end of all life
Recursion
Oct 2015
#3
If this had been written by Alex Jones, it probably would be hidden & this guys sounds 10x nuttier.
Tarheel_Dem
Oct 2015
#40
Suggesting someone might be discussing things outside their speciality makes me scared of sex?
NuclearDem
Oct 2015
#28
Leupp's area of expertise is shogunate Japan, with quite a bit of attention on sex and
NuclearDem
Oct 2015
#33
Fucking worthless Zero Hedge that's never been right about anything. Nice try hiding the URL. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#11
My steam-obscured view nothwithstanding, why did you post anything from that shit rag? nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#14
That's what I thought. A non-answer from a disinformationalist. Weak and cowardly. Anything
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#16
I have a lot of respect for you Octafish and I usually follow you and your information. However, I
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#24
Just so you and dixiegrrrl understand, I spent a period of years reading that website and two things
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#27
Just be discerning with regard to Zero Hedge as a reliable source. It can be an entertaining site
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#34
Attacking the source instead of addressing the facts does not promote discussion well.
dixiegrrrrl
Oct 2015
#21
You do know that Tyler Durden is a catchall nick that is used by all the contributors to that site?
ChisolmTrailDem
Oct 2015
#23
Does this blunder center around W's invasion of Iraq, or Poppy Bush's Desert Storm?
n2doc
Oct 2015
#25
Absolutely - I was headed to the bottom of this thread to post exactly that (nt)
Samantha
Oct 2015
#52
I suspect that this alliance and it's timing after Iran sanctions are lifted
Jesus Malverde
Oct 2015
#53