Syria

[mikbone]

Man this happened fast.

I’m still trying to get up to speed.

Who is in power. 

How does this affect Israel, Iran, and the USA.

[Traveler]

In a jungle when the apex predator is taken out – the predator that took him out will be worse.  But that is not quite what happened.  I believe the big winner is Turkey.   The big losers are Russia and Iran.  In the Islamic world this means that the Sunni are the happiest.  But there are competing Sunni fractions. 

This could be good for the USA, Israel and the Middle East in genera.  Hopefully Biden will not have enough time to screw this up.  I believe that the most beneficial course of action will be within the framework of the Abraham Accords.

What I think we should watch closely:

First – Will there be free elections in Syria

Second – What happens to the US backed Kurds in Eastern Syria?

Third – What happens to the US imbedded troops currently with the Kurds.

Fourth – What direction do civilians go – Do they continue to leave or do some return home?

Fifth – What happens to Islamic terror organizations in Africa?

Sixth – What does the Squad in the US do?  Also, what happens to the antisemitism types at US universities?

Seventh – What does the UN do?

It seems to me that just about everything the USA touches in the Middle East ends in things getting worse.  I think I will wait 6 months before I celebrate anything.

 

The Traveler

[mrmarklin]

I don’t think that there will be any elections. 🤥

[NeuroTypical]

It's odd.  Odd that shortly after Israel took out Hezbollah's entire leadership structure, the government of Syria collapsed.  

It's almost like those two might have had some closer association than either would admit. 

It's almost like Israel's action got timed with a larger operation, possibly with hidden players. (cough cough al-tanf cough)

We may never know the full story.  But it would be nice if Israel doesn't have to repeat their actions in Gaza.  Just reading headlines and knowing absolutely nothing else, it's almost like a bunch of someone's pieces are all finally fitting together after years of planning.

Edited December 9, 2024 by NeuroTypical

[Carborendum]

It's beginning to look like WWIII is right around the corner.

I am SO glad Trump is going to be calling the shots on this.  Biden would have turned a pesky little thing like a World War into Armageddon... /sarc.

[JohnsonJones]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:43 PM, mikbone said:

Man this happened fast.

I’m still trying to get up to speed.

Who is in power. 

How does this affect Israel, Iran, and the USA.

I think Russia should be careful about ordering Chinese ships from dragging anchors around cables from now on.

This is probably a pretty clear message to them about ramifications if they go too far in doing certain things. 

[LDSGator]

19 hours ago, JohnsonJones said:

I think Russia should be careful about ordering Chinese ships from dragging anchors around cables from now on.

This is probably a pretty clear message to them about ramifications if they go too far in doing certain things. 

Exactly.

And don’t fool yourself. China sees how this is going for the Russians and is taking notes. If China gets too fussy about Taiwan the same thing will happen to them, and they know it. 

North Korea is your washed up 50 year old cousin who still thinks he can play Major League Baseball but pulls a muscle standing up from the couch. 

Edited December 17, 2024 by LDSGator

[Vort]

1 hour ago, LDSGator said:

And North Korea is your washed up 50 year old cousin who still thinks he can play Major League Baseball but pulls a muscle standing up from the couch.

I would call NK "Uncle Rico", but that would be insulting to the Dynamite family.

[askandanswer]

10 hours ago, Carborendum said:

Biden would have turned a pesky little thing like a World War into Armageddon.

You can't be Syrius?!

Edited December 17, 2024 by askandanswer

[LDSGator]

21 minutes ago, Vort said:

I would call NK "Uncle Rico", but that would be insulting to the Dynamite family.

That’s awesome. I’ve actually never seen the movie but I do know the reference a little bit-the best I can, obviously 

[Carborendum]

37 minutes ago, askandanswer said:

You can't by Syrius?!

No, but I can buy Sirius radio for only $99.95 per day.

Edited December 17, 2024 by Carborendum

[askandanswer]

43 minutes ago, Carborendum said:

No, but I can buy Sirius radio for only $99.95 per day.

Would that be a black radio? As in Sirius Black?

[Carborendum]

8 hours ago, askandanswer said:

Would that be a black radio? As in Sirius Black?

The Dog Star is born.

[Ironhold]

On 12/8/2024 at 5:52 PM, Traveler said:

Hopefully Biden will not have enough time to screw this up. 

Reports and allegations are flying fast & furious, but it's now suspected that the "prisoner" a CNN camera crew helped "escape" one prison facility may have in fact been an interrogator for the regime who they unwittingly helped flee justice. 

So yeah...

[Carborendum]

1 hour ago, Ironhold said:

Reports and allegations are flying fast & furious, but it's now suspected that the "prisoner" a CNN camera crew helped "escape" one prison facility may have in fact been an interrogator for the regime who they unwittingly helped flee justice. 

So yeah...

You say that as if it were a mistake. 

This is what leftists do:  They get it into their heads that the bad guys are the good guys.  And they act accordingly.

[zil2]

If what this guy (an economist named Jeffrey Sachs) is saying (in this interview with Tucker Carlson) is correct, then WWIII has been planned for a long time and was just delayed, Trump's presidency could determine whether it starts during his presidency or is delayed a little longer, and while none of them know it, I see Satan's plans (gold, silver, blood, horror) writ large all over the events of history he's describing: