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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #30 on: 31 August 2013, 20:51 »
I take a differing perspective and Poach touched on this!
Why don't we fly humanitarian flags in other countries?
Africa?
China?
North Korea?
Why Syria in particular? Think hard on this one people?   :undecided:
I'm more surprised Obama took the bait! :wink:

No. It's certainly NOT oil jay.

In terms of Global ranks for Oil exports - Barrels per day:

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Russia
3. Iran
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19. United Kingdom
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41. Thailand
42. Syria
43. Denmark
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http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?c=sy&v=95

Syria is an undemocratic, dictatorial regime that is killing its civilians in order to maintain the status quo.

It just happens to be near Israel and the Suez Canal.  :whistle:

 

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #31 on: 31 August 2013, 21:02 »
I take a differing perspective and Poach touched on this!
Why don't we fly humanitarian flags in other countries?
Africa?
China?
North Korea?
Why Syria in particular? Think hard on this one people?   :undecided:
I'm more surprised Obama took the bait! :wink:

No. It's certainly NOT oil jay.

In terms of Global ranks for Oil exports - Barrels per day:

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Russia
3. Iran
.
.
.
19. United Kingdom
.
.
41. Thailand
42. Syria
43. Denmark
.

http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?c=sy&v=95

Syria is an undemocratic, dictatorial regime that is killing its civilians in order to maintain the status quo.

It just happens to be near Israel and the Suez Canal.  :whistle:

And one of Russia's biggest buyers of military kit.
On the point of taking "The Bait" you have to consider if Obama actually laid it first, its a funny old world you know

Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #32 on: 31 August 2013, 21:11 »
I take a differing perspective and Poach touched on this!
Why don't we fly humanitarian flags in other countries?
Africa?
China?
North Korea?
Why Syria in particular? Think hard on this one people?   :undecided:
I'm more surprised Obama took the bait! :wink:

No. It's certainly NOT oil jay.

In terms of Global ranks for Oil exports - Barrels per day:

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Russia
3. Iran
.
.
.
19. United Kingdom
.
.
41. Thailand
42. Syria
43. Denmark
.

http://www.indexmundi.com/g/r.aspx?c=sy&v=95

Syria is an undemocratic, dictatorial regime that is killing its civilians in order to maintain the status quo.

It just happens to be near Israel and the Suez Canal.  :whistle:

And one of Russia's biggest buyers of military kit.
On the point of taking "The Bait" you have to consider if Obama actually laid it first, its a funny old world you know

Syria owes Russia a sh!t load of cash from the USSR days. Around $14 Billion. IIRC they wrote off a large chunk if they bought their arms from Russia exclusively.

At the collapse of the USSR the Russians lost access to the Mediterranean for its Navy.

In a rather helpful gesture, Syria allowed Russia to use the port of Tartus as a Russian Navy port.

And that's why Putin is not really in favour of Obama helping the rebels.

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #33 on: 31 August 2013, 21:47 »
Funny indeed Russia holding such power, just like chess really?
But like I said Pawn or knights  :wink: 
Don't get me wrong it should be stopped and UN are more worried about getting policy right than doing the correct thing here.
But history was supposed to teach and not repeat itself of the same mistakes right?
For me neighboring countries and energy or resources are the key players here.
 Its been like this for thousands of years you can't deny history and whats been played out already within our own century already?
Same story....... Gas or nukes good old WMD?
 

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #34 on: 31 August 2013, 22:18 »
Good to know the Cold War isn't dead and buried isn't it.

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #35 on: 31 August 2013, 22:43 »
lol to all off it.

Offline Egbutt Wash

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #36 on: 01 September 2013, 13:20 »
Sunni or Shia, which is best?
There's only one way to find out...

Fiiiight.

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #37 on: 01 September 2013, 13:55 »
for the love of money is the root of all evil :embarrassed: there is no saying truer than this one

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Re: Syria...
« Reply #38 on: 01 September 2013, 14:13 »
for the love of money is the root of all evil :embarrassed: there is no saying truer than this one

For the West to attack the Shia regime in support of the Sunnis would be the worst thing we could possibly do.  Because the Shias will fight back.
And if they can't attack the USA then they will attack the USAs little brother who lives next door, Israel. 
And the Syrians  might just be angry enough to use unconventional weapons, raining down on Tel Aviv. 
Israel would not hesitate in those circumstances to completely destroy Damascus with a nuclear warhead.
As the Syrian regime is nominally socialist the Russians would be forced to support them. 

We could all kiss goodby to our GTIs then.
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Re: Syria...
« Reply #39 on: 01 September 2013, 14:19 »
how do you mean kiss goodbye to gtis?