MIDDLE EAST: Looming Regional War Involving Syria, Israel And Lebanon -- Or More Hot Air? -- L.A. Times
Israel and Syria have exchanged heated words in the last few days, leading many to wonder whether this new round of threats is leading up to a regional war, or is merely a bluffing contest to maintain the status quo that allows both governments to eschew domestic problems for the sake of state security.
"The Syrians cannot afford to go to war, and [Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor] Lieberman hit on a major stress point for them," retired Lebanese general and military expert Elias Hanna told The Times. "This is critical for the Syrians, so maybe they are trying to tie themselves to Hezbollah and Iran in order to put obstacles for Israel to wage a war.”
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My Comment: It appears that the winds of war are now brewing again in the Middle East. The sad fact is that all sides do not only want to go back to war again .... but they are eager to go down that direction.
The US is the only international body that can stop this descent into chaos .... but so far the US administration and President Obama have been completely ineffective in conducting diplomacy and persuasion in this region.
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