02-24-2006, 04:22 AM
Occhidiangela,Feb 24 2006, 12:57 AM Wrote:Cold Becks, yummy! :D
The Talleyrand quote is fitting. Thanks. :D
Teaming up with Shi'ites plays into Iran's hands, regionally strategically that is moronic. It also pisses off not a few local allies, who also think of Shia a idolators.
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Well, I'm happy that you can appreciate a cold Becks, I was under the impression that you only appreciated lukewarm Irish bogwater :D
In the shortterm it looks like a win for the Iranians, but in the long run local rivalries will take over.
The Brits got smashed in the first two Afghan wars, they retreated, assesed the situation and contiued with imperial power politics and kept their empire. What is achieved if US forces stay on ?
The Saudis will be really paranoid if there is a Shi'ite nation to their north, use that situation to your advantage.
All I can say is that at the moment events in Iraq are totally volatile, the situation can really explode, is it worth more US lives?
Prophecy of Deimos
âThe world doesnât end with water, fire, or cold. Iâve divined the coming apocalypse. It ends with tentacles!â
âThe world doesnât end with water, fire, or cold. Iâve divined the coming apocalypse. It ends with tentacles!â