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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums6000-8000 of USA finest is not going to bring regime change.
Even if you cut the head off the snake...did we not learn anything in Libya...
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)there will be a civil War between three factions with the Coptic's being force to leave. The retributions for the Assad followers is going to be horrendous,and it look like Libya for years to come.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Naval Base at all costs. We are on the verge of seeing new County Boundaries. Joe Biden was so right about how the Mid East should look. Again it is all about the Oil. And in some areas it is all about the Water Resources.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Russia's economy is so bad with all the corruption going on. Appears their game plan is to control the flow of Oil and Gas in order to raise Crude prices in order to become solvent. Some one reported their total Economic Value is in the area of forty fourth in world dominance.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)Exxon Mobil has oil field extraction technology that Putin is salivating for...sanctions have stopped Exxon from sharing this tech. Watch tillertson reduce or drop sanctions to facilitate trade. This will add billions to net worth of oil company in Russia and territories and loans owed by the Big Con to Russia oligarchs forgiven.