What's Next for Syria?
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12/08/2024 03:12 PM
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Nobody really knows. Moscow has granted asylum for Assad as it attempts to withdraw its troops out of Syria, and the major arms resupply route to Hezbollah in Lebanon is now cut off. I don't know how friendly the rebels are going to be to American troops in Syria, but they have some pretty major scores to settle with both Russia and Iran.
Hezbollah is now saying that it has withdrawn all of their forces from Syria. The Israelis are saying they destroyed a chemical weapons factory belonging to the Assad regime, and have taken over the Syrian side of the Hermon mountain range, creating a larger demilitarized buffer zone between Syria and Israel.
In short, I don't know if this is good or bad for the U.S. But it's looking like an absolute disaster for Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas. And any of those talking heads on TV who say they know more than that are talking out of their ass.
Onward and upward,
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Re: What's Next for Syria?
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12/08/2024 03:52 PM
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Before this ends Damascus will be utterly destroyed and uninhabitable.
"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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Re: What's Next for Syria?
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12/10/2024 12:34 PM
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Ian is in a position of unprecedented weakness. The "Axis of Resistance" was an informal, Iran-led alliance uniting Syria with armed groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. With its allies weakened or destroyed, Iran will be forced to adjust its role in the region. Too long to post here, read the whole thing at the link. Onward and upward, airforce
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12/30/2024 01:04 PM
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Things are not going well in Iran. The people are feeling the cold, and the Mullahs are feeling the heat. This s video of a general strike breaking out in Tehran, bringing the entire country to a stand still. How is this going to change the Middle East? No one really knows - it's the Middle East, after all - but it looks a lot like Israel is winning. And that makes Trump a winner. UPDATE: Tehran merchants striking over rising prices and currency rates. Today, Sunday, December 29, 2024, large sections of Tehran’s bazaar went on strike in protest against crippling price hikes and skyrocketing currency rates. They organized a protest march, urging other merchants to join the strike.
The strike and protest began in the Shoemakers’ Bazaar and quickly spread to the Rasteh Bazaar, Small Charsu, the Fabric Sellers’ Bazaar, Bagh Sepahsalar, Seyyed Vali Passage, Hammam Chal Passage, and the Coppersmiths’ Bazaar. Shortly afterward, the fabric sellers in Abbasabad Passage, Sepah Bazaar, and Mellat Passage also joined the strike. Protesters chanted: “Courageous merchants, support, support!” “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, shut it down, shut it down!” and “You can’t do business with an 80,000 toman dollar!”
In a statement, the merchants cited several reasons for their strike, including the shortage of raw materials due to soaring currency rates, severe economic stagnation caused by exorbitant prices, lack of liquidity in the market, and heavy taxes.... Stay tuned. Onward and upward, airforce
Last edited by airforce; 12/30/2024 01:10 PM.
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