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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9755)	1/7/2006 4:35:24 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

Crimson > secular Arab regimes that oppose the US or are less than 100% puppets have been the primary target in the war against "Moslem Terror" I think both Turkey and Egypt are also pretty secular. Another factor common to both Syria and Iraq is Iraq had a minority Sunni regime and Syria still has a Sunni regime. But I believe the "Greater Israel" concept provides the best understanding for both US and Israeli aspirations in the region. In this regard, I don't think the intention is to actually occupy the territories but to install Israel-friendly regimes and, in particular, to provide a corridor of some sort between Israel and the oil-rich Kurdish part of Iraq. alfredlilienthal.com This map shows the fantasy. alfredlilienthal.com >> The idea that all the Arab states should be broken down, by Israel, into small units, occurs again and again in Israeli strategic thinking. For example, Ze'ev Schiff, the military correspondent of Ha'aretz (and probably the most knowledgeable in Israel, on this topic) writes about the "best" that can happen for Israeli interests in Iraq: "The dissolution of Iraq into a Shi'ite state, a Sunni state and the separation of the Kurdish part" (Ha'aretz 6/2/1982). Actually, this aspect of the plan is very old.<< But I think this idea is far more realistic: janes.com >>Oil from Iraq : An Israeli pipedream? Israel stands to benefit greatly from the US led war on Iraq, primarily by getting rid of an implacable foe in President Saddam Hussein and the threat from the weapons of mass destruction he was alleged to possess. But it seems the Israelis have other things in mind. An intriguing pointer to one potentially significant benefit was a report by Haaretz on 31 March that minister for national infrastructures Joseph Paritzky was considering the possibility of reopening the long-defunct oil pipeline from Mosul to the Mediterranean port of Haifa. With Israel lacking energy resources of its own and depending on highly expensive oil from Russia, reopening the pipeline would transform its economy. <<

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9755)	1/7/2006 4:44:42 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Crimson, I find this article interesting not only for what it says but because of who wrote it. forward.com >>For misleading the American people, and launching the most foolish war since Emperor Augustus in 9 B.C sent his legions into Germany and lost them, Bush deserves to be impeached and, once he has been removed from office, put on trial along with the rest of the president's men. If convicted, they'll have plenty of time to mull over their sins. Martin van Creveld, a professor of military history at the Hebrew University, is author of "Transformation of War" (Free Press, 1991). He is the only non-American author on the U.S. Army's required reading list for officers.<<