I disagree that Iran is ready to fight a war, any war. Iraq under the urging of the USA invaded them, and that was their last war after they tossed out the Robber Baron Capitalists that told the Iranian people, that the oil in their land wasn't theirs.
I see Iran getting in on the ground floor of those who oppose Western Capitalist aggression. It gives them allies for the upcoming promised invasion of Syria and Iran from Obama, which neither political party at national level has stated they are against. Think about it...... if anything breaks out, even heavy tensions, and China is unhappy, they will simply stop funding US wars, as that is where all of our money to wage war is borrowed from (yes we can't even finance our own wars, we're broke, worse we're deep in debt). Second, if China has any market for a stop gap they can send their manufacturing products to, the flow of CONSUMER Bads, er Consumer Goods would stop to the USA and no amount of media manipulation could hide that fact, sine many of us out of work use to make the products we buy, that are now made in China. Would that spur an American political revolution? So I see this as good news, in a bad way, bad cause we at home need outside intervention to stop aggression and murder done in our name. Scott > http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093526336/Syria--writing-is-on-wall > > MENAFN.COM <http://www.menafn.com/> > > > *Syria - the writing is on the wall* > > *Jordan Times<http://www.jordantimes.com/>- 24/06/2012* > > > (MENAFN - Jordan Times) It was expected that US President Barack Obama > and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met in Mexico last Monday, > would agree to disagree over international action to stop the > 16-month-old bloodbath in Syria and bring about a political solution to > the crisis. What was surprising was an Iranian announcement on the same > day that Russia, China and Iran are planning a joint military exercise > in Syria. > > Details of the exercise or the contribution of the three countries - and > that of Syria itself - have not been released, but it is being called > "the biggest of its kind ever staged in the Middle East", with 90,000 > personnel, 400 airplanes and 900 tanks taking part. > > China has reportedly sought Egyptian permission for 12 naval ships to > pass through the Suez Canal in late June, heading for the Russian naval > base in the Syrian port of Tartous. Russian naval vessels with soldiers > on board are already heading for Tartous. > > Iran, which has thrown its weight behind its staunchest Arab ally, > Syria, has not announced how many vessels and soldiers it will offer for > the exercise, which will mark the first time that Russia and China would > be introducing such a substantial military strength to the Middle East. > > There could only be one conclusion from the exercise: Russia and China > are moving to preempt foreign military intervention against the regime > of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Not to be outdone in the effort to > save the Syrian regime, Iran is chipping in. > > Reports in the US media have spoken of a plan by Obama to stage a > "limited offensive" against Syria that could involve an enforcement of a > no-fly zone and air strikes that would weaken the deeply entrenched > Alawite officers in Syrian military. > > The operation will also see the Syrian opposition forces getting heavier > weapons. Apparently, the US hopes that the combined impact of grounding > Syrian warplanes and helicopters, and of the advances that the rebel > forces could make on the ground would prompt Syrian military officers to > realise their vulnerability, defect or stage a coup against Assad. But > that bet is off now because the planned large-scale Russian and Chinese > presence in Syria will be a deterrent against the US plan. > > The question that is unanswered yet is whether Russia and China will > fight a war with the US-led West to save the Syrian regime. Of course, > Iran is ready to do so. > > The introduction of the Russian, Chinese and Iranian military into the > conflict, under whatever pretext, will change the rules of the game. The > planned joint military exercise is a clear declaration that Russia and > China are determined to enforce their resolve not to allow the US and > allies to stage military operations to end the Syrian regime's violent > crackdown against dissent. It also signals the end of the UN effort led > by former secretary general Kofi Annan to broker a peaceful transition > of power in Syria. > > Annan's initiative, which was backed by the Arab League, never stood a > chance because the Assad regime was never expected to accept any > transition of power and Damascus was only playing the UN along, stalling > for time while stepping up its brutal suppression of its people. > > The Syrian opposition rejected it at the very outset and that meant that > the plan would remain on paper and the international community would go > along with it since that was the only initiative in town. > > Moscow knew this and Beijing knew this, hence their insistence that > Annan should continue his efforts. > > With Russia and China opposing effective UN action, the question of > securing a UN authorisation for sanctions, let alone military action, is > out of question. > > It is unclear what could follow the Russian-Chinese-Iranian-Syrian > military exercise. It is naive to believe that the foreign forces would > be withdrawn immediately after the exercises - whenever they are held - > because of the reported US-planned "limited offensive". If the foreign > forces stay put in Syria, it will allow the regime to crank up its > military machine and intensify its assaults on rebellious regions with > impunity and against diplomatic and military pressure. > > Several scenarios are being predicted for Syria. The most envisaged is > that the situation in the country could degenerate into an Afghan-style > or Balkan-style situation. On the one side, there would be the US, its > Western allies and most of the Arab states, as well as the Syrian > opposition. On the other would be Russia, China and Iran, as well as the > Syrian regime. > > Lebanon's Hizbollah, which sees an existential threat in the fall of the > Syrian regime, could be expected to make its own contribution. > > The Assad regime has survived so far because it could count on the > support of significant groups - some say up to 40 per cent - of its > population and disagreement among opposition groups on a collective plan > of action. > > The involvement of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood as a leading force in > the rebellion has induced many thousands of Syrians from all shades of > opinion to back the regime because they fear that the Brotherhood could > seize power and "Islamise" the country. > > A wild card in the equation is Al Qaeda, whose overt presence among the > rebel ranks has been a dissuading factor for the US and allies not to > give weapons to the opposition. The reluctance seems to have been > addressed, with the Muslim Brotherhood being given the task of ensuring > that the weapons reach the right people. However, the possibility could > not be overlooked that there could be Al Qaeda agents among the Muslim > Brotherhood members. > > Al Qaeda's agenda in Syria is murky. The regime had maintained an iron > grip on security despite the occasional explosions and suicide bombings > attributed to Al Qaeda. > > Al Qaeda agents - many of whom reportedly crossed into Syria from Iraq - > would find it easy to recruit young Syrians who have lost their families > and relatives in the regime's crackdown. They could be persuaded to take > up the opportunity to wage a protracted war in pursuit of traditional > Arab honour through revenge. > > The writing is on the wall - it has been there since day one: What the > region faces is a long-lasting conflict, with more blood being shed, no > one emerging as winner and the international community unable to uphold > its own principles or human rights charters. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > © 2000 menafn.com All Rights Reserved. > > > ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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