[Peace-discuss] Eric Margolis on Syria

Sat Mar 22 19:45:52 UTC 2014

I think think the US/Israeli/Saudi policy is actually more malign that that. 

The USG & its droogs don't want to overthrow Assad so much as they want to keep the blood-letting going. As Arabs kill Arabs, Persians (so to speak) are progressively weakened - and are more encouraged to do a deal with the US. (That, far more than sanctions, brings Iran 'to the table.') "Divide et impera" is the oldest imperial slogan: hence the US encouragement of Shia-Sunni confrontations (largely absent without US incitements, which go back to the Carter administration). 

If the US/Israel really wanted to overthrow Assad, they could do it by direct military engagement thru Golan (not just by sending arms through Benghazi). But they prefer the bleeding to continue - in part because the US at least thinks they can do a deal with Teheran (which its clients realize and fear). Remember that US control of Mideast energy resources for more than a generation (until 1979) rested on a tripod Israel-Iran-Saudi Arabia. Foggy Bottom wants to reconstitute that. 

If Israel pushes the confrontation with Iran (even by attacking Hezbollah), it will be to scuttle a US-Iran deal. The question will be whether the US can keep them from doing it. So far they have. But the meetings have undoubtedly been unpleasant.    

On Mar 22, 2014, at 1:28 PM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The United States showed its frustration with the war it began, but cannot win, by just breaking diplomatic relations with Syria, a low IQ act that is totally counter-productive and often indicates war is imminent.
> More disturbingly, Israel launched another attack on Syria last week after one of its patrols likely hit an old landmine. Israel and its US supporters are determined to crush the Assad regimes as the first step in overthrowing Iran.
> Given the failure of the anti-Assad rent-a-jihadis, Israel may soon intervene to destroy Assad’s air force and armored formations. Israel is getting ready to massively attack Hezbullah in Lebanon in yet another attempt to eradicate the Shia resistance movement.
> The US almost openly entered Syria’s war last fall until Russia’s deft diplomacy pulled the rug out from beneath Washington’s feet. But powerful factions in the US are still urging air and naval attacks on Syria.
> Ukraine and Crimea temporarily distracted the US. The cautious Obama administration seeks to avoid conflict, but America’s pro-Israel neocons and Republican hawks are pushing hard for war – and mid-term elections come this fall.
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> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2014/03/22-0
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