Is BHO a neocon?

"Syrian state television claimed that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. A Syrian security official was reported saying that the bomber was a bodyguard to inner regime figures,
which allowed him access to a meeting of the “crisis cell” of top security
officials in charge of trying to crush the uprising against Assad rule. The Free Syrian
Army, the main armed opposition force, said that a bomb was planted in the
room and that the attack was not carried out by a suicide bomber."  CS Monitor

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So far there appears to be no reliable indication of the nature of the attack.  Do i accept the US government's statement about the bombing?  No.  The US government is a party to the conflict, having decided with its NATO and Saudi friends to bring down the government in Damascus.  They have no idea what the following government might be but, no matter.  The roots of this American support lie in a group of women in the government and academia who share a starry-eyed belief I nthe universal efficacy of "democray" and elections.  They believe that if elections are reasonably fair, all will be well. Nnonsense, but, no matter. 

If this were a Republican administration the policy now followed by the US in greater middle East would be called neoconism.  Because they are Democrats we call it "neo-Wilsonian."  pl

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2012/0718/Syrian-rebels-confidence-grows-after-bombing-hits-Assad-s-inner-circle

Comments

[turcopolier]

AE

Qatar is pretty harmless. It is a good and easy place to do business. They are only significant because they have well trained small forces that now have had practise in the art of UW in Libya. The Saudi plan for the ME is to replace governments that have different visions of Islam with governments that share theirs. they are well on the way to that goal in Tunisia and Egypt. The Iraqi government is oriented towards Iran because of their shared Shiism and so probably immune from the virus that the Saudis are spreading. Gaffney and Beck are ignorant, narrow minded, bigoted madmen. pl

[Bill H]

Yes, but Gaffney is at least a somewhat entertaining version of madman. Beck not so much.

[zanzibar]

Fred

I remember 2006 and the excellent real-time analysis by Pat and others at SST. But that was then. Now is now.

Syria may not be a conduit for resupply. Hariri and his Saudi supporters may decide to incite an internal conflict. Israel may have learned from that debacle.

My point is that if the wahhabi "revolt" spreads to Lebanon, Israel may try to take advantage to even scores. Of course its all arm chair conjecture on my part. There are others here at SST with significantly better analytical abilities and domain knowledge to address what are the likely to happen scenarios in the Levant. I would find it very interesting to read.

[J]

Colonel,

I try and run just as fast and as hard as I can away from the crap heads like Gaffney and Beck, and try and transfix on more pleasant things like the traditional Qazaq dance Кара жорга. We live on such a wonderful blue marble full of interesting places and wonderful people, pity that crap heads like Gaffney and Beck have their heads so far up their backsides they can't see the beauty of our little blue marble.

Enjoy the weekend.
қара жорға
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQXpXxvBv0

also here's another version indoors
Кара жорга,Керім-ай
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO5QSC9Rj1A

and another with thousands dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhRIr16_F0E

[Mark Logan]

Fred, so would I.

Just to clarify what I am trying to say about this, there is a post somewhere here about "Great Man Syndrome". It's about always thinking what one should or shouldn't do about a situation without considering the option of butting the heck out. I'm thinking we have a collective case of that in regards to the ME.

I saw Bill Clinton nearly weep recounting the "worst decision of his life", not intervening in Rwanda. Susan Rice..off-putting as her strident righteousness may be, I think it's genuine. Maybe it's guilt that's driving them. I don't know.

[J]

Bill, Fred,

Here is a lady you might enjoy focusing your headlights (eyeballs) on, lovely little (she's a tall lady) Oksana who has beauty, brains, and can carry a tune.

Enjoy the weekend
Все из-за тебя. Оксана Федорова
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cn7qd00rWo

[J]

Colonel,

For your viewing pleasure, a very pretty lady with a beautiful voice. Little Makpal is a pretty Qazakh beauty with a voice that plays one's heart strings. Again, for your weekend viewing and listening pleasure.

Макпал Диханбаева - Ауылым Анiм (Official Music Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnf0RQCkwRM