While all eyes are on Obama as he walks the tightrope between his foolishly drawn “red line” and the lack of good options for intervention in Syria, it’s worth examining the predicament Israel finds itself in with regard to the ongoing Syrian civil war. I do so at LobeLog today.
Posts Tagged ‘Lebanon’
Bibi Goes to Syria
Posted in Syria, tagged 972 Magazine, al-Qaeda, Amos Harel, Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Larry Derfner, Lebanon, SA-17, Syria, Turkey, United States on February 1, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s piece at Souciant, I analyze Israel’s attack this week on a Syrian target, perhaps in Syria, perhaps on the Syria-Lebanon border. Much remains unknown but the act itself tells us something.
Why the Neocon Clamor For Intervention in Syria Is About Israeli Regional Dominance
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, American Enterprise Institute, Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, Madeleine Albright, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Muslim Brotherhood, Netanyahu, Nicholas Kristof, Obama, Richard Perry, Syria, Turkey on August 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yep, three articles coming out today, the third being this one at Alternet, exploring what is really behind the crocodile tears neoconservatives and liberal hawks are shedding for innocent lives being lost in Syria.