As long as Syria is in chaos, USSA and Israel have already won.
Historically, the Western colonialists won in the ME because people in the desert had too much hatred for one another and very difficult to unite. Lawrence of Arabia is a vivid characterization. Even if Syria maintains a weak government but remains in practical fragmentation,…
As long as Syria is in chaos, USSA and Israel have already won.
Historically, the Western colonialists won in the ME because people in the desert had too much hatred for one another and very difficult to unite. Lawrence of Arabia is a vivid characterization. Even if Syria maintains a weak government but remains in practical fragmentation, Russia's relationships with all ME countries are discounted. In retrospect, Russia's long-term planners had over-estimated their achievement in the ME, because poor people can be easily bribed by infinite print of US Dollars. I am sure I myself has overlooked the potential impact of the Syria stability issue. Russians are a people traditionally with very strong nationalism and have had a unified government for several hundred years. It is probably not easy to comprehend the minds of the people living in poor and fragmented countries.
However, I don't see Russians giving only limited support to Assad's government as a betrayal. When NAZI forces broke the French forces at Lille and moved toward Dunkirk, the UK withdrew all its tactical airforce back to England. British planes still came over the Strait to fight in the sky of France, but they were launched from the UK and they flew back to the UK. I don't see Russia should withdraw from its naval base, as that Russian force may be the only dependable anchor for peace in Syria. I don't know whether Russia should continue to support Assad or not. If not, should Russia organize a provisional government from the Syria land around the Russian naval base?
The USSA doesn't even like the ME either. You can't buy the loyalty of these people but you can only rent them. You can't just print money forever to bribe these desert people, while commodities and resources in ME are already at their limit.
The USSA has massive economic problems that demand our intentions elsewhere, as Trump said. The USSA will likely allow Israel to do whatever it wants as Americans will limit their direct presence in ME. The USSA will outsource the dirty works to Israel from now on, as I see it.
As long as Syria is in chaos, USSA and Israel have already won.
Historically, the Western colonialists won in the ME because people in the desert had too much hatred for one another and very difficult to unite. Lawrence of Arabia is a vivid characterization. Even if Syria maintains a weak government but remains in practical fragmentation, Russia's relationships with all ME countries are discounted. In retrospect, Russia's long-term planners had over-estimated their achievement in the ME, because poor people can be easily bribed by infinite print of US Dollars. I am sure I myself has overlooked the potential impact of the Syria stability issue. Russians are a people traditionally with very strong nationalism and have had a unified government for several hundred years. It is probably not easy to comprehend the minds of the people living in poor and fragmented countries.
However, I don't see Russians giving only limited support to Assad's government as a betrayal. When NAZI forces broke the French forces at Lille and moved toward Dunkirk, the UK withdrew all its tactical airforce back to England. British planes still came over the Strait to fight in the sky of France, but they were launched from the UK and they flew back to the UK. I don't see Russia should withdraw from its naval base, as that Russian force may be the only dependable anchor for peace in Syria. I don't know whether Russia should continue to support Assad or not. If not, should Russia organize a provisional government from the Syria land around the Russian naval base?
The USSA doesn't even like the ME either. You can't buy the loyalty of these people but you can only rent them. You can't just print money forever to bribe these desert people, while commodities and resources in ME are already at their limit.
The USSA has massive economic problems that demand our intentions elsewhere, as Trump said. The USSA will likely allow Israel to do whatever it wants as Americans will limit their direct presence in ME. The USSA will outsource the dirty works to Israel from now on, as I see it.