The US will ally with anyone fighting Iran because Israel wants that. The US democratic process is about which candidate spends more money. You buy and pay and then of course expect a payoff. Iran is trouncing ISIS in Tikrit to the outmost disappointment of the US and Bibi.
Kerry tries to force outrageous terms down Abu Mazen's throat and even that is not enough for Yaalon. The Israelis prefer no deal to a very good deal for Israel!!
Problem is, it is not clear Mandela achieved most of his goals. Black South Africans do not live a lot better than they did during apartheid. The fact that there are now destitute whites is no consolation. And those goals he did achieve, would probably not have been possible without Castro's support in Angola, where the SA D.F. lost their capacity to protect Namibia. Military force appears to be necessary to obtain significant political goals that go beyond cosmetics.
Congratulations on a very clear explanation. Now, the reaction from the U.S. and Israel (no one else matters much in the West) will show that the real Iranian issue is about curtailing their ascendancy in economic and political terms. The nuclear dossier is just a smokescreen. If the sanctions remain Iran will not bomb anything or start a war. But it will be forced into the arms of Russia and China, which is a very negative development for Europe and even the U.S. Iran's gas could flow to Turkey and beyond and diminish the pricing power of Gazprom. And Iran's demographic, social and economic strength make it an attractive partner, much better than the medieval Arab sheikhdoms the U.S. loves.
The US will ally with anyone fighting Iran because Israel wants that. The US democratic process is about which candidate spends more money. You buy and pay and then of course expect a payoff. Iran is trouncing ISIS in Tikrit to the outmost disappointment of the US and Bibi.
The American elite. They rule the roost.
Most likely, the US will pressure their Saudi friends to avoid trouble at this point.
He will be rewarded by the donors. And you know who they are.
So did the US forfeit its hard fought claim to the moral high ground.
Kerry tries to force outrageous terms down Abu Mazen's throat and even that is not enough for Yaalon. The Israelis prefer no deal to a very good deal for Israel!!
Problem is, it is not clear Mandela achieved most of his goals. Black South Africans do not live a lot better than they did during apartheid. The fact that there are now destitute whites is no consolation. And those goals he did achieve, would probably not have been possible without Castro's support in Angola, where the SA D.F. lost their capacity to protect Namibia. Military force appears to be necessary to obtain significant political goals that go beyond cosmetics.
Congratulations on a very clear explanation. Now, the reaction from the U.S. and Israel (no one else matters much in the West) will show that the real Iranian issue is about curtailing their ascendancy in economic and political terms. The nuclear dossier is just a smokescreen. If the sanctions remain Iran will not bomb anything or start a war. But it will be forced into the arms of Russia and China, which is a very negative development for Europe and even the U.S. Iran's gas could flow to Turkey and beyond and diminish the pricing power of Gazprom. And Iran's demographic, social and economic strength make it an attractive partner, much better than the medieval Arab sheikhdoms the U.S. loves.
No, G.O.M. it will not happen. But Manning is jailed for a lot less and Snowden is wanted for being a brave patriot.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/11/the-nsa-is-sharing-data-with-israel-before-filtering-out-americans-information/
WaPo hides this in the Technology Section. Professor Cole, your blog has just qualified as a Technology blog! I think I should not comment this post, as I am not an IT graduate! Good Luck to everyone, it looks like we are going to need it.