" A New War in the Middle East?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Nov 2017 10:09 p.m. PST |
"While America churns in a frenzy of Trump-related news, the Middle East may be quietly devolving into further chaos. In the days since Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his surprise resignation this past weekend, one question has moved quickly to the fore: Is another war brewing in the region? The question comes, in large part, because of the strange circumstances surrounding Hariri's resignation on Saturday. In a televised address from Saudi Arabia, Hariri said that he was stepping down because he feared that he would suffer the same fate as his father, Rafic, twelve years ago. In 2005, during his own term as prime minister, the elder Hariri was killed by a massive car bomb in Beirut by operatives alleged to have been working with Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria, both of which have strong connections to Iran. For obvious reasons, Saad Hariri has long had a contentious relationship with Hezbollah, which now holds 12 seats in the Lebanese Parliament, and he is known to have significant business ties with Saudi Arabia, Iran's chief regional rival. (He also holds Saudi citizenship…."
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| Cacique Caribe | 13 Nov 2017 10:21 p.m. PST |
Yeah, our US tv media would rather have fits over someone's sacrilegious use of ketchup on steak, or speculate on the pardoning of a bird, than inform us about the real news. Print isn't much better. Dan
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| nsolomon99 | 13 Nov 2017 10:54 p.m. PST |
Its all probably not going to end well …. sigh! |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Nov 2017 11:52 p.m. PST |
I fear you are absolutely right. Dan |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 14 Nov 2017 12:39 a.m. PST |
Maybe you're following the wrong news outlets. NPR and PBS have been on it since the beginning. |
| Cacique Caribe | 14 Nov 2017 2:03 a.m. PST |
Those two yes. But hardly anyone else. Dan |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 14 Nov 2017 3:16 a.m. PST |
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| Cacique Caribe | 14 Nov 2017 3:37 a.m. PST |
Oh no no no no no no no …. Dan |
| shaun from s and s models | 14 Nov 2017 8:49 a.m. PST |
a new war? it is still the same one going on for years! |
| Tango01 | 14 Nov 2017 10:16 a.m. PST |
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adds infantry to his Israeli force.
