tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post3148824315589044942..comments2024-03-29T05:11:44.999-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: This Middle East News is ConcerningVixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-11597993374826183442017-06-05T12:33:46.854-04:002017-06-05T12:33:46.854-04:00Whenever it looks like history will let Iraq breat...Whenever it looks like history will let Iraq breathe for a minute, history says, "No." This seems to have been playing out in Yemen for a while--and based on that conflict (it actually looks a lot like genocide to me) this could be very ugly.Vixen Strangelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-11823716751572865752017-06-05T11:53:32.431-04:002017-06-05T11:53:32.431-04:00This is part of the long march toward a massive re...This is part of the long march toward a massive regional conflict, with the sides aligning behind Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran. Egypt is a non-entity in this, but their institutionalized hatred for the Muslim Brotherhood is driving them. UAE will go with Saudi. Bahrain is the wild card - Shi'ite majority, Sunni government, home of the US fifth fleet. <br /><br />Eventually, there will be a war between Iran and their proxies and Saudi and their proxies. If it is a stratightforward affair, it will happen in the geographic middle - the poor bastards in Iraq. The strategic key is Sunni Pakistan's nuclear weapons. Lots to watch here, but mainly just an ongoing alignment of sides...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com