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AverageJoe90

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9. And thank goodness for that.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 15, 2013, 06:42 PM

Jun 2013

Reuters just confirmed it, I think. This is a HUGE step forward, so thanks, Dipsydoodle.

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World exclusive: Iran will send 4,000 troops to aid Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria [View all] n2doc Jun 2013 OP

Great... a proxy war with Iran. tinrobot Jun 2013 #1

The Neocons must be jumping for joy n2doc Jun 2013 #2

Just wait until Iraq joins in too. dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #4

Who will North Korea support flamingdem Jun 2013 #11

It is already happening in Iraq. And Lebanon. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #15

and Russia Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #38

Palestinians are already fighting a proxy war for Iran Kolesar Jun 2013 #52

Fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with al-Qaeda no less! psychopomp Jun 2013 #74

the bush mob gets another war for its MIC owners nt msongs Jun 2013 #3

Obama is part of the Bush mob? OnlinePoker Jun 2013 #10

Ithought Obama was prez. 840high Jun 2013 #27

It goes beyond this or that administration Scootaloo Jun 2013 #37

Nailed it! The president is the PR guy for the 1% who rule this place. Civilization2 Jun 2013 #48

The point is "risk premium" - each new ME war bumps up the price of crude oil, and other energy. leveymg Jun 2013 #51

The current Iranian gov't is one of the PTB's primary puppets in the Mideast..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #5

He's already won. dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #6

And thank goodness for that. AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #9

The moderate won flamingdem Jun 2013 #12

Yes, I got the news. AverageJoe90 Jun 2013 #36

The election is over and the hand-picked "reformer" won. MADem Jun 2013 #69

Which one(s) of these things are not like the other .. polly7 Jun 2013 #7

I don't get John2 Jun 2013 #16

American military bases mwrguy Jun 2013 #19

Basically it shoots down the narrative Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #32

We have Iran surrounded Berlum Jun 2013 #47

And Jordan has asked us to base some planes and missiles there as well n/t n2doc Jun 2013 #24

That is a truly haunting picture. Laelth Jun 2013 #30

We obviously do not have enough military bases. Let's get more money from grandma and grampa. L0oniX Jun 2013 #33

Even with the new guy? Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #8

Their president doesn't hold the real power in Iran n2doc Jun 2013 #13

I see Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2013 #14

The Supreme Leader John2 Jun 2013 #17

Change WovenGems Jun 2013 #18

The new Prez was one of Khomeini's asskissers in Paris. MADem Jun 2013 #70

Please be reassured, we seek no wider war. DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #20

First time I've ever heard that. It's gorgeous. Thank you n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #73

Here it fucking comes. Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #21

Aw great sakabatou Jun 2013 #22

Well, that's bad. /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #23

Huh ? Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2013 #41

Confirms what I said...Iran will start WWIII jessie04 Jun 2013 #26

Yes Iran has put ITSELF in the middle of all those USA basses,. lolz. Civilization2 Jun 2013 #49

This is a good read Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #28

Ya know, this might have to be an air fight. I say if we're going to do anything let's fly about 100 okaawhatever Jun 2013 #29

That didn't work in Vietnam Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #31

Do you want to play a game? SCVDem Jun 2013 #34

Why are we sending aid to Al Qaeda? Sunnis are monarchists who think the Saud family McCamy Taylor Jun 2013 #35

"Sunnis" don't think anything - it's not a hive mind, yanno Scootaloo Jun 2013 #39

Great comment again,. Do you have a blog or writings elsewhere? Civilization2 Jun 2013 #50

WWIII much?? cliffordu Jun 2013 #40

Not one single John2 Jun 2013 #42

Please Mr. President. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #43

Will the election results in Iran affect their decision on troop deployment? Ken Burch Jun 2013 #44

The article is incorrect. go west young man Jun 2013 #45

The president of Iraq is a Kurdish Sunni magellan Jun 2013 #46

You actually believe John2 Jun 2013 #53

I didn't say anything about what I personally believe. n/t magellan Jun 2013 #54

Well, what do you John2 Jun 2013 #56

I believe the US should stay the hell out of this magellan Jun 2013 #57

Well, we both John2 Jun 2013 #59

Too bad we don't run things! magellan Jun 2013 #67

Damn. This does not look good. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #55

Well if a no fly zone is implemented those troops are going to have a long trip on their hands since cstanleytech Jun 2013 #58

How do you John2 Jun 2013 #60

The 'first' shipment of weapons? polly7 Jun 2013 #61

Yep, these John2 Jun 2013 #62

Iraq is allied with Iran, and fighting the same Sunni terrorists Syria is. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #66

Egypt's Morsi has called for a no-fly zone. The Arab world sees this as Iran, through MADem Jun 2013 #63

You mean the Sunni Arab world, don't you? Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #65

No.There are a lot of shias, but they're significant only in five or six places in the Arab world. MADem Jun 2013 #68

There might be John2 Jun 2013 #71

They're not. Their sects are more hammer-and-tongs than sunni ones. MADem Jun 2013 #72

Is there an objective fact based article on this somewhere? treestar Jun 2013 #64