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    Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
    ... the UNSC is working out a resolution on Syria. 300-400 already dead but not to expect any quick action from the UNSC.

    I would (if I were the US president ) give the Russians until the end of the month to reign in the Syrian regime or will offer the people of Syria protection from the excesses of the regime.

    The momentum is building nicely...
    If you were President of any country I would be afraid, very afraid.


    Momentum? For what? Do you really think the Russians are going to take pointers (let alone orders) from the Yanks? Do you really think the Russians will get overflight rights from the Turks or the Georgians? Since when do te Russians care about protecting anyone else? They're old school as I am and don't see the point in intervention (humantiarian or otherwise unless absolutely necessary to maintain global/regional order a la Burke; they and I are adherents of Luttwak on that point, just see Libya).OTOH, in your world (which, IMO, is a completely different dimension) who would protect the Syrians from the Russian attempts to protect them?! (insert approproate emoticon)
    Last edited by Tukhachevskii; 04-27-2011 at 09:37 AM. Reason: added qualifiyer "global/regional order"

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