Hmmm....I do not speak nor read, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkish, or Hebrew (which includes Farsi, Russian, Amharic (Ethiopian), and Yiddish) and as a result at least 60% of the ideas which drive this conflict are lost in the translation IMO.
60/40 is an important metric to keep in mind when making plans/bets/assigning probabilities regarding Assad's resilience (reliance upon poor external military advice), the managed growth of West Kurdistan, the reduction in the conveyance capacity of the Iranian supply chain, regional security concerns, and the interests of extra-regional patrons.
Shahnameh, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh
Ferdowsi did not expect his readers to pass over historical events indifferently, but asked them to think carefully, to see the grounds for the rise and fall of individuals and nations; and to learn from the past in order to improve the present, and to better shape the future.
Ferdowsi stresses his belief that since the world is transient, and since everyone is merely a passerby, one is wise to avoid cruelty, lying, avarice, and other evils; instead one should strive for justice, honor, truth, order, and other virtues.
- Syrian regime keeps pressure on Aleppo, By Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut, Monavar Khalaj in Tehran and agencies, July 29, 2012 1:19 pm, Financial Times, www.ft.com
- Syria crisis: Humanitarian pressure grows, By Mark Doyle, 23 July 2012 Last updated at 11:26 ET, BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18952706
- Crisis in Syria emboldens country's Kurds, By Wyre Davies, 27 July 2012 Last updated at 19:45 ET, BBC News, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19021766
- China's influence in Syria goes beyond trade boom, Phil Sands, Aug 26, 2008, The National, http://www.thenational.ae/news/world...ond-trade-boom
- France to pressure Russia, China on Syria: Hollande, Reuters – 28 July, 2012, http://news.yahoo.com/france-pressur...162110777.html
- French Revolution, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
There is a school of thought, by the way, that France's financial overcommitment to the American Revolution was a contributing factor to the French Revolution....
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