Us and Them – The reality of The Syrian conflict
by Luis Hershcu
The War in Syria has taken on a life of its own...
It has become a Radical Islamic heaven; an ”attraction point” for terrorists; an ideal training battlefield for present and future jihadists.
Syria has become the new Mecca, where jihadists from all over the Muslim world are gathering. The conflict in Syria is forging the jihadi fighters Israel will have to face in the future, as well as the the jihadi terrorists who will soon be startling Europe from its myopic stupor
This conflict wasn’t supposed to happen but alas, the ”Arab spring” reached Syria.
The two world superpowers didn’t contemplate that it would transform Syria into a second Afghanistan. As before, they allowed their mutual rivalries to get in the way of their mutual interests. Sadly, Syria is likely to be even more disastrous for them and for the world than Afghanistan was and continues to be.
The Syrian War will soon spread to Lebanon – in fact, it’s already there…
It will spread to Israel, to Jordan to Iraq and to Iran…
Wherever the Shiites live close to the Sunnis anywhere in the region there will be conflict.
Even when Assad falls; is killed or runs; this war will continue…
The war will be fought against Israel, it will be fought in the streets of America and it will reach Europe. There is nothing that Russia and the USA can do at this point to prevent it.
The Jihadi Genie is out off the bottle and nothing will be able to contain it.
Frighteningly, in the final analysis, the only option that will be sufficient to contain The Genie will be The Bomb.
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WarSclerotic 
May 10, 2013 at 12:13 PM
This is tosh Two world superpowers where has the author been for the last 22 years,russia is a ant,a spent and redundant force with only one course of action left play up like a naughty child looking for attention
May 11, 2013 at 1:21 PM
The author is our very own Luis
May 11, 2013 at 2:31 PM
russia is a very minor power now,a tiny fraction of what the soviet Union was,calling russia a super power just inflates russias ego,why give them credit for something they are not ever going to be,i been talking to quite a few people over the last week and they all say that the UK and USA will call Russias bluff soon if they dont start to back down.and if they the last straw is soon to be broken,Russia needs to get out of the middel east and stay out this is not 1962,thats the only point russia is bargaining from a position of weakness not strength,america has not declined the opposite in fact the usa is now the worlds largest oil producer and by 2016 will output 50% of the worlds energy needs,whats the real problem is obamas change of usa foreign policy,this is misconceived fact made by people outside the usa and europe
May 10, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Reblogged this on servehiminthewaiting.
May 10, 2013 at 3:27 PM
What if chaos was the goal of those in power in the U.S ?
What if the people behind Obama and Kerry (who merely are puppets on the mass-media stage) were a bunch of psychopaths ?
I am astonished when I read analyses which implicitly assume that decision makers are rational people, without ever seriously investigating who they have been for the past decades/centuries, without trying to logically deduce from their decisions and actions who they may be and what their goals are.
Here of course I am referring to the hypothesis shared by some on the web that the powers that be in the U.S. want jihadist chaos to take over all countries from Morocco to China and Russia, passing through Europe and Israel. That is the only way for U.S. billionaires to remain at the top of World capitalism, the only way to avoid sharing power (and money) with Europe, China and Russia.
May 10, 2013 at 5:14 PM
The ”Arab Spring” took by surprise many in the world and the american administration was among them. Now, lets suppose we are Obama and we are receiving hot and fast news about a developing arab revolt which is about to reach Egypt. What shall we do? To be with Mubarak is like to be on the loosing side and we obviously don’t want that. If we have solid rock info in our hands about the dimensions, the scope and the possible events that are about to wash Egypt – and the president had all that info at hand – in this case, then, Obama made to Mubarak an offer that Mubarak wished to refuse. Obama wanted to show to the muslim arab world that he is a man of progress, a liberal, a man of the world and is understanding the islamic soul. He won’t be the new Lawrence Of Arabia, but he still can be Obama, the new american president, who decided to make a reverse regarding the american policy vis a vis the arab world. Apparently, he succeeded in Egypt. Libya was a little tougher – one must get a little dirty to get rid of Khadafi – and it was here when we heard for the first time of the new tactical method which is ”leading from behind”. It worked in Libya, so why shouldn’t the President employed it in Syria, too? So, we have mass demonstrations in Syria, we have some people dead there, but we can still talk about ”Assad must go”, ”Assad is the problem and not the solution” and so on. And yes, we have to be very careful here, the administration men are saying to their boss, because heavy russian interests are on the stake in Syria, too. Russia had invested itself in Syria in such dimensions that it simply cannot give up its assets there. So the Russians openly took the decision to be one hundred per cent behind Assad and his regime and started to give him active military support. The americans are feeling not sure about Syria, in this stage. No USA president wants an open conflict with the russians and sure not Obama. So, lets wait and see, they say to him. But, waiting is not a good strategy in this situation. Because, sooner than later, the ”death tourists” are starting to pour into Syria, which is becoming under very eyes of ours, the battlefield of the world islamic jihad. The iranians also are unleashing there their attack dogs – Hezbollah – and, by this act, they are breaking the seals of this war which now is spreading into Lebanon. It is exactly on this point that Obama got it and understood its uncomfortable situation vis a vis Syria. But all he can do now is to draw red lines regarding Assad army using war gas against the militants, red lines which Assad is crossing one after another. So it comes the israeli strike in Syria which is earthquaking the Damascus airport. The rest of the story will be history.
May 10, 2013 at 11:30 PM
I’m rooting for the bomb. Maybe one against Iran, but sure one against Mecca.
The bomb, and just one message: “Allah can’t fight the bomb, Allah is fake”.
May 11, 2013 at 8:03 AM
What we see unfolding in Syria is the the beginning of the end of Islam. In Syria the Shia Sunni conflict will become permanent and irreversible.
Iran will use their missiles on Saudi oil wells and holy sites, sooner or later, in order to create world chaos, a prerequisite for the Mahdi to appear. The IDF can hasten the Iran – Saudi war and be blamed for it.
May 11, 2013 at 2:48 PM
Luis you should start your very own website or blog for your thoughts and analysis
May 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM
DT…
I agree. But until he chooses to do so, his contributions are more than recognized here.
He and I are friends and I’ve asked him a number of times to contribute an article.
We are all the richer for the results…
May 11, 2013 at 5:55 PM
Thanks Joseph and Defence for your appreciation.
May 11, 2013 at 6:20 PM
i will second that
May 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Israeli experts say that if the plan to sell Russian S-300 missiles to Syria is performed , Assad will be able to neutralize Israeli air activity inside Israel.
http://i-hls.com/2013/05/russian-missiles-for-syria-a-great-danger/
”The missile, one of the most advanced ones used by the Russian army, can neutralize airplanes at a distance of several tens of kilometers, with high precision, thanks to a sophisticated radar system combined with special sensors on the missile itself.
The S-300 missile is effective at ranges of several tens of kilometers, and according to experts it is capable to overcome part of the defense systems installed at present on board the Israeli Airforce fighter jets.”
May 11, 2013 at 3:28 PM
20 dead, 40+ injured in suspected car boming in Turkey/Syria border – BBC
May 11, 2013 at 4:24 PM
40+ killed now
May 11, 2013 at 3:47 PM
I recall reading, a couple of years ago, that Israeli air force had trained against the s-300 systems that had been sold, by Russia, to Greece. Defeating that particular variant of the s-300 was achieved, I read.