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Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye | 25 comments (25 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (4.00 / 2)

Russia, if any of the Russian advisors on the ground end up being killed by an Israeli attack. Israel has long been a major pain in the ass for the Russians and remains so today, and there is no Russian Israel lobby buying members of the Duma. The Russian arsenal is more than capable of wiping us off the map, to say nothing of a geographic flyspeck like the State of Israel, and obliterating Israel would instantly make Russia the favorite nation of the oil-bearing Arab world. We would be left with the choice of either ending the world or getting used to filling up our gas tanks at the Gazprom station on the corner.

The Russians are going out of their way to make clear that Iran is part of their sphere of interest. That message may not be clear to our idiot president, but the cold war veterans he is surrounded by can read that signal loud and clear. If Cheney wants to pound Iran, he is going to have to do it quickly before Russo-Iranian cooperation leads to the presence of substantial Russian assets on the ground. And if Cheney does pound Iran, the Russians will undoubtedly pour a lot of resources into rebuilding Iran and maintaining a friendly client state there.

---Cthulhu for President: Why vote for the lesser evil?

by eodell (eodell at naqada dot org) on Tue Oct 16th, 2007 at 03:38:18 PM EST
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Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (none / 0)

Russia wouldn't attack Israel. That's ridiculous.

by BooMan on Tue Oct 16th, 2007 at 04:04:07 PM EST
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Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (none / 0)

But Iran is capable of attacking Israel. Israelis from all political parties beating the drum for attacking Iran's nuclear facilities need a history lesson.

Persian mathematicians invented algebra.

Both the US and Israel misunderestimate the consequences of an attack on Iran if their rhetoric is matched by stupid actions. Except for some stupid action, neither the US nor Israel will attack Iran. On the other hand, stupid actions is what the US-Israel relationship has been all about, isn't it?

by shergald on Tue Oct 16th, 2007 at 04:30:13 PM EST
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Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (none / 0)

Iran might attack Israel with missiles. If they do, they will do it once and be deeply sorry. No. They will use proxies to retaliate. And they will get the better of that war.

by BooMan on Tue Oct 16th, 2007 at 07:20:59 PM EST
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Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (none / 0)

Is it? Who would stop them? And if an unprovoked attack by Israel on Iran killed Russian nationals, destroyed Russian assets, and threatened Russian interests, who could gainsay them? It would be an act of war, pure and simple, and neither Israel nor Israel's only ally has the strength to counter the Russian Federation.

The only countries playing games here are the US and Israel. Everyone else is deadly serious about breaking US hegemony and establishing their own. Russian support of the Security Council resolution authorizing this war is incomprehensible unless they were hoping we would burn ourselves out in Iraq. It is plain that Putin wants to reassert Russia's traditional control over its southern flank, and Bush has handed him the opportunity of a lifetime.

And yes, it probably is far-fetched to expect a direct Russian attack on Israel. However, the Russians are now the world's greatest military power, and it is not at all far-fetched to expect that Israeli F-16s and F-15s could be met by Russian MiG-33s and air defense units operating on behalf of their Iranian ally. The Russians would have to stand by if the Americans attacked Iran, but they don't have to take that crap from Israel.

---Cthulhu for President: Why vote for the lesser evil?

by eodell (eodell at naqada dot org) on Tue Oct 16th, 2007 at 10:03:34 PM EST
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Re: Putin Sticks Finger in Neo-Cons' Eye (none / 0)

The strategic disaster foisted on the United States by the Neocon Bush-Cheney clique is rapidly careering to the end-game, in which for the time being, the United States is pushed out of the Middle East, or pushed back to its defensive perimeter states in the lower Gulf. It was predictable from the start that the American imperial effort would be countered by Russia and China. As the region is in Russia's back yard, the Russian response was always going to be more rapid and complete.

By disrupting Iraqi oil supplies and generally fostering uncertainty in the Gulf region, the United States invasion drove up the price of oil, putting Russia's finances back in order and providing the wherewithal to restore its formidable military. Russian supply lines are short. To add insult to injury, the United States has damaged its relations with Turkey (by not suppressing the PKK and allowing the Genocide vote in Congress), and has caused consternations among the Saudi's by installing a Shi'ite government in Iraq.

The land force is tied down there, providing ample degrees of freedom for Russian intervention should the need arise. Iran has for the time being accepted Russia as its immediate protector against the United States. This could have been avoided, since the two nations are competitive in Central Asia. The Saudi's are a wild card.

From a strategic and diplomatic point of view, it is hard to imagine a more difficult scenario. Bush screwed the pooch.

Knut

by Knut Wicksell (b_didnn@hotmail.ca) on Wed Oct 17th, 2007 at 01:57:20 PM EST
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