Just looked at your bio here and you should add granddad, most important. Good round up of the show in Syria. There is something fishy about the whole affair. Could be that, running on empty, diesel thing that looks to be looming.
Will we soon be reading that The Great Liberator of Syria, Al Qaida's Chief Head-chopper-off guy, al Golani, received over 50 standing ovations from US politicians - for his services to "Freedom & Democracy" - as did that Gaza Genocide gentleman received ?
(Though it may be more likely that having done what was required of him, he will incur 'de-capitation' by one of his sponsors - you know who that is.)
John Day, Oregon is named after the explorer and cartographer, John Day, who died and was buried at a convenient meeting place, and a river bears his name, and a fossil-bed, and an odd fish.
What a guy! I'm not particularly related to him, though the first John Day in my lineage came to that same general part of the Pacific northwest from England not too long after that.
I've never been there. It is not close to the coastal highway.
“This will be playing out this very month, it seems.”
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Of course. My thought, though, is that all of it - not just what Alex ponders, but what all other “regular” pundits herald all day, too - just in parts, make plausible sense. Taken as a whole, however, there does not sees that there is even a smidgen of glue holding any kind of convincing, high probability, concrete conclusion. It's simply a hodge·podge of sound bites for now.
And so, I’m skewing my thoughts in Alex’s direction. At least for now.
All I can say at this junction of time is that: … most ‘rebellious organizations” (terrorists?), even if ‘befriended’ by others – over past millennium - have shown to be most often difficult to control, to direct, or even to influence, once they position themselves in power. Hence Alex’s based ponder validation: … the U.S. armed to fight the U.S.S.R - in Afghanistan - morphed into a Taliban which, subsequently, utilized said supplied weapons to fight U.S. Who would have thought…
Great run down on the Syrian situation.
Thank you John.
Just looked at your bio here and you should add granddad, most important. Good round up of the show in Syria. There is something fishy about the whole affair. Could be that, running on empty, diesel thing that looks to be looming.
I keep scouring through the very long "navigation" section, and cannot find a way to access that bit. It may have been imported initially.
Click on your icon upper right under that you'll click "settings" you'll see edit profile there.
Thanks Red. I had gone through and through, but didn't realize it was in "profile". Done.
Will we soon be reading that The Great Liberator of Syria, Al Qaida's Chief Head-chopper-off guy, al Golani, received over 50 standing ovations from US politicians - for his services to "Freedom & Democracy" - as did that Gaza Genocide gentleman received ?
(Though it may be more likely that having done what was required of him, he will incur 'de-capitation' by one of his sponsors - you know who that is.)
"Al Jolani"... We'll see.
This guy has political talent and a sharp, agile mind. He might become a real player if he can stay alive.
"Odds are he won't live to see tomorrow..." as the song goes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4
Hi Doc. Just a completely irrelevant comment:
Did you know there is a town in Oregon named John Day? It is named after a river of the same name.
John Day, Oregon is named after the explorer and cartographer, John Day, who died and was buried at a convenient meeting place, and a river bears his name, and a fossil-bed, and an odd fish.
What a guy! I'm not particularly related to him, though the first John Day in my lineage came to that same general part of the Pacific northwest from England not too long after that.
I've never been there. It is not close to the coastal highway.
;-/
“How The Syrian House Of Cards Fell”
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Well, … maybe, just maybe, it is part of a grandiose set up? Dunno, …
Alex Krainer:
https://youtu.be/JVMfckVQ7Hg?si=F1KfKjgM4-lgLtgi
… fwiw
I sent today's post to Alex. I send him a few. He has a particularly good mind.
His scenario is one that I delved into today to a degree.
The feasting western frenemies now lack a common adversary. In fact, they have each other as adversaries in Syria.
Particularly Turkey and Israel/USA are at odds, already.
This will be playing out this very month, it seems.
“This will be playing out this very month, it seems.”
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Of course. My thought, though, is that all of it - not just what Alex ponders, but what all other “regular” pundits herald all day, too - just in parts, make plausible sense. Taken as a whole, however, there does not sees that there is even a smidgen of glue holding any kind of convincing, high probability, concrete conclusion. It's simply a hodge·podge of sound bites for now.
And so, I’m skewing my thoughts in Alex’s direction. At least for now.
There is the possibility that hubris-seizing-operational-initiative is creating its own "trap".
Go BIBI! Don't Stop Now! Go Sultan, Go! Bibi's Ahead!
All I can say at this junction of time is that: … most ‘rebellious organizations” (terrorists?), even if ‘befriended’ by others – over past millennium - have shown to be most often difficult to control, to direct, or even to influence, once they position themselves in power. Hence Alex’s based ponder validation: … the U.S. armed to fight the U.S.S.R - in Afghanistan - morphed into a Taliban which, subsequently, utilized said supplied weapons to fight U.S. Who would have thought…