By Fareed Zakaria, CNN
The situation in Syria is spiraling downward. The country is inching towards full scale civil war. Violence is increasingly sustained and the Syrian regime seems unable to stop the opposition.
At the same time, we are watching an open Cold War between Saudi Arabia and Iran with Syria as the battle ground. The Saudi King publicly said (and, remember, the Saudis are very reluctant to say things publicly) to the Russian President that any dialogue with Syria is "futile" - that we need to push the regime of Bashar al-Assad out. The Iranians, on the other side, are warning the outside world against intervening in Syria.
This is all a huge security boon for Israel. Iran - the country that Israel views as its principle threat in the region - is finding itself in a very weakened position because it chose to go all-in on Syria. Iran made the decision to simply to back the Syrian regime no matter what and now they're getting further and further isolated. The Russians have stopped publicly speaking out in favor of Syria. The Chinese have never been very vocal. And the Iraqis, who had initially taken a relatively supportive position, have retreated.
The Iranians are almost alone in supporting the Syrian regime now and this leaves them suffering humiliation and enormous cash outflows to support this regime. At the end of the day, Iran is backing a sinking ship. It seems highly unlikely that two years from now al-Assad will be in power.
In addition to that, the Iranians are feeling the pressure of sanctions and further isolation. I think that U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, was right to say that this would not be a prudent time to attack Iran. Doing so would completely change the debate. Right now, the discussion revolves around Iran’s support of Syria. If Iran is attacked, it would transform the debate into one about a western-supported attack on a Muslim country. It would completely change Iran's political and military calculus. At the very least, now would seem to be the wrong time to strike Iran.
Meanwhile, we are seeing Yemen's leader Ali Abdullah Saleh finally leaving office, potentially auguring a period of instability in Yemen. Outside of the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, Yemen has had probably the strongest al Qaeda cells in the world. This is something to watch very carefully.
The Obama Administration has been inclined to play a balancing act in Yemen of supporting a democratic transition while also trying not to isolate President Saleh who has been very cooperative on counterterrorism. We’ll see if that balancing act can continue as a new regime comes to power.
In Afghanistan you have the reoccurrence of perhaps an inevitable phenomenon - lots of troops in a country where they are not as familiar with cultural sensitivities. Things go wrong that inflame local passions and nationalism.
And in Egypt, you have the trial of the nineteen Americans.
I'm struck at how in this one week you have seen – from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria to Iran to Egypt – all these places at a boil. One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel. This adds to a very tense situation where any one of the places could spill over into something even more serious.
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...Will get worst or over-boiled. Even if it will come under-boiled, the scars will remain over-boiled, until the next few generations. Then, it will rise or over-boiled again by the oppressed ethnic clans. Remember, the Baatah ethnic clan was excluded and denied any Government positions in Syria.
Fareed, the Miiddle East is a powder keg and if the "tensions boil over", it will explode. The unfortunate fact is, Assad and his supporters have nothing to lose and will resort to unspeakable brutality to maintain power. The oppressed civilians have suffered enough and urge for outside help. But outsiders are wary of an uncertain outcome in the course of their actions. The regional neighbours look to the West for military help, yet the anti-West sentiments lead us into a dilemma.
I mostly agree with you, J. Except that you've separated the civilians and the supporters of Assad into two separate groups. Roughly a third of the nation still support Assad, primarily Christians and Alawites. It is assumed this is because they fear rough treatment from the ~70% of the nation who are Sunni. While I don't buy into the persecuted faith dogma so many claim, it does appear that believes in the fundamentalist Islamic sects have decided to raise violent and holy hell with everyone (including more moderate muslims) not aligned with them. If the predominant Sunnis allow themselves to be bullied into doing what the fundies say, then the Christians and Alawites DO have something to fear. This is happening across Africa, mideast Asia, and even southeast Asia as we speak...that evidence speaks for itself. So – while I feel terrible for those feeling Assad's lash, I would have to see a more cohesive stand in the country against him before I could support military intervention. Even then I would keep looking over my shoulder at Iraq and Afghanistan, two of America's larger military and political blunders, and wonder just what we would or could do to prevent a repeat of those messes. We have a habit of going from Hero to Zero in nanoseconds in those parts of the world where western aesthetic is not appreciated in the first place. I'm tired of spending lives and gold and still ending up in a worse political standing than we'd be in if we stood off. It's getting old. Not a fair stand to the individuals dying certainly, but it's a consistent stand as far as mideast Asia is considered.
If Assad pushed out of power, Al Qaeda will slaughter all christians and other minorities in the country and will become a dominant power. So, it will be absolutely stupid to support the opposition. It will be another Ruanda. They have spilled kerosine all over the country, now give them a match...
This is the direct result of Obambi's dysfunctional MEPA policy (Middle East Policy of Appeasement) It is doing EXACTLY what Obambi wants...destabilization, higher energy prices and, yes, vast expansion of governmental controls. Don't think for a minute that the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Quada, radical Sunnis, Hamas and other psychotic phalange elements of fundamentalist Islam won't take over.
Obviously if we only were to solve the Israeli-Palestine question then none of these terrible catastrophes would ever have happened. And Bush and his misguided wars; they have obviously caused this. Why did we listen to those Neo-con Zionist stooges and attack Iraq instead of finishing things in Afghanistan. Iraq after all is a strategically insignificant backwater whereas putting a massive western army into the Hindu-Kush is totally smart and enhances our security. Where are James Carter and Zib Brzezinski when we need them? What we clearly need is more kissy-face with Muslims! Surly someone will invite us to the prom is only we issue some more apologies. After all life in the middle east would be sun, roses, google and facebook but for the hated Jews and their Zionist land grabs.
There have been the best and most accurate descriptions of the true situation in the Middle East on this page including yours. But [And there's always a but!]
Obama was on TV worid news hailing, encouraging and applauding the Arab Spring. He egged the unarmed, leaderless and inexperienced people of 10 countries to rise up and overthrow their leaders [who had armed forces and tanks] for the sake of "Glorious Democracy"
Now we have mayhem and hatred of America in Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Afghanistan – to say nothing of Iran,
and where is Obama -- looking after number one money grubbing for HIS election campaign!
His foreign policy is not only a disaster – it is politically speaking , unforgiveably irresponsible. After his victory speeches at the beginning of the Arab Spring, many posters on here , including myself, disagreed with Obama and said why it wouldn't work. We have been proved right at the expense of the unfortunate and suffering citizens of ME countries.
Iceaxdave... Unless you are only four years old, please put down the pipe, it's causing you to forget who squandered our resources in the Middle east in the first place.
HACIMO- your anti-Semitism does you no favours. The Arab Spring in TEN ME countries was to do with DICTATORS refusing them DEMOCRACY!!!! And of course, Obama's dreadful foreign policy failure in encouraging it then turning his back when it went horribly wrong.
Get off your bandwagon and stick to the subject, please.
iceaxdave – Can you explain to me how raining missiles from drones all over Pakistan and Yemen, flying sorties into Libya to help rebels overthrow and eventually kill Ghaddafi, Killing Osama Bin Laden, Alaki, and several other top AQ people, strangling sanctions on Iran and almost doubling troop levels in Afganistan equate to a policy of appeasement and, then, result in expanded government here at home? Don't like Obama if you don't want to, but at least have some idea of what is going on in the world and try to make sensible statements when you want to make a point.
Wait a second... Hold on... Obama comments IN REACTION TO citizens revolting against corrupt regimes in the Middle East...
...and somehow HE'S instigating this? Really? He has THAT much influence on regular citizens of a region which largely doesn't trust us and AT A MINIMUM tries to keep us at arm's length? It has less to do with them being fed up by their state of affairs?
I know you anti-Obamanites are desperate to find something - ANYTHING - legitimate to use against him, especially considering Bush's bungling of 2 wars in the region, but you're really abusing your reaching privileges on this one.
Syria's problems are Syria's problems. Why does Fareed always throw Israel into the discussion.
Obama was doing his usual "spotlight seeking act" whenTunisia became the first country to throw out their leader and because Obama was so full of praise, support and encouragement; and gushing about how wonderful the Arab Spring was going to be, the other 9 countries followed suit.
He armed the rebels in Libya and H.Clinton demanded that Assad step down way before this crisis. So please don't suggest he was just an innocent by-stander !!!! It really won't wash.
Mikey has a clear view and expresses concisely what is going on in the Muslim world. He could be an effective journalist.
Iran, being an Asian country, has allies and hopefully they can all get along for the good of human race. Asia should not be like this.
hopefully everyone in that region just kills each other all off but before doing that send us a bunch of oil. imagine how awesome this earth would be without the middle easts existence!!
The west doesn't know what they started in Middle East! The middle east is not a place for full democracy like the US and Europe. What did the democracy do in Iraq? What about Afghanistan? Created nothing but more hatred towards the west and made the tensions between islam and christians even worse. If we think we started democracy, think again! We started a religious war that will take an act of god to stop!
LM – Respect to you for a seriously excellent point. I wish we could have "LIKES " on here I'd give you 10!
These clowns are all a bunch of Camel Jockys whose mothers dated Goatherders. They don't want a democratic society(having seen ours). Get all US troops off the ground there. If Iran starts some hostile action we turn them into a sheet of glass and split the oil with the Chinese and Russians. End of problem. We got at least one Boomer in the area, one of two MX missles (10 MIRV each) would do the trick
Our next steps will be to make it illegal for any American weapons manufacturer to supply or help supply any of these factions! That's right, Halliburton! We're on to you now! No more vietnam$, no more Afghani$tan, No more Iraq$! We know how you make profits now, and we're not going to take it any more! Let these people fight their own fight. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT! No more Team America World Police! The American War Machine is at an end. War profits are illegal profits.
Agree!
Ah, I see we have a diner waitress sharing her views on world affairs! I'm sure you know better than everybody else right? You see through what all of America can't?
Do you really believe Halliburton is a weapons manufacturer? Go back to reading democratic underground and leave world affairs to the grown ups.
What are you mad. That would mean leaving all the profit for the russians and chinese!
One of the reasons the Russians and Chinese tend to oppose settlements in these regions is because they are selling military 'expertise' and hardware to both sides. They don't want a settlement, they want an arms buildup. Just like in the Cold War, the side that builds up the most without going broke wins. The wild card is, will somebody finally get frustrated and pull the trigger? I'm tired of America playing in the game, but with America out of the game, it will continue to be played, just with more instability.
You're "on" to Halliburton but you have no clue what they do? You want fries with that?
You do realize that Soros had moveon attack Halliburton, in order to lower it's stock price, and once the stock price went down he bought it up.
This is the same man who made O the Pres.
This Pres's friends from Chicago, Bill Ayers went to Egypt and Palestine to start up this whole "Arab Spring" which of course has nothing to do with freedom and everything to do with global disorder.
Supposedly all of this will lead to Obama having to take over the world government.
I don't think we will allow that to happen.
Soros's idea of reclaiming the vision of Hitler's world domination will just have to die with him.
I say put a fence around the middle east and let 'em have at it. I'm sick of "peaceful muslims". I feel bad for Israel though, being stuck with those clowns.
BEING STUCK WITH THOSE CLOWNS? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
ISRAEL IS THE ROOT OF ALL THE PROBLEMS.
Jez, I want you to immediately turn off your computer and go to your room and play your Nintendo games! (how old are you? 12? fence around a region? feeling bad for a country... what are you talking about dude?;-)
Most Arab dictators are Israeli backed, including Assad. So no, don't feel sorry for Israel.
This region of Asia is very important to the world so we should all try to mend relations around the world. Yes, Iran is the only South Asian country accepting such weird ideals! I hope it gets better.
Miami1411 – I can't stand posts that begin with ............Most people...........Most Muslims..........most anything It means that the writer hasn't got a clue!
Unless you have sources and proof to substantiate your claim that MOST arab dictators are Israeli backed – better to say nothing.
Most
The faster these camel jockeys annihilate each other the safer we will all be.
They boiled over a year ago.
You all are just noticing this?
It's like a maxi version of the Italian mobs...they want to kill each other.
We should step out of the way if they want to kill us also.
Let us just get rid of all of the religions and all become atheists.
We could then just fight over territory, food and energy in an honest manner.
WW3????
It's funny how these two Rebel Fighters found time enough to pose for a CNN Propaganda Photo isn't it?
I think, on Paragraph-III, line-V, as indicated above, on the other hand the Russians have much interest and favor of the Assad Regime, according to current gulf news.com, 'Russian seeks significant role in Middle East', by Patrick Seale.
It is like the Elephant in room.
Don't you get it? There will always be other interests and factions vying for power. There will always be other nations finegling. That's because war is a racket, and the people who make money on it [over $600 Billion dollars last year alone] will make sure there are continually expanding conflicts. So who cares who the players are? No one except war profiteers, and we're not playing that game no mo.
You make an excellent post. But in your comment above you only named Haliburton who really are small fry in the selling of armaments {they DON'T produce them btw]
And just in case you missed that, all the other internet warriors reading the Washington Journal with their toaster strudel know more about war, politics and Halliburton than you do, so nanny nanny boo boo..
Fact is, mankind has had conflicting desires since the Garden of Eden, whether personal, family, tribal, national, religious, business or political desires. Your blaming of companies does not relieve mankind. Worse, when mankind is inflamed by a belief system which inspires intolerance, hatred and revenge, life is bound to be violent.
Respected,Mr.Fareed Zakaria Garu, Mr.Assad garu when he can use Democracy slogans like (Brothers and sisters of Syria)(All religians Blood is equal to Syria)(we must protect our country)(Europes way of tactics is not good for us,they devided our religons and brothers and sisters of Syria).These slogans is very impartent to him. Mr.Assad Garu please refer my momment.
What???
On the other hand, it is all about putting all bags of problems on U.S. Armies. I am afraid. If we are not creating Wealth among the U.S. Armies, if we make them only to guard the interests and wealth of only Civilian Wealthy Americans, I think the question(?) and caution(!) Marks will remain bigger. Then, the enemies of U.S., will roared around.
It's getting hot in here. Not that it was cooler before. Talk about heated passion...wow!
It's amazing how some people still believe in Mr. Zakaria's analysis interspersed with his all too apparent anti-Semitc and Pro-Islamic comments. Check out these statements:
“If Iran is attacked, it would transform the debate into one about a western-supported attack on a Muslim country”…..Really Mr. Zakaria? Even the most influential of Muslim countries Saudi Arabia is urging the US to attack Iran, it’s ONLY our Islamic supporter Mr.Zakaria who’s on his job of turning the discussions away from nukes to Islam.
He has been trying the same tricks while suggesting Egypt to abandon the peace deal with Israel shamelessly & scandalously calling it a treaty between two regimes & not two peoples.
"I'm struck at how, in this one week, you have seen – from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria to Iran to Egypt – all of these places are at a boil. One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel."....Really? Does the price of oil has anything to do with what's going in oil-less Yemen, or Afghanistan or Syria?
“At the end of the day, Iran is backing a sinking ship.” …..Every knows that you fine tune your PROPHESIES on a daily basis. Just a few days ago you said Assad is going on nowhere and there was no opposition!
Next he says "It seems highly unlikely that two years from now al-Assad will be in power."…..Really Mr.Zakaria?.... 2 years or is it 2 months.
Earlier Mr. Zakaria ASTOUNDINGLY had said SYRIA WAS A LANDLOCKED COUNTRY!
So much for Mr.Zakaria’s knowledge!
Muslim is also a Semeitic Religion. You can't be Anti-Semitic and Pro-Muslem.
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yes you can, i hate bugs but i love butterflies. apples and oranges and everyone knows the difference except you apparently.
You obviously have not studied you bible lately because Christ is also a "Semitic" person. And born of the tribe of David (as foretold).
A deception. Islam is not a Semitic religion, if by that you mean they worship the Jewish God. Even though a tiny fraction of Arab Muslims might, that is may be, descended from Ishmael, Islam itself worships a moon god which has no likeness to the God of Israel, and Islam systematically teaches beliefs and behavior opposite of what God taught, including hatred and revenge.
The rulers of Muslims countries are encouraging USA to attack on Iran and not the people of these countries.Saudi ruler see their regime in trouble due to Iran, this does not mean people of Saudia want attack on Iran. The case is same for Egypt. It looks that you have never lived in Muslims countries and just boasting to show us your knowledge.
Bravo, Amit: it is about time someone called a spade a spade! Zakaria serious and mellifluous tone is in fact sharply anti-Semitic and pro-Arab. Nothing wrong with taking a stance, as long as you do not hide behind those ideas as ex-catherda and neutral. Zakaria's undercurrent of anti-Semitism has provoked responses that encourage, and validate his self-justifying politics: the rabidly anti-Semetic responses in this column are add-ons to his thesis: if the Jews would behave the world would have no problems in the Middle East. If Poland, et al, had behaved, we would all be speaking German.
Eugene Frank – Well said. Great post, thank you.
Why are they not attacking themself????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Please change your name. I find it offensive and unnecessary.
What's going to happen on march 7-8 for the Jews to celebrate about? Hhhhhhhhmmmmmm maybe another Persian Paty!
Excellent post Sir. Thank you.
Fareed is only a man with a [bigotted ] opinion. He's not worth an ounce of credibility.
I am in complete agreement. Zakaria, self-hating Friedman, Axelrod, Emanuel, and Ploughe are appeasers with little respect for history. They prefer to spin and revise it like the animals Carter and Brzezinski... and the MSM. NEWS-FLASH... to all of you Jew-haters (Zakaria et al). There are only 14M Jews left on the planet and they have left and continue to provide leadership in the world. The Paleo-Muslims, the Johnny come lately counterfitting ethnic group will be destroyed by what our BEST ALLIES, ISRAEL, WILL DO. This is why you see the liberals and Jew-Haters, with utter hate and disrespect for the original people of The Book (says it in the koran for goodness sakes). try to spin a false narratuive... as they know what Israel has... It won't be land-based in Israel but it will be decisive as they have the technology to take care of business the only way the Muslims respect... through Muslim martyrdom and brute force. No ecucation is needed and that is OUR enemy. It is time to clean clock... I wish I was a Jew!
I wish the Saudis quit using the west for their own political amibitions in the region. You don't like the Iranians mishandling Syrian politics, go and bomb them yourself with a coalition of the willing middle eastern partnership. Why do the west have to do your stupid dirty jobs and then end up looking the bad guy. Attacking Iraq was a big mistake and we should stay the hell away from Middle east.
يا أبناء شعبنا الصابر
يا أبناء امتنا العربية
منذ أن أُبتُلي العراق بالاحتلال الأميركي الصهيوني الفارسي البغيض نفذ المحتلون وحلفائهم الأشرار وعملائهم الأخساء سلسلة من عمليات الإبادة للشعب العراقي كانت حصيلتها اكثر من مليون ونصف المليون شهيد عراقي ، فضلاً عن ملايين الجرحى والمعوقين وخمسة ملايين مهجر ، ناهيكم عن عمليات التجويع والإفقار والحرمان من الخدمات بل وتدمير العراق أرضاً وشعباً وحضارةً واقتصاداً ، حيث شُلت الصناعة والزراعة وأستحوذ السراق من العملاء على التجارة والخدمات ووظفوها في خدمة مصالحهم الخاصة .
وبسبب ذلك كله والانهيار الأمني المريع فقد تتالت التفجيرات الإجرامية وغطًت أيام الأسبوع كله ، والتي سميت كلها بالأيام الداميات والتي تكررت فيها التفجيرات الدامية وآخرها وليس أخيرها تفجيرات يوم الخميس الثالث والعشرين من شباط الجاري والتي راح ضحيتها المئات من الشهداء والجرحى في بغداد وصلاح الدين وبابل ونينوى وديالى وكركوك وبقية محافظات العراق .
وكانت وما زالت وستبقى التفجيرات الإجرامية المتتابعة في العراق لطخة عار صارخة في جبين حكومة المالكي العميلة التي استمرأت عمليات ذبح الشعب العراقي بهذه التفجيرات الإجرامية والاغتيال بالكواتم وحملات الاعتقالات الغاشمة الواسعة النطاق المصحوبة بالقمع والتعذيب الوحشي ، والتي شملت الآلاف من المناضلين البعثيين وضباط وطياري وضباط صف الجيش العراقي الباسل وأبناء شعبنا الأبي في الشهور الأربعة الماضية والمضافة الى مئات الآلاف من المعتقلين على امتداد سنوات الاحتلال البغيض .
يا أبناء شعبنا المكافح
لقد حاول العميل المالكي وبطانته الشريرة استثمار ظروف هزيمة المحتلين الاميركان بفعل الضربات القاصمة والعمليات الجبارة لمجاهدي البعث والمقاومة بالإفصاح عن عمالته المباشرة لإيران الصفوية التي سلمها المحتلون الاميركان خسئوا العراق ، فراح هذا العميل الصغير المالكي يُصَعد من عملياته القمعية ونهب جلاوزته لثروات وأموال الشعب العراقي وتجنيد ( الميليشيات الإرهابية المرتبطة به مباشرة ) لتكريس سلطته القمعية الديكتاتورية في محاولة بائسة لتجاوز هزيمة العملية السياسية المخابراتية بهزيمة صناعها المحتلين الاميركان عبر تصعيد عمليات التصفية والاحتراب بين أطراف هذه العملية ، والتي بلغت ذروتها عبر فبركة الجرائم وتحميل هذه الأطراف مسؤوليتها والإمعان في شل أجهزة الدولة التي دمرها المحتلون وتعطيل حركة الحياة في ميادينها الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والسياسية والثقافية كلها .
وقيادة قطر العراق لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي إذ تستنكر ممارسات حكومة المالكي العميلة المدانة كلها فأنها تستنكر بشدة التفجيرات الإجرامية المتواصلة ، وتحمل هذه الحكومة العميلة المسؤولية الكاملة عنها بوضعها تحت قصاص الشعب العادل الذي لن يصبر طويلاً على جرائم المالكي وزمرته العميلة ، وسيواصل نضاله وثورته العارمة وحتى التقويض الكامل للعملية السياسية المخابراتية التي راح أطرافها يتلهون بمناوراتهم الخائبة دائرين ظهورهم لأبناء شعبنا الأبي الذي يرسفون في معاناتهم القاسية عبر اللعب على النغمات النشاز من قبيل السعي المحموم لعقد ما لم يتفقون على تسميته من قبيل ( المؤتمر ) أو ( الملتقى ) أو ( الاجتماع ) ، فالجميع يعتقدون واهمين أنهم يكسبون الوقت على حساب معاناة أبناء شعبنا الصابر الذي لم ولن يَبُت على ضيم وإنما يُواصل جهاده الملحمي وحتى الإسقاط النهائي للعملية السياسية المخابراتية وإقامة حكم الشعب التعددي الديمقراطي الشعبي المستقل والعادل ويمضي قُدماً على طريق النهوض والتقدم الحضاري والإنساني الشامل .
وإن غداً لناظره قريب .
Good luck with getting your message across (in an English blog)
Thank you CNN for your brilliant editing.
Something something something dark side....something something something rebel base
LOL
Lol! Ha! Nicely played.
What'd you say 'bout my mamma?
Rubbish. "If tomorrow is near"? Yeah, whatever. Or in case you can't read english, اذا كنت تريد الذهاب لزيارة موقع على شبكة الأمريكي بعد ذلك تكلم الانكليزية والوعظ القمامة الخاص بك في مكان آخر.
open sesame !
We need experts who see the situation for what it is, not for what they want it to be.
90% of Zakaria's opinions are rooted in wishful thinking.
Oh yeah...that "American Zionist" rhetoric will do WONDERS for your popularity over here...well, at least with the KKK, the Stormfront and the odd skinhead anyway....
hey buddy, you are saying in your first sentence that IRAN, ISRAEL And the US all worked together to control IRAQ???? what weeds are you on????? it is very strong man!!!!
There once was a man from Nantucket...LOL
Interpreter: He said, "Please Hammer don't hurt em'!!! On that note, As-Salamu Alaykum."
haliluya maleki you hit the nail on the head .gooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.
Think it was talking about an eternal harem that has 40 pigs and a lot of mud ?
Interesting that you totally exclude the Ba'athist issue. I do not understand why you all hide under the cloak of religon. The fight for Iraq and Syria has always been about the Sunni Shia split for the common arab people but it is the secular arab interest groups that drive all of you like Pavlov's Dog. I hear the bell ringing again shouldnt you be out on Jihad or something.
WRITE IN ENGLISH PLEASE..............BUT LOOKS LIKE YOU DONT WANT NON-MUSLIMS TO READ IT.....
fk the shiia fk iran and fk iraqi shii fk nori al maleki fk al sestani and khmini fk all shiia emams fk u all shiia kelan najas nawar weld al mot3a fk all syrians shiia thugs and fk hizboallah
Please, could you kindly keep the Tea Party lingo out of this discussion? Like I keep saying, it has absolutely no place on this web page. The English language is extensive enough so this filthy Tea Party lingo really isn't necessary at all. Besides, who are we Americans to say whether Bashar al-Assad stays or goes? I strongly believe that we have a moral obligation to leave that question for the Syrians themselves to decide!
JosephMcCarthy – I agree absolutely with your post except the teaparty bit. I am English and I have noticed that filthy language, blasphemy and abuse is certainly not restricted to the teaparty – I've seen some of the most disgusting comments from Dems on other threads.
How can CNN not stop this comment when they edit out decent ones?
It was extremely uncivilized of whoever you are to abuse Shias for Iranian foreign policy. It is similar to abusing Jews for the foreign policy adopted by the state of Israel. Hence, it would be advised that one should seriously deliberate before expressing such extremist views.
the arabs living in israel are living it up in every measurement compared to how they would live under the yoke of the places they should be residing in. israel is a gift and israel will be the last standing. if you are lucky... get out now!
You must belong to the Saudi family and must be a believer of Wahhabi faith. You need help. Your parents must have abandoned you in your early childhood.
tell us how you really feel
HUH????
I believe the Syrian people are making that decision as to who they want to be their leader but unfortunately they're being shot at.
I'll bet anyone their house that Israel gets beat if they attack Iran!
what a gambler, you will bet "their house" but not your own. smart
I'll take that bet. If you are as good at English as you are at logic, Israel has nothing to fear.
or "feat".
monkey.
Ringo I will take some of that action if you dont mind. I love to cash in on the dogmatically stupid.
You know nothing by way you post
It would be like all middle eastern wars,
Israel would invade/bomb. The world press would attack them. Both sides would maneuver around, avoiding actual military conflict, killing civilians. The negative press would finally put enough pressure on Israel to stop, and the only thing accomplished would be more bad blood.
It was United States that attacked Iraq as Isreal stood asside. Likely it will be United States that attacks Iran asl Isreal stands asside. We really don't want the country to have the bomb. As a terror oragnization are likley to also get the bomb. Iran connection with these terrorists leave us open to attack. Loose bombs are not something we want. Iran itself may have a different policy but that does not mean the world has no madmen. You can't have loose bomb on the world market.
Picture a man captures the bomb and declares war on the United States and the country surrenders this is a movie comedy. But in real life few people will be laughing.
oh i see, this is a bet for you... you dirty animal... go find your favorite goat and inseminate it as a relief of your anger... you moronic brute. ha ha ha
did future trading not take it 125$+ per barrel..
I'd hardly say that things "just started to boil" in the last week.
And besides, these past few months will look like a low simmer compared to what is going to happen in the coming months.
I propose a social network group be formed that will help us all survive and cope with the mess our politicians are getting us into.
I would like to see the message of this group say......... stop.......stop this madness. When Iran is attacked for example: We must already have a policy in place to say.........."do not react". "Stop the cycle of madness".
Do not react .......think things through carefully and try not to respond to violence with violence.
We should be doing that now of course but we are not. Perhaps when all hell breaks out from the attack on Iran we will have a clearer picture of the madness and what we have done. I suggest A non violent communication group led by none other than ........ Marshall Rosenberg, Phd. or Elizabeth Wellburn.
So let's start a "pre emptive" social network group that deals with how to pick up the pieces after the mess.
Your idea can't hurt.... only social media can bring us together as main stream media tends to herd us in one direction or another. Hopefully Americans will say no this time around should the war machine continue to surge ahead for more blood in the Middle East/Persia. Much of the current news, stories, propaganda is reminiscent of post 9/11 build up to the invasion of Iraq. We fell for it then... hopefully not again.
OK, you take care of that, and ill put togather a large group of heavly armnd citizens to TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE ITS HARD TO SING LOVE SONGS WHILE BULLETS ARE FLYING AROUND. I dont think you people get it! OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE AMERICA FOR THE WORST. All obozo is doing is setting up all the peices its going as planed, we are run by a group of corporations in this country. All of our rights are being taken away under the guiss of keeping us safe. WHEN REALLY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CORPORATIONS ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT WE HAVE.....................WAKE UP PEOPLE WERE HEADED FOR A REAL CHANGE HERE ALL OF OUR LIBERTIES AND FREEDOMS ARE COMING TO AN END....STAND UP NOW OR FOR EVER HOLD YOUR PEICE.
And the lions will lay with lambs... sure... get out of your idiotic ivory tower and get real... Israel will survive... the others... if they dare Israel, they will be destroyed... Zakaria is a joke as is this publication of miscreants. Get a grip Zakaria, you can't wish for Jews to die... In fact I wish you would drop dead!
It seems that in all these hot spots, the one common factor is Islam. Maybe it really is as simple as this: Islam is the problem.
hmm...I have to disagree with that comment. I mean, when we look at Syria, we see a tyrant regime suppressing the right of its people to speak. Turn on the news, you will get what I mean. Now they call for international assistance...Since NATO's goal is to create basically peace, they might have to take action...not because it has anything to do with Islam, but to do with the good for humanity.
I also do not think the war in Iraq had anything to do with Islam. It occurred for oil...we all know that. If US didn't go in there, we would have oil prices rocketing to maybe double of what the price is of oil is today.
Al-Qaeda, is some fanatical group of Muslims who basically have lunatic ideologies. Hey, they are uneducated people. But they were created by 'Someone' to fight off Soviet Union in 1980's. Who was USSR's cold war rival? SO now, these fanatics believe what they are doing is "Jihad". Really for me, it doesn't define that definition of Jihad completely. Now the statement you made, this might be the only argument you might have against me. I agree, these guys are messed up.
Then all these uprisings are a wake up call for the people of Middle East. This has nothing to with Islam, its all corrupt politicians. By the way, corruption exists everywhere, not just Middle East. Finally the people have smarten up and now are doing something about it.
This hot topic is all about 2 things. Religion and energy. To me, religions are used as an excuse to obtaining the energy. The religions are Christian, Muslim and the Jew. The energy is the oil or gas. Why don't we replace the energy with something that we do not have to depend on these crazy and religion sensitive countries. If we can gather all our best scientists from all over the world and come up the best replaceable energy for our needs. When this happened, all these middle east's oil can go to toilet. Problem solved!
ISLAM IS NOT THE PROBLEM!! YEA AND THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMING............ WAKE UP FOOL, GOD SOME PEOPLE ARE SO STUPID.
Religion has nothing to do with this. Its about control. Do not mistake the Iranian Mullahs or the House of Saudi as religious figures or leaders. They merely use religion as a tool and a weapon. Anyone who's faith is founded in a book has no faith at all. If I can instigate you to riot over the burning of a book the point is clearly made.
Get America and its troops and equipment out of the Mid-east, that is the Arabs problem and let them handle thier own problems. We have enough to take care of America and American people let alone taking on thier problems. America get out now.
I agree. Even as a Muslim, I believe American troops should pack up and head home ASAP. This is an Arab war. Why cause another load of casualties for no reason? I think America itself needs to fix their own domestic problems. Arabs caused this, now they should be prepared to fix up the mess they made. Its about time they got the wake up call seriously...Couldn't this happen couple of years ago? These tyrant regimes wouldn't even be in power right now. Suddenly now, all of them seem to be waking up.
Who is a proponent of democratic changes in Syria? Saudis King....are you freaking kidding me? Get out of this mess now, let them decide what (who) they want.
dude, r u joking? Iran is arming the Syrian regime and Hezbullah. Iranian officers of high ranks were captured in Syria by the rebels. As an American, I really hope that our government supports the Saudis in this crisis.
Once a seperation of religion & politics can occur than issues may cool. But historically this region of the world is incapable of change. U.S.A. finds walking the tightrope between dependence on OPEC commodities VS playing police for the world; risky business. I agree with Voiceinthewind; we should monitor the situation through NATO & United Nations but spend our time healing & strengthening our infrastructure while investing in oil producers operating outside OPEC are responsible for producing 60 percent of the world's oil and face increasing production hurdles. Time to update & adhere to Monroe Doctrine. Once we focus work to eliminate dependence then we can police our investments & our own hemisphere.
Starting a war with Iran will be at least s 20 year war. Hundreds of Thousands of lives lost on all sides. It will be a security nightmare for the western nations. Israel will not see peace for several decades if it survives. Where are the sane people of this nation? Even after the mess we are in with Iraq and Afghanistan blunders, the policy makers are willing to go down the same road. If our leaders go down this road then I believe there will be revolution in the west to kick out all the leaders and war mongers bent on starting wars.
U r wrong.starting a war with iran is a must and it will be over in a jiffy.they talk alot but nothing to back it up
Didn't I hear those same words regarding going into Iraq?
Seriously how can there still be American's who think starting a war is going to be easy!?
Can you do us a favor Gene? Walk into your backyard, find the biggest tree, and fall out of it.
Unfortunately Gene is correct and you are spineless. There will be a fight, better to be ready for it than to engage in endless denial of the obvious conclusion.
Israel is helping the Jewish wall street commodities traders in collusion to rake in the billions in profits jacking up the oil prices with speculation of war and preemptive attack. The fact the high prices at the pump in trillions is ending up in the pockets of the traders and oil companies owned by the Jewish community. Americans with common sense know very well why are we messing in middle east? Arabs have to sell the oil to survive whether we are there or not? Our policy makers have ulterior interests. Figure it out.
tonyl you really should conduct some comprehensive research before making these idiotic comments. First of all most of Wall Streets high level executives and decision makers aren't even jewish. But, then you just dont seem to like jews and blame them for everything. Oil prices are set on simple supply and demand and then by the future markets. If there's instability in the oil rich nations. It makes investors neverous hence the price changes. And the investors are eveeyday people who play that particular market. Look up the energy companies like Exxon/Mobile. BP, Shell and you might surprise yourself in who's running the company. Man, some people are such idiots and just believe what others tell them without even conducting some sort of abstract thinking.
This is not acceptable. Whether one way or the other, we always must respect and stand for the U.S.A. interests. We all sharing the good benefits that has been invented and produced by the BRILLIANT JEWISH-AMERICANS and BRITISH-AMERICANS.
We should have a logical thinking and response, responsibly.
Which parts of Middle-Eastern discovered Electric, Medicines and Medical Equipments, Airplane Engines,....????
We must admitted our weaknesses. Just selling Fuel and Natural resources and being a Billionaire doesn't make that Person a real Human being.
When most of the Arab wealthiest people are SNORING in their bedrooms, the Brilliant and gifted Jewish-Americans and British-Americans keep thinking and working tirelessly, for the benefits of the Whole World.
Believe me, if everyone give respect each other, there are lots of discovered good things would be provided, that you cannot Sense and feel at this time.
Islam is a disaster as are all of these majority muslim countries. Just stay away, not one of them has ever been useful or succesfull.
And Christianity?
The reality is that Israel is willing to attack Iran without restrain because in the back of its leaders minds is that if things go wrong, America would come to the rescue and bail them out. Well, I'm glad we are out of Iraq and don't have troops there to bail out Israel in the event it was getting its behind kicked. The only problem is we still have troops in the region in Afghanistan! I message to our troops in Afghan is if sh-it hits the fan and you're call upon to bail out Israel, just say no!
Hey moron; get off the Jew hating kick... or it will kick you in the ass later... You attract enemies and that will catch up with you little man. Israel will do what she must without America... she has the strategies and the ordinance to destroy Iran.... America is not needed... BUT WE AMERICANS SUPPORT ISRAEL AND SHARE IN TECHNOLOGIES – MUCH INVENTED BY ISRAEL! WHAT A MORON... HAHAHAHAHA
BAN RELIGION
I cant belive this, but at this point I AGREE WITH YOU, I am a christian and belive in god but religion has become a weapon. But I also think we have no choice but to wipe out the muslims, they will NEVER agree to peace............
Boss its about a separation between Church and State. God and state are not separated, its just the foolish interpretations of God that uneducated or manipulative individuals sometimes called CHURCHES put out to the masses who follow like cows. Americas founding fathers knew this but even in America we still have religious extremist chipping away at the seperation between church and state. Every individual on this planet has a right to openly reject any other persons interpretation of GOD. I was not created in your image of GOD. Please go away.
Zakaria you are all over the map with your "analysis" and prognostications laced with well disguised propaganda. Your "cold war" in Syria between Saudi and Iran lacks any evidence of an arms buildup between the two. This "boon" for Israel is clearly not merely a fortunate consequence for them but is part of a well orchestrated plan of action in the ongoing Israeli Iran covert war.
Aside from those "conspiracy theories" the fundamental fact remains, the citizens of Syria and the courageous army defectors are the true heros of that nation for fighting for their freedom from a multi generational ruthless dictatorship that has no regard for its own people.
Glad you saw Mr. Zakaria's "well hidden" propaganda. In fact you see that in every single article he writes/or word he utters. They can all be summed up in just afew bullet points:
a) Rabid anti-Semitism with a covert agenda of destroying the Jewish nation in association with Hamas, Hizbullah, MB, Syria, Iran & now Turkey all of whom he praises as moderates
b) Supporting Muslim agenda literally everywhere on the planet, all in the guise of freedoms, human rights (of which he remembers nothing when it comes to minorities butchered on a daily basis in those Islamic countries)
c) US, the west, Russia and also his own former homeland India are NOT good enough (the intent here is to sap America's and these other countries' confidence while pretending to be an ardent patriot). The reason is our support for Israel & percieved discrimination of the Muslim world.
Display of sewer case of hinduism, mental dyslexia of a hindu.
Keep exposing this guy Amit...BTW have you read the books by his father?especially the communal rage in secular India?total distortion of truth in guise of openness.fareed is his son and expect no better from this jack of all.
So why isn't Assad talking to the internation press about what's happening in Syria? During the Libyan conflict we often heard from Moammar Ghadaffi on his position on the conflict and his reaction to the opposition and the international community. Perhaps the UN and the Obama administration needs to press the issue and advise Assad to address and re-state publicly his position on what's happening in his country.
Moammar Ghadaffi had a legitimate message to give to the international press. The violence his regime was accused of had been massively exaggerated by the press. He had the support of the majority of his people. The fringe elements that the press pretended were representative of the Libyan were really extremists with no significant popular support.
Talking to the press obviously did Ghadaffi no good. In a witch hunt, there isn't anything the "witch" can say to gain understanding.
Assad has no legitimate message for the international press. Even before the recent increase in violence, he maintained power by keeping his people in terror of him, with a steady stream of people vanishing after arrest. The reason the USA should not intervene is that the Sunni extremists opposing Assad would be just as bad as he is.
Unfortunately, the whole thing does seem to be boiling over. Anyone looking at events in the region though need to understand the entire Sunni-Shia split. In many ways, all of the chaos we are seeing is just a continuation of a 1,400 year struggle within Islam itself. NPR had a great overview of this recently: http://bit.ly/AcPdku
So what's the difference between the various religious factions of Libya to those in Iraq and Syria? When we intervened in Libya, the critics said an enormous and brutal civil war would ensue and spread as it is in Iraq. So how come Libyans aren't fighting against each other? Remember the Libyans who supported the Ghadaffi regime? So how come they aren't rebelling against the opposition? I know every country's history and culture is different but perhaps Iraq and Syria could learn a thing or two from the people of Libya who do seem to be embracing the thought of a democratic society. God bless them!
The main reason you don't think the Libyans are fighting each other is that the media ignores Libya now in order to protect Obama's reelection.
The scale of the fighting in Libya is smaller than in Iraq because in Libya it is mostly a one sided slaughter committed by the Islamic extremists that Obama put in power there. With no foreign support for the other side, conflicts are smaller but no less brutal.
Then again, I believe that the tribal conflict between Sunni and Shiite in Iraq is the result of us destabilizing that country and subsequently presenting each faction with the thought that they could compete for leadership of a country that didn't need regime change in the first place. Furthermore, I believe the people of Libya knew what they were fighting for and Syrians are following the same lead. But did Sunis and Shiites in Iraq take to the streets in 2003 and called for democratic change or for change of regime? Of course not!
And to invade a sovereign country or use military intervention to stabilize it as was the case in Libya is one thing but to invade a sovereign country that was at total peace as was the case in Iraq just to destabilize it and create a tribal warfare that may last for 100 years is without a doubt the worst war crimes of the 21st century!
You have complete blinders on. You don't look at events in Iraq and conclude Bush was wrong. You started with certainty that Bush was wrong and see only events in Iraq that support your belief. Even more so, you started with the certainty that Obama was right in Libya and see only events (despite the actual lack of any such events) that support your belief. Even worse, in Syria, you don't yet know what Obama will do, but whatever he does has to be spun as correct. Doesn't your little brain start to hurt needing to twist every fact into knots to stop yourself from seeing that Obama is a failure?
hindu leaders of the west and Arabia, needs to bring hindu Bush and other hindu leaders of the west must be held accountable in court of La. The truth for their hinduism against Innocent of the the world and than lecture others for human rights, Wolfs of the Jungle have no right to lecture others for self scribes hindu rights and illegality labeled labeled as western democracy.
"......in court of La"......Leave Louisiana out of this!!!
What is truly amazing is the ONE single common theme that flows through all of these countries that are in turmoil...the common thread is that every place on the list has a society DOMINATED by the religion of peace, Islam. How come the majority of turmoil, unrest, terror is based in the Muslim community? I mean, I always hear that "the majority of Muslims are not radical or extreme"...but all of these countries that are mostly, if not all Islamic based, are a mess. What am I missing here...or am I missing nothing, and the "rhetoric" about Islam is really truth?
A gentle slave borne in hinduism, racism has no clue of freedom and human equality, struggle for true freedom from western hinduism labeled as turmoil by hindus, is nothing but a war against hindu gentiles criminal salves of hindu west imposed as leadres on Muslim people. War in Muslim countries is for true freedom and equality in truth and elimination of hinduism racism among humanity.
Let us not forget the struggle of the majority citizens of Bahrain who are struggling for basic human rights, who continue to be brutalized by their own unelected monarchy government.
The people of Bahrain will get democracy only when the ruler is Bahrain will stop obeying USA. I don't see in near future that Bahrain rulers disobey USA, so I don't see any kind of democracy available to its people in near future.
I am honestly not so sure that 'not bombing Iran, at least not now' is the answer. Iran has been an aggressive belligerent, particularly, but not exclusively, against the US and Israel for 33 years. They and the Arab world are outraged if you don't and outraged if you do. It never changes. Better to have them outraged and without nuclear weapons, than outraged with.
You mean since the ousted CIA installed Shah?
One of the reasons for that.........is world populations have grown to levels that are stressing the planet's resources. yet no one on the planet, is doing anything to curb that exponential growth, in world population.
The more people we have, the more unrest we will have.
War has nothing to do with growth of population, but every thing with hindu soul of Pharoahnic western and eastern hindus, hungry like a dog, they have turned capital ism into capatuel ism for humanity. End hindu shark ism and hindu sharks for peace among humanity.
LOLOLOL!!!
Mr.Zakaria INDIRECTLY alludes to the west's hands in stirring up trouble all over the ME by thsi comment
"I'm struck at how, in this one week, you have seen – from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria to Iran to Egypt – all of these places are at a boil. One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel."...."
Does anyone look at any other way?
SUGGESTION; A U.S. (only) "Missile Shield" in the West Bank will buy time to broker a lasting peace between Israel and Iran.
Protecting hinduism of hindus is soul, desire of hindus, have no doubt about it, hinduism, racism has no place among humanity, even by a hindu of Egyptian ot Persian origin to impersonate himself to be gods chosen.
Thanks for taking the pulse. Please keep in mind that those who get to write to CNN are educated enough to know english.Most women in Turkey do not have access to you. So when you make a educated assumption, take care.
iran must be attacked, iran is not a muslim country, all the muslims 1 billion are sunni and the shiia are only 150 milions iran 65 millions are not all muslims , they have 10 million sunni and 5 million kurds, and 3 million christeans and jews etc...iran is evil and we dont consider them muslims. teh shiia cult is a devil worship called almahdi he the son of lusefer the devil
Islam is not hinduism, a religion nor Shiea or suni but Theen Allah, the way of truth , shame on hindu's, pretending to be Muslim to subvert way of truth for sake of their hindu soul., desire.
AH Yakobi I see you found an avenue to spread your fanaticism. First thing I have to say is sorry to all Muslims. I do have to let you all know that it was not Gabriel who spoke to Mohammad. No it was the devil as he knew he made a grave sin when he tried to overthrow God in heaven and he tried to repent by showing favor to God with knowing He did not favor the Jewish people anymore because He brought Jesus to the world and Jesus denounced the Jewish leaders as they showed contempt to the sick and deprived people which they thought were not worthy to God because of their position in society. And seeing, in the 6th century, that the Christian faith was not achieving the goal in which God had hoped for he spoke to Mohammad in spirit and told a new way to adhere to God's laws with strong and condemning commands for the people to follow. Now if you look back at all the ways of Islam you can see it resembles the way of the devil with it's strong, overwhelming way of power and control over the people. You can see that Islam has really taken up the spirit of the devil! Some of the people of Islam truly walk in the way of Jesus/God but most have only walked in the spirit of the devil! And you Mohammad A Dar truly are one of the latter!
Hi Mr. Zakaria, Your analysis of the Mid-East situation is very impressive, intelligent, well thought out and thought provoking. Israel or the United States will have to neutralize the theat that Iran's President Ahmahdinejad made against Israel. We have to assume that Iran intends to use their now weaponized nuclear and missile capability.
It is important to note here that Iran made public its goal of destroying the people of Israel and taking action now to negate this threat will be much less painful than waiting later to act. Later will be too late.
Also, the United States should take the burden off Israel by taking the lead to remove the Iranian nuclear and missile threat as the US has also been threatened in relation to US naval movements through the Strait of Hormuz. A follow-up threat by Iran to close the Strait for oil shipments re-enforces the need to take immediate action as we all know that the Strait is narrow enough to make all naval ships and oil tankers vulnerable to Iran's short range missiles,mines and fast-attack boats.
Elimination of illegality is noble not a crime, as hindu gentile propagate in their hinduism, only way to peace is none other than removal of illegality of occupation of Philistine by Egyptian and Persian hindus claiming to be what they never were. "GODS CHOSEN'.
And what the Arab league and Arab world seem to be best at is depending on American sons and daughters to spill blood for their cause.
To hind in soul, desire does not make lie a truth, as hindus always use a reason to foll humanity, Whole Philistine is Philistine, not as a hindu try to establish his hinduism by twisting history. The way of hindu Pharisees and their gentiles slaves for ages.
The eastern world, it is exploding. Violence flaring, bullets loading. You're old enough to kill, but not for voting. And even the jordan river has bodies floating. But you tell me over and over and over again my friend. You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction.
And Maggie, trickster hindu' pandths are back with their Pandora box in town to claim, what they never were "GODS'S CHOSEN PEOPLE."
The middle east has been a ticking time bomb for a long time. We have had a handful of corrupt, repressive states with loads of oil money and the ability to keep their people under their thumbs until recently. Unfortunately the US has chosen to support some of them either openly as in the case of Saudi Arabia, or indirectly.
The Syrian regime will crumble, other nations will become involved, and the whole thing could melt down....or blow over. theres no way to know because we are living times where communication, movement of money, etc. has never been faster so in some cases the lessons of history may not apply.
One thing that Zakaria hit exactly right was the interlocking of alliances either official or covert that exist in the middle east. These serve to further complicate the issues between the nations because many of them covertly support some form or another of a religous faction/ force within each others countries. ( nothing new here )
If anyone thinks US troops should become involved in this mess their nuts. this is where the lessons of history should be listened to. let the civil wars sort themselves out, many of these countries are clamoring for some level of democracy or self rule. As a nation we should let all this play out on its own. This includes the Iranian "nuclear threat". Israel will have to learn to live with nuclear neighbors, no different than India and Pakistan have had to do.
No different than time of British hindu King James, Shia Safavid dynasty was created by European hindus to attack Turkish forces from behind to stop their advance in Russia to save Zar dynasty, cousin of British hindu Kings and open silk road for trade without Turkish opposition. No different this time, but actors are not same. This time Shias are in opposition and Suni gentile slave leadership is working with hindu American and Europeans to make Muslim lands gentile, slave. It is not what hindu western leadership climes in their hinduism to fool humanity but truth about this war is nothing different than, what it was hundred's of years ago. Recolonization of world by hindu forces of the hindu west and their hindu gentile, slave leadership of Muslim countries to plunder their wealth and deny humanity equality guaranteed by truth of Islam.
....aaaaaaa hindu is hindu if hindu be hindu under hindu through hindu although hindu was hindu onto hindu about hindu the hindu should hindu likely hindu other hindu come hindu become hindu for hindu to hindu............
A always proves to be a hindu, negative, hinuduism, negativism, nature of a hindu.
Zakaria the m o r on from India needs to shut his fat pie hole and get the heck out of this country...it stinks where he is...
I just wonder on these alliances,cold war balancing acts pro and against.It seem to me all these is about a game of chess within all these power that be.Only that in these game people/countries are used as pawns,people die,starve and some getting disillusioned.All for the reason of personal interest/gain,country interest,"playing GOD" ,some people sit still and watch their neighbors being oppressed, one way or the other it invariably affects us in the long run if not your generation,your next generation.Some twist this religion which literally means PEACE,We have the Al Qur'an and hadith on how Muhammad Alaialsalam conducted his life,This has not been emulated only things taken out of context.In my beloved country NIGERIAnow we have have Boko Haram,fellow Muslims are being killed almost on a daily basics I simply cannot comprehend anything it seem like the whole world has gone MAD.
lWe're talking about mass hysteria in much of the Middle-East—including Israel. Anything is possible, but lets hope rational minds with vision rule the day . . .
When has the Middle East NOT been boiling ? These warring tribes and religious factions have been doing this stuff for centuries and they apparently thrive on it and embrace it as an integral part of their religious experience. Far be it from us Westerners, the infidels condemned to torture and death repeatedly, to interfere in their sacred heritage! Every time we have tried to intervene, the result is an inevitable return to the old, beloved ways. No wonder few want to get into this latest Syrian fray... one realistic look at what's going on elsewhere in their neighborhood should tell us to let them solve their own problems in their own time and way!
YES! WE'RE NOT GOING OVER THERE! We're not sending troops! We're withdrawing from Iraq and Afgahnistan and the Halliburtons and the L3's and Bechtel, KBR, Blackwater and the Pentagon are all shutting down. No more tax dollars for war profits! Let's take care of our wounded soldiers and those guys that need a new face. Not spend $600 billion more on another conflict.
i wouldn't be surprised if dick cheney and his shadow government had the korans slip past inspectors on the way to the burn pile.
...all of this because of one belief...because the people of these nations want to live by the belief in freedom of rights.
Daniel wrote...and the king of the north will advance his "god of fortresses" into the Holy Land...and Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia....(and all the nations will worship the image ( the belief) of the beast )....
and that the king of the north will place his tabernacle of this "god of fortresses" above all the peoples and in the place of the Holy Mountain, in the place of the One True Creator God and His Christ,i our Savior and King.
The events are unfolding as prophecied.
religion should be abandond first and formost. it is for weak and intolerant minds that need a crutch to live daily life. look at the gop fools running for president. religion is a scourge in america just like the middle east. especially the three monotheistic religions that subjugate women.
The Middle East has always been a powder keg waiting to explode for sometime now. But,i'll say that the various competing interest with converge into a "controlled chaos";in which the major world powers will force the contending parties to bark without biting!!
"The Iranians, on the other side, are warning the outside world against intervening in Syria"...and they are sending arms and military experts from Iran to Syria to back up their words!!!
It is very important to read all available news from each and every country- consider different pundits and make up one's own mind. Sri Zakaria- you left out the one country who is sitting on the fence- getting off the fence- trying to be retro in ME politics/outcomes- reliab;le/unreliable-attacking countries for policies-throwing their weight around trying to intimidate- that country is Turkey and especially its PM Erdogan. Read Hurriyet Daily News- and you'll see on whose side Turkey is today and whose side tomorrow. US by the way is planning to enforce a no fly containment over Syria. What is left out in the real horrible humanitarian slaughter crisis is that US diplomacy with Russia and China is on their face-they don't matter. Ditto North Korea and South Korea/US- that place now is a nuclear powderkeg.Iran has been allayed by US/Pres.Obama's 16 intel agencies- Iran is not after the n-bomb- notwithstanding that IAEA is not on the same page. Saudi Arabia is a totalitarian g'ment- no dissent whatsoever- the case of Hazma Kashgari- yet eager to arm and fund SFA/SNC forces . Hamas is also divided- Haniye in Al Azhar lauding rebels and Mishal on side of Iran .I hope former UN Secr.Gen.Kofi Annan will be very successful in his role to end the calamity in Syria.
Could Zakaria have found a stupider spin for any of those events?
Iran's troubles in Syria are somehow a reason the US and Israel should wait until after Iran has nukes before dealing with that crisis? Iran's proxies in Yemen get stronger, so Zakaria prefers to discuss Yemen without mention of Iran's involvement. The price of oil going up is the "reason" for the mid east instability? How is that anything other than backwards?
Let it boil or simmer as long as the US stays out of it militarily
It is just as dangerous to have America for a friend as it is for us to be your enemy.
Friends of Yugoslavia dismantled it in eight pieces and bombed it with Uranium shells.
Friends of Iraq attacked it three times kept the dictator twice and had millions killed, then they left depleted Uranium all over country and made the country a playground for terrorists
Friends of Afghanistan are bombing houses and killing families and they have increased opium and heroin production one thousand percent.
Friends of Somalia starved children to death and made piracy the only viable occupation.
Friends of Libya led the country into total chaos and handed it to armed militias for oil contracts.
Friends of Lebanon didn't care about occupation and led the country into a decade long civil war. still trying their best to start it up again.
Friends of Palestine armed Israeli with all sort of weapons including white phosphorous bombs, laser guided thousand pound bombs, and bunker buster weapons. They don't mind the death of hundreds, displacement of millions, and having a whole city under siege.
Friends of Egypt sent toxic gas to oppress people.
Friends of Bahrain sent tanks to crush peaceful protests, destroy mosques and sent torturer in chief Scotland yard’s John Yates to replace another torturer Ian Henderson to control the people with fear.
Friends of Yemen supported the 33 year dictator and armed him so heavily that even the whole country in the streets can't over throw him.
The Arabs have themselves to blame because they are mostly illiterate and unsanitary.. Palestinians are Arabs the jews are the real Palestinians you are a jack ass Keith
Catch 22. Wanting SYRIA to Fall and waiting for IRAN to announce a NUKE Weapon is not a PR decision, it's an existensial decision. This writter has naively framed the argument. Israel will need help. The US should drain the IRANIAN Swamp by isolating RUSSIA, the GOG of MAGOG who is at the root of this Middel East Mess. Then isolate the foolish man Jimmy Carter, the backer of Jihadist Islam.
send in fat man and little boy.
The loss of Muslim fanatics is no loss to the world. Interfering and putting our troops at risk for them would be a huge mistake. Leave them to the their own devices. Do nothing rather than risk being the dominating and invading western super power once again. We have done too much in the Middle East and Africa already. Time to move away from all of that. Let them reap what they sow on their own without our help.
Just F**&king nuke the whole region.... I will push the button.... Tommorrows temp 10,000 degrees
That's not what civilized people do.
Civilized? you are being nice Brad, I'd have to say this is a few IQ levels below... I would write this as "that's what insane-crazy-out-of-their-mind people WOULD do"
Sorry Brad this was just too juicy to pass up. You wouldnt happen to be referring to the beacon of light to the world. The one nation that has pushed the button before and will definately push it again are you?
Fareed, your analysis is very weak and full of flaws. I am certainly not surprised that CNN has you for analyzing the Syrian case so that you may give some hope to the "allies".
In 1775, approximately 8000 Americans died wresting their freedom from Britain. This was about 0.33% of the population of 2,400,000. The casualties in Syria would have to be over 75,000 to reach a comparable proportion. Freedom is expensive!
just drop a bomb on Iran it is so easy but the half breed in the WH is a man child
we have to rid ourselves of this class of people like Indians Pakistanis and Arabs there is no room for them in the USA
I'm am one of the half breed by products of the American Indian wars. My only recommendation is too not replicate the reservation system. To successfully purge them you must not leave any portion of their culture intact or they will open Casino's and breed their own minimum wage works that a few wealthy individuals with genetic kinship can rule over, keep uneducated and on drugs/alcohol, so they can claim a tribe still exist. A tribe you must bear some guilt in subjugating by proxy of your ancestors incomplete removal attempts. If your going to thump the bible you could at the very least follow its instructions on reclaiming land for your own use that rightfully belongs to someone else. Leave not one thing alive, take not their animals or the fruits of their fields lay all to waste. You will find similar instructions on the back label of most pesticides.
Fareed says "One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel." Yeah, the Middle East is boiling because oil is up, not the other way around... Fareed, where on earth did you go to school?
Zakaria definitely has his cause and effect backwards....
what happened to the glorious arab spring? these people will never come around.. and it is because of their religion.
It's beginning to look like 1914 in the Middle East. The issue is, will these fools pull the rest of us into the mess?
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If the people of these regions are more comfortable with living in the middle ages then let them. Afghanistan has proved they prefer the Taliban, let them have what they want. It's not worth American lives trying to drag them into the 21st century when that is not their desire. They neither want democracy nor do they understand it. Leave them to the Taliban. Get our troops out.
I agree. The people of Afghanistan have been living in the 12th century since the 13th century and are apparently quite happy there. Eighty percent are illiterate in their own language and the only thing they produce is opium and terrorists.
CNN是大骗子！
Shut up and go build your apple ipod crap!
If Zakaria is so concerned about the Syrian rebels why doesn't he grab his gun and climb on his camal and get over there to help out. I'm tired of his whining about the plight of the Syrian outlaws.
Obama, your version of how to handle the middle east is so affective. Way to go loser
Let me guess... you're affiliated with the military in some way, and your income is derived from military corporations or the Pentagon. LOL
It is good that Fareed is just a commentator, and not a player. If he was, he'd be like the Neville Chamberlain of our generation. His article yesterday on why we shouldn't worry so much about Iran having a bomb was classic. His thinking is deeply flawed by his underlying belief that inequality in power is bad, and leads to war. It chaps his backside that there is one superpower in the world.
Today he's talking reality, and the reality is that the middle-east is unpredictable, because the people there simply aren't culturally ready to be civilized and a major player on the world stage. In the US, and in Europe, if you lose politically, you just lost. There, if you lose politically, you pick up a gun.
In the short term, it's important that we contain the middle east so that they only threaten each other, not the rest of the world. We can't allow Iran to have nuclear weapons, at any cost, because we can't know whose hands they might end up in. In the long term we need to deprive this region of its means to be a world threat. That simply means weaning ourselves off if it's oil. When the oil dollars stop flowing, they'll no longer have the means to be a threat to us, and we won't have to keep intervening to keep them contained.
Iran's government wanted to expand the Persian Empire of old...but this is not going to happen under this current Iranian government....With or without a nuky program...they are making enemies of all their neighbors by support a brutal Syrian government...the Syrian people will remember after Al-Assad is finally gone...and if Russia and China continue their support the Syrian people will remember that too....People have a right to defend themselves...their families from abuse...murder..any government that has to murder in mass it's own people to stay in power is not serving the countries people, or the country....or the region...stable countries, enduring countries that last, just don't rule that way
The Syrians have decided to try to overthrow their government. This is their choice and their responsibility. The U.S. should not intervene in any way.
The press coverage of problems in the middle east began in the late 1980's and caused conflict in that part of the world to be brought to our homes by television in the United States for the purpose to sell news.
Now what are you going to do, CNN, CBS, ABC, FOX?
You incited, solicited, and caused these conflicts by your over-coverage of issues in these nations of Islam. Your presence of media under the watch-care of the Executive Branch of the United States caused these problems which resulted in our presidents sending troops over there.
The United States has an interest in Israel only.
When will these major news organizations take full responsibility for their actions by influencing the United States?
So, if you are concerned about these rogue nations, Mr. Zakaria and you genuinely feel compassion for them over and above my son and his comrades in arms where they should be defending this nation – then why don't you replace him and our younger generation of active-duty soldiers, let them remain safe and you go defend your cause in the Middle East, Sir.
That way – my descendants will be safe and secure and you can bear the risk of that which is of concern for you and your news organization.
I am certain that you would be able to endure that violence while carrying a gun to defend your life among these people that know only murder of Christians and Jews. I am certain that you are courageous enough to withstand that defense.
Then go.
Pick up your arms – stop talking about it – and go be a Soldier of Islam for Islam.
Sincere respect to you for a truly remarkable post, Sir. Wow, it gave me chills it's so accurate.
I hope that your son and his brothers in arms come home safely. You sound like a justly proud and loving father. God Bless your family and God Bless America.
Its horrible whats happening over there. I have two friends over there right now in the general region and they want this stopped now! But what everybodys forgetting is this , this is going to turn into a WW3 and it cannot be stopped with a few nice words. But oil has nothing to do with this, (starting syrias aggresion) since arafats passing it has escalated as well, but prophecy will prevail. Its a shame that these leaders must try to play god and bring prophecy to happen! To make themselves martrys . It sucks even worse when you know that its unavoidable that we as americans need to get involved in this conflict! And a lot of people out there dont care about others lifes. I believe that these civilians have been through enough in there lives to beg for help from the international arena of protectors. The only reason that the US tried to get russia and china involved is to maybe provoke these middle east countries to a war and we step in to clear up our mistakes that we have made by trying to run there countries , now we as americans have no choice but to get envolved in this and fix what we helped break in the first place .straighten out syria and then go after iran. As ive said in the past. And then flatten N.KOREA. Our problems would be eleviated 10 fold . Do you want the war on our soil? I didnt think so so stop it over seas by fighting over seas. And leave it at that.
I say World War III is about to start
Perhaps you would provide a step-by-step scenario of how that scenario could occur?
I mean it literally; I'm tired of all these grandiose claims that the world's ending just because
of some trouble in one or two middle-east countries. There was a REAL war from 1939 to 1945
involving the ENTIRE world and nobody started making grandiose end-of-the-world claims.
Nowadays a mideast country burps and it's proof that Armageddon's starting.
Except nobody ever explains why in detail.
Something like this is completely preventable. If we're stupid and keep on with these aggressive policies then we'll have dug our own grave. It's all up to the west, are we going to be stupid and throw away millions of innocent lives, or are we going to be smart and end these silly wars while letting that regions peoples determine their own fate without outside intervention? I certainly hope we're smart enough to prevent a world war scenario from occurring, we already know where it leads, we've been there twice before. Learn from history or we are doomed.
Far, far better to blast a nuke manufacturing facility in the mideast now than to have mideastern nukes take out our inner cities. Imagine the war that would be.
I've heard some wits say that to that end they'd gladly give Iran one nuke, if they'd just use it so we could annihilate them in retaliation. Considering the economic and material productivity of most of our 'inner cities', maybe what you suggest would be a highly advantageous 'swap'?
Wouldn't be any "advantage" to it; but if Iran were to nuke any city at
all in the United States, the "swap" would be that city for the entire
country of Iran. We'd literally nuke every single city and town in the
country. Wouldn't be a very "nice" thing to do but we wouldn't be
asking at that point. Criminy, we DO have the right to DEFEND
ourselves you know.
And if our enemies are fighting among themselves, this is a bad thing?
Not everyone in Syria is our enemy. In fact, very few are.
And oppression of others is never a "good thing." Ever.
That's too bad. Perhaps after things settle down and a grand total of zero (0) Americans are killed over this, we can send them some aid or something.
When are you Americans gonna figure out that it's beyond your control.
Get out of the Middle East already. You can't change them and you can't afford to keep trying.
Use intel, CIA, special forces and drones.
Muslims have been fighting and killing each other for thousands of years. So be it!
It would seem that there is a fair chance that the future holds an all out war between Muslims and non-Muslims. Non-Muslims make mistakes and do bad things, but no where in the general doctrine that they follow does it call for domination or destructions of all of one race or religion, where as the Muslim doctrine does. If this is unreconciable, then a war of destruction is the enevitable outcome.
What we are seeing in the Middle East today is further radicalization which is a preparatory stage in the march to WWIII. Non-Muslim countries, and the West specifically, have done thier part pushing the Middle East into a point of difficult return, but in the end it will be the inflexiblilty of Islam and the Muslim societies it creates that will lead them no choice but war against all who will not kneel.
Non-Muslim countries must try for peace, but prepare for war.
That's 'cause we weren't stupid enough to write it down overtly on paper.....
Think about it; every attempt we make to "educate" them is seen as actually
trying to "Westernize" them and as more "American Imperialism." And really,
isn't there some truth in that? It takes two to tango. Why isn't Arabic taught
in American schools? At the same time that we're trying to get them to learn
English?
This guy is so delusional. It's comic that he's held up as an expert on the Middle East.
Bring all the troops home, just leave a few to guard Israel and the straight of Hormuz. It's simply not possible to control that region in any way, people should have known better in the first place.
The "Strait" of Hormuz really isn't at akl "straight". It's a hard 'dog-leg' left.....
Forgive my spell check... whatever makes you feel clever I guess.
Geez you think something is going to boil over? Iran keeps stamping its feet like a child looking for attention threatening Israel hoping to bait it. They are hoping anti Jewish sentiments will unite the Muslim world. Except for the fact Shiites and Sunnis hate each other too. Iran is Shia, helping the Syrians in power who are also Shia. The population in Syria are mostly Sunnis and are probably the ones getting slaughtered. China and Russia being the vultures that they are, plan on just kicking back and watching everything hoping to take advantage when the time is right like negotiate great oil deals when these countries are at their weakest.
You haven't a clue. Firstly, because you believe the sanctions are working on Iran and secondly, your failure to understand the strategic significance that it is Iran's unrelenting, accelerating path to obtain their first nuke that will have the most devastating outcome to the instability of the region not to mention the potential to ignite WW III.
Wolf, wolf! Hard to know.
Iceaxdave
This is the direct result of Obambi's dysfunctional MEPA policy (Middle East Policy of Appeasement) It is doing EXACTLY what Obambi wants...destabilization, higher energy prices and, yes, vast expansion of governmental controls. Don't think for a minute that the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Quada, radical Sunnis, Hamas and other psychotic phalange elements of fundamentalist Islam won't take over.
I agree with you last assessment, however, I don’t think it was Obamas’ fault. These middle east waring factions have been at it for many years. Any intervention by western peoples have been disastrous . Whatever the occupying forces give for the reason of being there, it has only led to more war. The only thing I believe to do, is for all westerns to get out of the region and let the natives slug it out. It sounds terrible, but we have done no good being there as far as I can tell.
WWIII is not going to start. If America wants to we'll wipe out the whole region and no one will do anything except cry.
Ted Ryder – America has proved time and again that they'll go after any country that is smaller or weaker than they are.
However, you won't tackle Russia and China ???? But make no mistake – they'll obliterate you if they get a chance.
Be honest – you lost in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and you caused chaos across the M.E. with the Arab Spring and Obama's miserable failure of a foreign policy. You are the kiss of death in ANY armed conflict.
I am so pro-America that I readily forgave you for killing our troops with your "friendly fire". But your "Appeaser-in-Chief" and his foreign policy are so dreadful they're embarrassing.
I laugh at the non moslims claiming to be righteous, lol. Are you saying, if you are an American, that you never committed GENOCIDE? Stop being a hypocrite and speak with sense. I am not a muslim and do not take sides but I always laugh at the human animal and its acquisition of a brain capable of destroying the globe. I think the human brain is a curse and will lead to the extermination of the species. I say leave those people alone and do not interfere. Please take care of your own garbage like lack of morals, humanity, ethics and unbridled greed. Please leave them alone, they will finally settle it.
Zaphod – THAT sounds like a good plan. Thank you.
Iceaxdave's comments prove he is an idiot and only knows how to parrot the idiot statements of Newt. how many US soldiers will their ideas help kill?
We should just nuke Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and maybe even Iraq until they are sheets of glass. If anyone wants some, let them get some.
Muslims are too innately ignorant to know when someone is trying to help them.
Right . . . and when all the radation that is blown into the stratosphere when a nuke goes off starts coming back down on you and your family, perhaps you will think twice about such a idea. What, do you think they banned above-ground testing of nukes because of the noise it made?
You do realize we have nuclear weapons that don't generate that much radiation right? If I'm not mistaken, H-bombs use a small fission reaction to start a fusion reaction which has far less radioactive output. I believe the radioactive output from H-bombs would be less than that we released on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If that's the case, we've done it twice already and hey....my family is just fine. Go for it!
Ted Ryder – What a horribly crass, selfish statement. A little HUMANITY never hurt anyone and it costs nothing!
"At the very least, now would seem to be the wrong time to strike Iran." Don't worry though, Israel will be sure to muck that up by attacking Iran.
You judge Israel as if they were American!! Israelis are intelligent – they wouldn't have allowed themselves to be dragged into not one but TWO 10 year wars on the basis of a pack of lies.
You need to adopt Israel's approach – Intelligence gathering over a periosd of time > assessment of Intelligence > more Intelligence gathering > Planning > Action. You should get off the bigot bandwagon and try it! -Save BILLIONS.
Israel went into Iraq in 1991 and destryed their capabilities. Quietly prepared and quietly executed. No fuss , JOB DONE.
America – Appeasement > Intelligence gathering > more appeasement > Laughed at by enemy > Appeasement > Nothing Done. This is typical America. Make it into a 3 Act Opera – Pay Billions – Look ineffectual.
Sick of the Middle East. I say we gear up for the big game, get everyone onboard, and strike Iran with everything we got!
That's a horrible idea. We've let dumb people dictate our lives long enough, it's time to let smart people take control. Away with you!
That's a brilliant idea. We've let dumb people dictate our lives long enough, it's time to let smart people take control. Let's Roll!!
If we are going to stick our nose into it , try something different lets go to win and not get our a$$ handed to us like we have in past. Get it done and back home again. Full speed ahead.
Who would have thought that all the worlds problems started when an angry citizen in Tunisia burned him self...
Burned himself over petty local corruption, too.
The cops were shaking him down. Either to get a bribe or push him out and give his business to someone who had bribed them. It probably happens 100x a day, but that one straw was too much for the proverbial camel.
It is pretty wild to think about.
Religion is the worst thing to ever happen to the human race.
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Second only to your mother.
religion didn't happen to the human race any more than drinking happens to an alcoholic. WE are the problem.
Maybe a war in the area will change the topography of the area and a new start will surely solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. God hasn't done a good job with his chosen people maybe man can do a better job and settle all disputed area even by force. My opinion, is Syria has to go, Iran has to go so Israel, and believe me the world would be much better. Which are exactly the proxies that US and Russia has in the area. The US has Israel and that is a problem, and Russia has Iran and Syria and that is another problem. Lets stop a WW3 to start and take care of Syria, Iran and Israel now before they start a WW3.
Exactly how does Alawites killing Sunnis have anything at all to do with the Jews? The Aawites were put in charge by the french back during their colonial rule. If an outside power is responsible for the nature of the current Syrian dictatorship, then it is the French. People who reduce the troubles of the whole worlds to a question of the Jews are just sick. The Jews want to be left alone to develop their culture and worship god on a tiny and pathetic piece of real estate that has no oil or resources. Is that really so evil? Just leave them alone and quit obsessing about it.
"The Jews want to be left alone" is not going to happen until they leave the Palestinians alone in a defined country with dignity....
Scroooo the Middle East! We've got double digit unemployment (the real figure!), we've got public sector pension systems that are about to break the states, we've got gas prices shooting past five bucks a gallon and idiots defecating on sidewalks because they want to dump capitalism for socialism.
Atlas has shrugged.
Dump Obama and get the private sector working again.
Zakaris has it right. We are the only nation to use the A-Bomb, and Johnson came close to doing it again in Vietnam. Iran has no delivery system, and I doubt that a bomber can get through Israeli defenses. Therefore, the hands have not reached midnight, yet, and Israel should stop saying Kadish for the present.
I feel badly for the people in Syria. But there are many nations close to them with perfectly competent militaries, who have much more at stake than the U.S. If we were to go to Iran and overthrow the government, ten years from now we'd be reading news articles about Iranians rioting in the streets of Tehran and shooting Americans over the unintentional burning of a Koran. How many times does the U.S. need to intervene before we figure out that no good will come to us if we get involved militarily in the Middle East or Asia?
All these is but a third world war. Letter historians will attain to this fact.
the mid east SHOULD be at a boiling point........
kingdoms, dictatorships, theocracies
most of the world thru those yokes off in the last few centuries
and yes sometimes very violently, it's just THEIR turn
the bigger question is why are WE still supporting kingdoms like saudi arabia???????
saudi arabia literally means the part of arabia that BELONGS to the saud family
nothin but love, but all I can say is burn baby burn till freedom is at hand
Syria, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen ALL had one thing in common – the PEOPLE rose up against a tyrannical dictator (yes being President of a country makes you dictator after your rule exceeds an entire generation. The People want change – didn't Obama and Clinton before him win Presidential elections here in the US promising CHANGE. It doesn't matter if actual change does occur only that the elected officials change every generation to represent the concerns of the new disenfranchised youth or else they will rise up in protest and violence. Sic sempre tyranis.....
how weird is it to see the people in syria saying "where is the USA"??????
what happened to "death to america"???
just sayin'..... if we did go in to help there would be MORE calling us imperialists
we aren't the world police if the UN can't do anything we need to stay home and deal with out own junk
Well said.
The world needs to start blaming the enablers: China, Russia and Iran. They allow thousands to die because they want the US to get boggled down in something else.
No one is ever going to love us. We are the leaders and the most we can expect is respect and fear. They will love us only after our time is over (which ain't yet).
Hacimo -
"We are the leaders so all we can expect is hate or fear....." [.....uncontrollable hysterical laughter.....]
At this moment you have the sad reputation of a nation who bullies smaller countries but skids to a screeching halt when facing Russia, China or Iran.
Your voters will put the "Appeaser-in-Chief" back in the White House because you don't recognize looming failure as a world leader aa a problem? That is so sad.
LANCE – PERFECTLY SAID !!!!!
I'm not sure why we would want to assist either the Syrian Rebel/al-Qaeda/Hamas, or Syrian/Hezbollah coalitions.
This is a lose/lose/lose scenario no matter what we do.
Americans are rising up now. We are rising up against the muslim threat. We thought we could be politically correct and expect decency from them. You can't. They are animals. Muslims are like locusts that invade an area and turn it into worthless trash.
Let's nuke all those roaches now and change Iran's name to New Texas, Syria's name to New Connecticut, and Afghanistan's name to New Virginia.
You can't reason with these people. Reason left their minds when the child rapist Mohammad (actual fact, he consummated a marriage with a 6 year old) entered.
This mess only matters to the US because of our oil addiction. Pathetic. Billions of kilowatt-hours rain down upon us every day from our dear old friend Sol, and we still find ourselves mired in the politics of black gold. Maybe when we stop burning stuff to make our cars go "vroom vroom", we will see the light of day. Personally, I think that's the ONLY thing that will turn our economy around. Anything else is a dead end.
Everyone on CNN thinks I'm a republican because I talk so much trash about muslims. I'm and independent. I voted for Obama. I support the Chevy Volt. I think plug-in hybrids are the only way to kick our oil addiction habit. Let's get folks on these cars, keep 1.5 trillion in our electrical grid each year (which will support it's revamp), and argue over coal, vs nuclear, vs solar later.
Don't worry people Obama will "sit down and talk without preconditions."
i say kill them all. every last one of them. and i don't even care who kills who, just someone kill kill kill. this is this stupidest analysis. since the beginning of human history we've literally run around the globe killing each other, and then wonder how to stop the violence and where it's all going to end. here's a hint... the violence is never going to stop. peace is a myth, get used to that concept now. facing what we really are is the only way to move forward. nobody seems to be willing to do that. instead we pretend killing and war just happen somehow. evolve.... admit.... move forward.
I agree with you. I am not sure if you are an american or not. But lately I have had the impression that americans are the bloodiest species on earth because they killed more humans than any existing country on the planet throughout their history. I believe those people over there are using american and western made weapons (including russian). I think the west is just enjoying a gladiator show just like their ancestors did. It is laughable but this is the reality. Please come forward and say what you mean and do not sugar coat it.
Fareed either doesn't know and doesn't want to say... This is all about a longer term plan. The Obama administration wants to solve one more huge problem (the first one was finding and killing Bin Ladin), this bigger problem is the Israel-Palestine issue, an issue that is more than 60 years old and is arguably the cause of much of the problems in the middle east and the world in general. The Obama administration wants to get to a two state solution, but Israel won't allow it because some of the palestenian elements still get support from countries that have been traditionally independent of the American power; Iraq, Libya, Syria and definitely Iran. The strategy is to take them out one by one so that at the end Israel implements a 2 state solution and give palestinians back part of their their land/country. This unfortunately won't happen, because although most of the world have moved beyond "land and conflict is power" and are focusing on realy scientific and technological progress Israel and the plaestinian rule is still stuck in year 600, not because they are stupid but because they know that there is good business in conflict, both leading parties on both sides benefit financially very nicely from the over 60 years of conflict. the outcome of all that has been happening in the middle east will be clearly a stronger Israel, because they are more strategic that the palestinians, so what's in it for the palestinian rulers? a lot more money in their pockets. so you'd wonder what does Egypt have to do with all this, they were under the American rule, the reason is the outcome I stated "A clearly stronger Israel"; Egypt (now at more than 70M people) has gone to war against Israel in the past (1973) and actually did pretty well, Israel does not want any chance of this hapenning again. SO now Egypt will be busy for a long time with an internal problem. I for one will not fall for governements and their politics (Israel, Palestine, U.S or an other), let us as people recognize their game (and let tehm play it) but let us as people continue to collaborate and make progress and make it a healthier environment for us to live no matter where we are; Palestine, Israel, U.S., Brazil, Pakistan, India... GET SMART(er)!
That part of the world has been fighting each other for thousands of years. Mostly based on religion. It will never change.
Translation of post 7 if anyone is interested...O sons of our patient
O sons of the Arab nation
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If tomorrow is near.
If Syrians want to kill each other, let them. Why is it our problem?
Why would we care if Iran's supporting a sinking ship? I think strategically that's what we would want. Expend their resources, weaken them, and it's no effort or cost on our part.
Any Involvent to this;only help extend and prolong the negative situations in Syria...in my opinion,other countries must not involve and must quickly stop backing any sides there in this way
Wahhabites, Sunnites, Alawites.....WHO GIVES A Shiite!!!!!! I think we should round them all up, put them on an island, give them all guns and may the best Shiitehead win!!!
I've never been a fan of Mr. Zacharia, but his analysis of this situation appears spot-on. Especially where he discusses the practicality of attacking Iran. At the moment, Iran clearly does not have the high moral ground in the region because they're backing the unpopular Assad regime. To attack them at this moment – regardless of their nuclear stance – would be to surrender the high ground to them.
At the very least – wait until the Syria situation plays out. At the very best – hope that Iran will collapse from within without the need for military action from without. If Assad's Syria falls, Akhmedinijad's Iran could be the next domino.
Fareed,
It's spelled "principal" and not "principle"....
-Chris
Now this is the only true, accurate and useful post. I am being sincere. Thank-you Chris!
Iran is a very long way from Israel. It has no border with Israel, and Israel ordinarily does not project it's power near Iran. Israel is not a Persian Gulf Power really at all. Israel and Iran have no previous history of conflict, and Jews are Persians really have no history of being enemies at all for hundreds if not more than a thousand years. If Iran objects to the way Palestinian Arabs have been treated by Israel it if free to do so and to and to use appropriate international forums and diplomacy. The Idiot American Chief of Staff not withstanding for Iran to pick a fight like this with Israel is not rational at all, and is motivated by a combination of religious extremism and political radicalism.
Ahh another article in which Fareed pushes his agenda to protect Iran. Where did this guy come from again? Let me guess; Iran?
He's Indian
The Middle East is God's clock. The Bible tells us to watch and wait.
You are idiotic lol Its just a piece of desert. Nothing more, nothing less.
Have either of you been there (Jimmy: probably U.S. or may be Europe, and Rahul: probably India or U.S. doing some IT job)? If you have then we'll respect you opinion if you haven't then just Shhh! although both posts are funny, so thanks for the laugh:-)
Not to forget the Koran revolution in Afghanistan, lol. Look we do what we do because we enjoy it and not because we need money or oil. We have all the money we need. We have enough resources, but we do want to make the world a better place. Middle Easterners just don't get it and its not about the oil ok! If we really need, we can produce our energy needs locally. Its about making the middle east a better place, even if it takes years, and even if we die trying. At the very least we are doing something we love and you may ask why do we care about the Middle East? We care about it because its the center of the world and the birth place of all major religions. That's why we care. Peace.
I would like some of those mushrooms you must have
You don't see the headlines two Christians killed from religious fanatics. Nope, instead we support and condon the actions of radical extremism, who blatantly seek out tribal revenge justified by their religious ideation. Revenge and justice will be taken for burning the American flag. Did you forget that on Sept. 11th they danced in the streets, burning flags of our country? They behead innocent people, don't sympathize with the known enemy please. The Quran is a book.
The U$ cannot afford another war. I do not want to live through yet another recession while a minority of multinational conglomerate CEOs enjoy the riches of further oil profiteering. We have our own problems and our own people to take care of here in America. This has never had anything to do with helping other nations or doing what's right. It's always been about more money and power for richest of rich — who would gladly put every American at risk just to make a few billion more.
the unanswered question is who will be replacing Assad.
Assad himself knows that he is leaving, it is just a matter of time, but look at the opposition that met yesterday in Tunisia: fragmented, can't agree on one thing even-though Assad is killing the Syrian people and most of all did not agree on having what is called internal opposition as part of the conversation. What is more troubling is to know that Al Qaeda OPENLY is backing the opposition (way clearer than in Libya) and the other day "Hania" from hamas now is backing the opposition too. So one should ask: is the opposition really better than Assad for the US and Israel????? and let me draw your attention that invading Iraq gave iran more influence than ever in this country. In summary, i don't think the US is executing the strategic interest of its people, so far a failure after the next..... and if you are not convinced, please go back to 1978, the Iranian revolution got rid of a dictator but brought nothing but troubles for years to come.... am i backing Assad? of course not, I am just saying , sometimes, be careful what you wish for,....
Thanks for the military propaganda, Fareed!
Are you people so blind? terrorist are infiltrating american culture and that straight from the horses mouth~we are being attacked from the inside! as for armageddon we are seeing the "birth pangs" read daniel 8 its clear as day~wake up and realize that this is a situation no country or human can change~now it is God's time!
How do people believe that everything is written in some book, what kind of stupidity!!!! is it written in the books that you are moron???? because buddy you are!!!!!
Farred, im constantly amazed at how cavalier you are with the safety and security of israel, your fearless leaders "UNSHAKEABLE ALLY". How can you be so cavalier? What is it about you that allows you to be so optimistic that iran, with nukes, can be fully 100% contained?
You sir are a shill for obama and his very subtle anti israel bias. It is truly quite UNAMERICAN!
So, Fareed, how's that hopey-changey-Arab-Springy thingee working out for you?
The little pencil necked geek from India says it will spill over into other regions...wow he is so smart! NOT! who cares about cerial...let it blow up...the more ragheads taken out the better...
I would watch for March 7-8 for something significant to happen!!
Prophecies of the future have a way being self-fulfilling!
The real question is who profits most from the sword rattling! Big Oil, Merchants of death etc etc
The problems with us humans is things usually get out of hand too quickly , remember WW1!!
This would be a prelude to WWIII!
Quite possible! In either case it will be a strengthening of the UN as the US and western europe continue to spend their treasures to the point of no return!
Quickly Fareek, what do we do, what do we do? Are you not a freaking genius?
He is a genius and here is what you do: you click on the Ad on the top portion of this page and generate CNN and affiliates some money and keep Fareed employed with a nice bonus coming up at the end of the year! is it not Obvious?
ALL you guys are making a mountain out of a molehill. We need to stay out of the war in the middle east. You don't try to fight in another man's home. They will always win. It is a waste of time. Remember the prophecy Bin Laden said about the U.S. spending a trillion dollars for every million dollars spent fighting his "jihad"? We are getting broke over all this. We need to be putting all this money in better pursuits like our own backyard. We have the technology to defend ourselves against subversives who want to make the U.S. extinct. Simply put, leave them to their own business and let them know that if they take their fight to our turf, there will be consequences.
Well said. I'm sad to say Bin Laden won. I hate the evil he stood for, but he did outsmart us. They call it giving the devil his due.
who in his right mind would leap into a cauldron of boiling water? Let it all play out. The chickens are coming home to roost.
common denominator = islam
islam is a crime against all humanity. islam is the problem.
Who remembers that these people were dancing, clapping, cheering and burning American and Israeli flags in the streets as the World Trade Center collapsed with thousands of people inside... So why are they asking for help now to the one they call an "Imperialist" and the country they call a "land of infidels"? The “new” Libya / Egypt / Palestine / Syria are examples of Western illusions as to the Muslim countries ability to become democratic. It's just impossible. You cannot build democracy with Islamic laws that suppress women or kill "Heretics" like Jews or Christians. The real problem is that the Western countries do not understand the simple fact that Arab countries will always be run by dictators and violence and those countries will always try to eliminate the opposing democratic countries such as the United States and Israel. There are 21 states and territories of the Arab League with a combined population of 300 million people. How many have a full democracy and rights? Syria? Saudi Arabia? Sudan? Somalia?....Non!
simplifying things a little bit buddy, aren't you? Have you been to Lebanon lately – it is and has been one of the most democratic countries in the world? I will guess and say that you have not EVER been to any Arab countries. I suggest you go visit and then see what you'll write. Actually, let's make it easier and cheaper for you, subscribe to some Arabic countries satellite stations and see for yourself how non-democratic they are (I am not talking about governments), you'll be surprised. I will give you an example, back when the Tsunami hit a few years ago in Asia, Arabic TV channels were covering the story live HOURS before any American stations wre cleared and allowed to show it.
Where is my comment? Oh my god! It is censorship of the freedom! USA is dying because of shrinking the freedom and truth here. Wall Street dominates and fed to the US Congress and President with political contributions. Oil and Israel are their rules!
Non -violent movement would have worked better. follow OWS pattern – although the un-armed protester were beaten by police but no one died,
I really can't believe how much of a steaming dog turd the world has turned into. I believe humanity has no hope. We will kill ourselves because we are selfish, ignorant, and full of hate.
USA should help the free Syrian army with Intel information about where is Bahsar al-assad located ...USA you have the ability to do this.so please think smart and wise and lets save many lives by just Targeting two people bashar al-asaad first and Maher Al-assad second
and who will replace them????? So far we have candidates from Al Qaeda and a guy from Hamas,... any other taker????????
Evacuate the children (please) and those who want true peace and let the others fight to the death. You can not have reasonable and rationale conversation with zealots. I realize evacuation of the innocents is not possible but my heart weeps for the little ones, I cannot imagine their fear.
Remember why the NEW WORLD was explored? All the resources were used up in Europe and economic and religious persecution abounded, not to mention royalty and the "upper crust" 1% controlling most of the resources. Well now, we are finally realizing that this world's resources are finite. Unless we are able to discover a new world in another solar system, this world is going to be all we have. I do not have a clue as to the resolving this whether it is Darwin's theory of the strong surviving, or a new world order, heaven or hell or even the "72 virgin manifesto", but it surely must be clear to some educated clear thinkers from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Israel, Russia, China, Europe, U.S. or any country...that we had better learn to get along and learn to marshal what resources the world has or... maybe those television shows about what the world will look like if man became extinct..."may" come true!
It's becoming painfully obvious that M. Zakaria has no idea what he is talking about. But then, he is simply a talking head who does not write his own op/eds and never reads the comments. He has handlers to do that. M. Zakaria is little more than an intellectually vacant poseur who got a cushy job at CNN. If he was an actual journalist, maybe he would have a debate with someone who is not on the CNN payroll.
Really? and you know Fareed personally? By the way, he DOES have debates with many influentials that are not on CNN's payroll and I think does a good job. I think he's a lot knowledgeable and a lot smarter than you think. I hope I am not defending Fareed, I don't know him personally but I do watch his show some times – I doubt that you do. You should, he's pretty good (compared to many others that are aligned to one political party or a specific party's point of view).
He's "pretty good" at what? Making banal, solipsistic comments on events that he was unable to predict or to intellectually comprehend? He is a hack, plain and simple, he could care less about these stupid comments since he has NEVER actually responded to anything ever said in this forum, he leaves it to his handlers. M Zakaria is a joke: If you think there is wisdom in anything he says, then I would suggest switching over to Fox News, their BS might taste a little better.
Fox!! dude, let's not insult each other:-) I think he's a pretty good debater... but again, he and CNN are running a business, so you're right, not like any of the TV personalities really read what you and I write.
Very good description of the conflict, Farheed - and as usual, you reach all the wrong conclusions. Do you really imagine that having a civil war on their doorstep is good ("huge security boon for Israel") for Israel? Our "cultural sensitivities" in Afghanistan are the product of civilized culture, not blind obedience to a book of fantasy and the shamans who dupe the people into believing it. Farheed, you need to try to understand Western civilization a bit - form some "cultural sensitivity."
I really want to put a positive spin on this. I think that the U.S. is right in educating students from all over the world REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY COME FROM. Maybe this will help people from all walks of life be able to think for themselves. I am sure, then, that these young people might help get the third world our of the "stone age". Only democracy can do that. I feel that the world, in time, will be a better place for our descendants.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." Winston Churchill
When you put people under a magnifying glass, the sun starts to burn them. The media is this magnifying glass. We need to leave, and we need to stop reporting how things are spiraling out of control. This is a Christian Vs Muslim problem, they are antagonizing each other in to a holy war.
is only one thing to recognize here and that is if not for the perpetual meddling of the U.S. in foreign affairs there would have been no problems in the middle east today. Congratulations to us.
And we continue worsening ht problem we have created.
we just can't help it. It's what we do the best.
US spy agencies say there is no evidence that Iran restarted a missile delivery program frozen in 2003, so they are not sure if Iran has made a clear decision on a nuclear bomb yet. Great summary here: http://bit.ly/xuf5Gy.
Syria has No Oil , Like Tibet has No Oil,
which is why "we" as governments of the world, standing for freedom and liberty and upholding the best human values, continue to sit by, ignoring as thousands are massacred, Libya, Iraq, North Korea, China vs. Tibet style.
GREED DRIVEN LIARS Run Our World. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT!~
Both the Christians and the Muslims seem perfectly satisfied trying to bring about the end of the world. They both think that this conflict will bring back the Messiah and the return of paradise.
I like a good fight.
Mr. Zakaria, when talking about the 19 Americans on trial, you really should point out that the military government, the holdouts of the Mubarak regime, are putting these people on trial, not the newly elected parliament. A lot of Americans don't realize that. Several people I talk to keep saying "They elected a new government and the first thing they do is put American democracy activist on trial! How can they do that?" Of course, they have the facts wrong, so please clear up the fact in this matter.
Good point Robert. Fareed should admit, you are right. (he probably knows it too:-)
B.T.W. don't let my name fool you. I am a third generation American from Syria from my father's side and I am a descendant of people who fought in the American revolution on my mother's side. I am sad to say that all my relatives on my father's side came from Homs. I am a product of a situation made only in America. My father was a devout Christian and his ancestors were devout Christians since the time of Christ.
that and $3.25 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks:-) btw, don't feel sad about having ancestors from Homs, it is a region with an incredible history and an equally incredible people – you should read about it some time, probably few other regions in the world come close.
Spiraling downward and inching toward something! Wow...if the situation is as bad as the writing, they are in trouble!
I truly feel that the young people will be able to learn from this and make the world a better place for future generations. A world where people can live and prosper and speak their views without fear of retribution.
Since when is the middle east not on the verge of conflagration? Only the media would have the world believe it is more likely now, than more recently. It is all an evil grab for power, disguised by the religious taint of piousness and virtue of each belief.
again, this is from somebody that probably can't point out the Middle East region on a world map, for sure someone that has not been there... dude, you watch WAY TOO MUCH TV!
Well, we will see. If Israel bombs Iran, Hezbollah will launch their missiles from southern Lebanon and then Israel will bomb South Lebanon.
Israel DID bomb south Lebanon. Actually Israel is STILL in south Lebanon. All I'm saying is, although we should all respect everyone's opinions it still is good to have first hand knowledge before making a "definitive" comment. (before you ask: yes, I lived in the mid-east region for many years, I'm an American and VERY proud of it but owe it to myself to know facts and question EVERYTHING.)
in the name of humanity just nuke of all these neanderthal middle eastern cavemen, so that us civilized part of the human race can exisist peacefully and without this constant headache of looming war. That's what they want war so let's oblige and give it to them good and proper and then start that middle east region all over again....the right way without these backward thinking war mongers.
Sign of a hindu suufring from Paul jaundice , pretending to be follower of Jesus but a hindu in reality.
Fareed you got it totally backwards, the price of oil is going BECAUSE of the unrest and tensions. This is exactly the right time to attack Iran, when it is distracted and weakening. Actually it's the 11th hour and their program should have been destroyed years ago, but Israel still has a chance to end (hopefully) Iran's genocidal agenda by making nuclear bombs. Syria can go to hell as far as I'm concerned, if the Arabs are fighting each other then they are attacking Israel a lot less, and that's good. I wouldn't trust ANY of the Arab states for a second, they're all run by cruel corrupt lying dictators who behave abominably. Iran must be stopped, once it has a bomb it will be near impossible to challenge its hegemony. The crazies who run that country WILL USE THE BOMB TO DESTROY ISRAEL, don't be foolish to think otherwise. Nobody paid Hitler serious attention until he started attacking the free world.
@rzzzll:
Mr.Zakaria is neither naive nor utterly illogical. He has a very clear anti-Semite, anti-western, pro-Islamic agenda and he spins all his stories to suit his convictions.
Plz. check out my responses above.
Shhhh......Exactly my point! There are people that have roots like mine from everywhere. I am proud of being descended from Arab, Scotch-Irish and German roots. I just feel sad that there are blood relatives of mine that are dying for no more reason than just wanting a good life without fear of retribution. Yes, I would like to visit Homs, I hear the climate is just like the Southern California coast.
comment at 11:16am 02.24.12. RIGHT. mohammed did every sin in the book, +worse, before during and after he stole the book and put his name as author. he killed or used everyone that saw through him. they're all indoctrinated yet. they don't know any better and are afraid to think independently. the origional unplagerized BOOK is not the problem. mohammed's twist if it is the problem.
Only in hinduism of a hindu, Mohammad Pbh, never claimed to be any thing of his own, but as it is stated in Quran, O' Mohammad, Spirit of truth, you are not the first one to receive Theen, the way oy of truth, but it was reveled to people before you. Only one who committed plagiarism of true teachings were hindus of Egypt and Persia and imposed it on people with force, hinduism, racism, labeled as Judaism and Christianity, get some education, before spweing your hinduism about Muslims and Islam.
Only time will tell.
LOL @ the weakness of the liberal west today. Watch it now, they may turn off the oil spigot
Weakness of west is their hinduism, illegality, always looking for oppertunity to please their hindu soul, desire like a dog.
I replied to your comment above when you said to one of your Muslim brothers that he was a Hindu.
please note the difference between princiPLE and princiPAL!
First thing I have to say is sorry to all Muslims. I do have to let you all know that it was not Gabriel who spoke to Mohammad. No it was the devil as he knew he made a grave sin when he tried to overthrow God in heaven and he tried to repent by showing favor to God with knowing He did not favor the Jewish people anymore because He brought Jesus to the world and Jesus denounced the Jewish leaders as they showed contempt to the sick and deprived people which they thought were not worthy to God because of their position in society. And seeing, in the 6th century, that the Christian faith was not achieving the goal in which God had hoped for he spoke to Mohammad in spirit and told a new way to adhere to God's laws with strong and condemning commands for the people to follow. Now if you look back at all the ways of Islam you can see it resembles the way of the devil with it's strong, overwhelming way of power and control over the people. You can see that Islam has really taken up the spirit of the devil! Some of the people of Islam truly walk in the way of Jesus/God but most have only walked in the spirit of the devil!
A hindu Mithra ism, savior ism of hinduism pretending to b follower of son of blessed Mary in ignorance have no clue , what he is talking about. Get some education , knowledge of truth absolute to see truth. A blind hindu ignorant has nothing to offer to Muslims blessed with sight of truth.
Can't you see that you are full with the devil's spirit? You are full of his want for power and control over people and use lies and racist remarks to further your hatred of others. This is surely from the spirit of the devil and not of God or His Holy Spirit! You have been consumed of Lucifer's spirit!
I do not submit to the one a hindus submit to as his lord, Nor did son of blessed Mary. Mithra ism, savior ism a fabrication of hindus to justify human as other human's god. It just below human dignity.
Jesus never asked His followers to submit to Him. And NO Christian does. They follow Him in His ways of LOVE, FORGIVENESS and REPENTANCE! God does not ask for submission but He does ask us to do two things, first, put no other God before Him and second to love one another. I'd say you do not follow either but He does not condemn those who are ignorant to the fact of who Jesus is and you do say you follow the God of Abraham and in the end you WILL bow down to Jesus! But as for your love for others it is just for those who follow Islam. All others you show hatred for and this surely is not what God asks of us! As Jesus said in the end you shall know and the way things are going on the world stage it looks to be soon! My prayer to the Lord Jesus is that all would abide to these two requests from Him.
There's only one area in the world where helping hands end up getting cut off. You can't help people who can't wait to stab you in the back. It's actually a socio/mental problem that affects an entire society, and the only real option is to let them be.
No Muslim ever seeks hindu west help, plunderer of the world has nothing to offer but to plunder in any way they can and do not spare any one to rob and steal. Hal mark of wetren hindus, always following their hindu soul, desire like a dog, borne blinded of spirit, truth absolute.
Why they call it It's . Infiltrating weapon to the rebels i.e. Muslim extremist (people argue it’s not the same..ya ya, we’ve heard it before) is the biggest mistake the US and NATO doing secretly. Per Reuter: in Africa’s east and west, Islamist militant groups now pose serious security challenges to key countries and potentially even a threat to the continent’s new success. They face growing battles with Islamist groups; Kenya throwing troops into neighbouring Somalia in pursuit of al Shabaab fighters, Nigeria struggling with bombings and shootings by its homegrown Boko Haram sect. And they are all using US weapons. Who is infiltrating these weapons? Think hard. Then we have Mrs. Imperialist Clinton is concerned about civilians specifically in Syria. Once you arm rebels (Muslims). That’s it kiss it good bye. The Brotherhood's take has become more aggressively conservative http : //gulfnews .com/news/region/syria/the-growing-brotherhood-crescent-of-the-middle-east-1 .985449 Who encouraged Muslim Brothers to come to power in Egypt?? Isn’t the US with supply from Qatar?
In Syria: Christians Afraid To Go Out At Night, Ask For Prayer – February 24, 2012
Do you know why? Because Muslims are targeting them and the US wants to further arm rebels or Free Syria Army i.e. Muslim extremist. Lovely we kill our own. per .eurasiareview .com
Even a priest of the Church of England finding it so odd, father Peter Mullen in the Telegraph in UK
What a great thing, this Arab spring. They will discover democracy and all will be right with the Arab world. There will never be true democracy in the Arab world because there will never be the separation of church and state. The Islamic leaders will never give up power to a government elected by its citizens. They will continue to spew hatred and promote violence in the name if Allah and will continue to blame the west in order to keep the "faithful" in line.
The best thing that the US can do is become energy self sufficient, once this is achieved they need to divorce themselves from the Arab world altogether. Let Russia and China deal with them, it's in their part of the world so it should be their problem, not a US problem. Somehow the US policy makers have convinced themselves over the last 80 years that Arab oil is the "holy grail" to America's energy needs – Bull@#$%. The Americas (North and South) have plenty of oil. The new policy should be to tell the Arab world to stick their oil up Allah's ass, and as quickly as possible develop strategic alliances with the Western Hemisphere oil producers, and the sooner the better.
Your understand of Muslims is by perspective of a hindu, Islam is not hinduism, religion but Theen, the way of truth absolute, Islam is way of jusitce and equality, yes Islamic world is facing the reality of truth, To live without hindu gentiles slaves is Muslim's first priority and only way to have Islam ,peace among Muslims first. to get rid of western hindus and their hindu gentiles slaves as Muslim leadership. It is a war of freedom for Muslims of the world from western hindusim.
Pathetic ignoramus. Take your Qu'ran and cram it up your ass.
Fine example of hindusim of a hindu, must be from holy book of your hindusim,
I can't believe all this is because oiol is at $105 a barrel. More likely, oil is $105 a barrel because of this turmoil?
Watch Iran please, so when the dollar and the economy really hit the skids, we will blame it on Iran. And what is wrong with these Republicans now, they were so PROUD when the gas hit four dollars under Bush Jr. http://tombstone001.blogspot.com/2008/05/crime-against-humanity.html http://tombstone001.blogspot.com/2008/08/who-is-paying-neal-boortz.html http://tombstone001.blogspot.com/2007/02/population.html enjoy
Interesting and somewhat contradictory news yesterday. On the one hand, we have the report from the IAEA saying Iran's uranium enrichment of 20% is almost enough to produce a bomb; on the other hand, US spy agencies say there is no evidence that Iran restarted a missile delivery program frozen in 2003, so they are not sure if Iran has made a clear decision on a nuclear bomb yet. Great summary here: http://bit.ly/xuf5Gy.
Praying for the best possible outcome for all concerned and that all hearts can open to wise leadership and wise courageous action that preserves life. We don't need any more wars and ultimately these are all human beings who have been babies, children, people at one point. May we be protected from acting hastily without weighing all the ways we may be wrong. It's so easy for anyone to be misperceived and it seems that all want to live and have a chance at life. Praying for a miracle in this situation and that all misunderstandings, misperceptions are healed.
I am with you in your prayer. Now is the time. God father please guide us.
Prayingforpeace and Dan – I will join my prayers to yours. Prayer and faith in the mercy of God is all we have.
Human life is a gift from God. It is not for men to decide whether or not they will destroy it. Peace be with you and your families.
Thank you and yes for all mankind, Amen.
Really? Seriously? As much as Iran has tried to dominate the worldview...they remain insignificant. Their powers are less influential today as in the late 1970's. The USA has them surrounded, disrupting their terror networks and now their major partners are embroiled in the internal disunity cause by our covert actions. I – ran aptly describes this worthless peddlers of tyranny. DONE. lol....My personal response to I – Ran, "WHATEVER?"
wishful thinking of a hindu, as the saying goes, By the time of death a jackal runs toward a city to breath his last breath and may be western hindus have intervened in Muslim land to depart from this world with their hinduism labeled as western democracy.
Over 40,000 people have been killed by the drug cartels in Mexico since 06 and Obie wants to open the border. I live 10 miles from the border and more concerned about Mexico than Syria especially when the media ignores incidents
First rational arguement I have yet heard for postponing war with the Iranian government. Perhaps the overthrow of their Syrian puppet and Iranian defeat in Syria WOULD slow their march towards a relative imunity from outside invasion. Which given their nature ...the group in power retains power largely through xenophobia...argues poorly for their not useing nuclear arms should they be allowed to get them.
Well hoping that the House of Saud is the next thing to implode – that would be a day to celebrate
Didn't our fearless leader say that ARAB SPRING was a good thing and even took credit for it?
Only China is impartial on the current situation.
The solution lies in the will of the international community to declare unequivocally that Assad's regime has lost its legitimacy and only wasting time by killing unarmed citizens, which is an act criminalized by the International Criminal Law, and Assad will stand in the Hague Court to be tried for his crimes against humanity as the commanding leader of the armed forces, who gives killing orders to his soldiers.
Second, the international community must acknowledge a Syrian opposition group as a representative of the newly Syrian government, without waiting for consensus on the representative, which is something that could happen after a democratic election.
This solution should limit the potential of a civil war in Syria. One should expect some terrorist acts in some parts of the ME, but would not reach the state of a Syrian civil war spilling/boiling over to other surrounding countries.
Our only concern should be Israel; hell with the A-rabs, let them eat pork!
یالله و الله آکبر جیش تعم کل
No Security for Israel!! I want to be real clear on that! They don't deserve any, & they're NOT gonna get any until they stop their crimes & invasions, attacks, and threats.
gee obvious to see what side of their fence you're on. they don't threaten anyone. they have had to fight off invasion after invasion, bombing after bombing, from idiots like you. be sure to be under the bullseye when the American and Israeli bombs hit when you screw with them some more. retard.
principal threat – not principle threat; where are your copy editors?
Where have you been Fareed? Me thinks the Middle East has been boiling over since spring. You know, when we haters over here told you exactly what would happen in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. I seem to remember that we Conservatives were ignored. Wishful thinking and ill-advised optimism got us where we are now. US troops in 4 African countries. Plus Afghanistan and Iraq. Looks like a World War to me. We just haven't started calling it that yet.
They don't like gays in Iran so I hate them. wsm_marathoner
Iran will insure that this is a complete mess as to lessen the attention to themselves/not possible, but they are the greater percentage of the cancer. Russia and China however are not the catalyst as one is lead to believe. The stove is on medium High and will boil over as soon as the heat is increased by Iran via the Iraqi border.
not a good time to attack Iran? no time should be a good time to attack Iran. It would mean massive loss of life, destabilization, and a huge swell in anti-American sentiments. Our own intelligence secretary says Iran isn't pursuing nuclear weapons yet, but may start considering it if they keep getting backed into a corner. Iran has no military power that it can successfully exert outside the region, so what are they supposed to do if we do intervene in Syria? Invade Iraq? a coalition force would run them back behind their borders within weeks. Enough with the preemptive strikes! They cause far more death and destruction than the regime in question ever could.
strike now while they're weak. blow them all to smithereens and be rid of Iran once and for all.
What Zakaria didn't bring into this article, that he has written about before, is the probable reactions of Lebanese Hezbollah to the unfolding events in Syria, and with Iran. Will a Sunni takeover of Syria, lead by Sunni takfiri extremists, be tolerated by neighbouring Shi'ite Lebanese Hezbollah, without touching off a huge reaction? Doubtful. Will Hezbollah try to take over Lebanese government? Will they send fighters into Syria to aide their allies, the Al Asad regime? Will they get into open warfare with Israel because of actions they may take? While the Syrian diaspora is not that large or influential, the Lebanese diaspora cover the globe, and remain very connected to Lebanon, and Hezbollah.
Will they boil over? Has anyone been watching anything for the past year? It is way beyond that description. And it will become something quite different going forward. There will be a breif period of fundamentalist rule followed by poverty and then more civil war. Those nations which have oil might fare better than most, if they can get it to market amid the gunfire. This is not going to quite be a Caliphate.
We have no reason to be there.Period. Bring the troops home.
Bring the troops home and watch them duke it out from afar. Let them wipe each other out.
Assad is finished, the idiot leaders (so called Leaders) of Iran know it too, but they need to keep Assad and his thugs in power for an obvious reason, they will be next to be brought down.
"One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel." One more reason that you, Fareed, are more suitable for being a foreign policy adviser or the successor to Obama – after Obama's second term.
You are right in pointing out the part of crude oil plays in a crude world containing an even cruder powerful elite. Will you admit this: The world's problems are caused by GREED, pure and simple, and oil is a means to controlling nations and feeding that GREED?
Fareed, the greatest threat to humanity is the 30,000 children who died today due to preventable diseases. It is the millions in hunger. The millions in poverty, willing and able to work, but for whom work will not come. The thousands fighting wars to feed this greed with its daily supply of human blood, flesh and bones.
Could you please start writing about the deeper problems of the world and your fellow humans and their threats to existence? After all, we all breathe the same air, we all love our children.
Mass destruction is a already happening to people. But there are no sanctions, no censure. Maybe it is sanctioned – who knows?
Hemorroid of the world!!!!!!!
it's too bad that Israel doesn't have any oil. That would take the sting out of the high prices. The one good US ally would have no problem keeping the price low because they would see the benefits.
I had a dream! And it was horrible. For 3 days i had an intense headache and could hear the screams of billions of people world wide and feel there fear. So this is what i dreamt. Iran is what we think but is not going to do what we think alone. In this dream Iran, Russia and another country that acts as one of our allies (or so pretends to be and stays very neurtral and quite) will create a nuclear bomb together. while this is being plotted another war will start and the USA will be mislead to a place to start this war. We will send as many of our troops there as possible. this will be our downfall. this is when the 3 countries have put together one big bomb to kill as many usa troops as possible in one chunk exploding this horrific bomb. Worse yet Iran will state that we were going to bomb iran and that this bomb went off by our own mistake and it was ours, when it was actually planned the whole time from these 3 countries. From here total nuclear war will break out amongs all countries killing 4.5 billion people. God help us all. we need to pull out of everywhere and be neutral like china before this happens. do my dreams come true,,yes. only this one will i tell the world and warn them.
Such junk journalism! As if the rising price of oil is a cause of all the tension! Nonsense. The tension has everything to do with Islam: the aggressive Shiites in the Islamic Republic of Iran who have more military power than the other Moslem countries and who are about to get nuclear weapons; and the Sunnis, who are actually taking power all over the Arab countries from Morocco to Yemen, with Syria in the wings. Both the Shiites and the Sunnis are fanatic supporters of the basic doctrines of Islam which requjire Moslems to make permanent war on non-Moslems until Islam reigns supreme in the world. They may hate one another, but they both hate us. We need to let them, even encourage them, to fight one another. The whole world will be better for it - not just Israel.
BAHAHAHAHAHA Iraqis retreating!? If I had a nickel...
attack this evil iranians and get red of those thugs, they are funding every terrorists in the world from afriac to hamas to hizboallah to libyan revolutions to al qayeda, to syrian bashar al asad, to noril al haleki of iraq, to al dawa part in iraq, to al qodos army and mahid militia in iraq to asyeb ahel al haq and to latin america....
Until Iran has a nuke and is pointing at us and we have no evidence otherwise, the U.S. needs not to start another speculation game as we did with Iraq and the quest for weapons of mass destruction, and disabled the entire Middel East with our actions. Protect our Borders and Solvency and let Natural selection and Darwinism prevail. War is a necessary tool of last resort, and our military is one of this nations most important resources, and not be waisted on fighting for bottom feeder nations that will never stop their behavior patterns as proven for the last 2000 years. The end.
Let it be Russia and China's problem as response to their veto's in the U.N.. We need to take care of ourselves first. I could care less if the entire Middle East went up in smoke. They can't police themselves or ever act repsonsible, we the U.S. can't be their baby sitter any longer. So put up or shut up! U.S. needs to stop playing the worlds policeman, anyone we try to help turns on us and a waist of our military and tax money. Blah Blah Blah
If we look back in History the Middle East has been at war going back 1000 years or more and will continue to be at war for another 1000 years., It has become the normal way of life for them, We can hope that they will come to peace terms but it is not realistic until they kill each other off or go back to the stone age. and most of it is religious belief. It is time for the world to just stand back and say do what you want we are not going to stop you and we are not going to help you either and when you are ready we will welcome you back into the world but don't expect the world to rebuild you.
Since when do Free Syrian Army Rebels take time out of fighting to pose for a CNN Propaganda Photo?
Fareed writes "I'm struck at how in this one week you have seen - from Afghanistan to Yemen to Syria to Iran to Egypt - all these places at a boil. One reason for this, I suspect, is that oil is at over $105 a barrel."
Fareed, what is this? None of the problems you have described is because of the price of oil at $105.
In Afghanistan, it is the burning of the Qur'an, not the price of oil at $105.
In Syria, it is the veto of the UN resolution which has given a green light for Assad to do the bloodshed. It has nothing to do with the price of the oil at $105.
In Yemen, the political situation has nothing to do with the price of oil at $105.
And in Egypt also, it has more to do with military rule than the price of oil at $105.
In Iran, the reason is the nuclear stand off, and not the price of oil at $105.
In all these cases Fareed misses to read the cause and effect properly and assumes the effect is the reason for the cause. After reading a few of the articles Fareed has written about the middle east, it is clear that he does not have the ability to do an in depth analysis of any of the situations in the middle east. He just grabs a headline from here, a headline from there, and puts together a hodgepodge article which lacks in substance and is full of fluff and complete nonsense.
Why is it that all the problems in the world are related to Islamic countries. Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and the list goes on. Fareed Zakaria, write an article about why the Islamists of the world are the cause of all the problems.