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Just now, Anastasis said:

Granted. I think it's gonna be interesting to watch play out. Hopefully it's not salafi mujahideen two electric boogaloo. 

probably will be. And the danger is from there is spreads in all directions.

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Just now, InkaUtexas said:

probably will be. And the danger is from there is spreads in all directions.

 

I fear that tbh, but think that this just devolves into sectarian violence. And devolves isn't quite the right word, maybe just a difference rebalance on the scales. But in terms of the risk for blowback directly to the US, salafism is a greater threat imo. Again, just based on the priors.  

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3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

 

I fear that tbh, but think that this just devolves into sectarian violence. And devolves isn't quite the right word, maybe just a difference rebalance on the scales. But in terms of the risk for blowback directly to the US, salafism is a greater threat imo. Again, just based on the priors.  

Nah, the Arab states don't want it either.

Well not yet. When we stop being the big dog they won't care.

If you mean a rebalance, expect a massive war. A mean one. Dubai will still dubai.

This has more of a chance of going to WW3 than Ukraine does.

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Love to see former American CIA directors chucking it up with Al Qaeda terrorists. Might as well be spitting on the graves of American soldiers.  

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1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

Love to see former American CIA directors chucking it up with Al Qaeda terrorists. Might as well be spitting on the graves of American soldiers.  

Be glad we didn't invite the Taliban to Camp David.

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So, I mean....realpolitik question.  How are we supposed to engage with the nation state of Syria today?  

They have the leadership that they have.  That leadership is not Assad.  Will that be an improvement?  Time will tell.  But is disengagement preferable to engagement?  Because those are the two options.  International relations rarely offer clean and easy choices.  Yet they require choices.

Hell, I don't know what the right answer is, although I'd lean heavily towards "cautious engagement," with some simple carrots and sticks shown and used as needed.

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

So, I mean....realpolitik question.  How are we supposed to engage with the nation state of Syria today?  

They have the leadership that they have.  That leadership is not Assad.  Will that be an improvement?  Time will tell.  But is disengagement preferable to engagement?  Because those are the two options.  International relations rarely offer clean and easy choices.  Yet they require choices.

Hell, I don't know what the right answer is, although I'd lean heavily towards "cautious engagement," with some simple carrots and sticks shown and used as needed.

I don't know, but it was a Syrian that first introduced me to Levantine cuisine, and for that I will be forever grateful. 

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