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What does Kerry really plan to do for Syria? More non-lethal aid – body armor and night vision goggles – does not merit the headlines that suggest the US is preparing a major shift in its policy. Syria remains a difficult policy problem. The United States has other vital foreign policy objectives that make it [...]
In 2010 the UN estimated that 32% of Syrians were living in poverty, estimated at 2$ a day or less – that was before the currency had fallen by half, the economy collapsed, strict economic sanctions were placed on Syria, and fighting engulfed the country. In all probability, a conservative percent of Syrians living in [...]
Peter Harling via ft: “There is a dual process of consolidation,” he said. “The opposition is consolidating in the north and east, and the regime is consolidating in central Syria and the coast and mountains.” Even the loss of new swaths of territory and oilfields is unlikely to be a fatal blow to the regime [...]
Ten anti-Tank rockets have been acquired by the Syrian Supreme Military Council, led by Brigadier Selim Idris. Each costs between $20 to 25 thousand. This is a photo of one taken today. Addendum: Pirouz writes: This is a M79 Osa (Wasp) 90 mm portable anti-tank rocket launcher, a Yugoslavian/Serbian modernized variant of the French-made LRAC [...]
The Avoider Barack Obama’s State of the Union address makes one thing clear: The world is no longer America’s problem. BY AARON DAVID MILLER | FEBRUARY 13, 2013 – FP ….Not the Destroyer and Rebuilder of Worlds Surprise, surprise: There was scant mention of Syria in the president’s speech — just one throwaway line about [...]
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