Trouble in the Muddle East, again

[bob10]

Hope they keep cool heads, Bob


Convoy of Iranian Ships Parked in Arabian Sea, U.S. Officials Say - NBC News

[Pickles2]

Good pick up.
Personally, I can't keep up with Who's fighting Who, in the Middle East.
I didn't think the Iranians would want to have any more additional issues with the U.S. at the moment, with the prospect of having sanctions lifted.
In fact, I'm sure I've read that in one of the "conflicts" (there are so many), the Iranians & the U.S. were fighting against the same "enemy", whoever that is?
Very complex, Pickles.

[jimr1]

Bob as I watch the news that is coming out of the middle east , week after week . Year after year . It's not just one country It's right across the middle east . There is so much death and destruction , peoples lives destroyed , Homes and businesses lost . There doesn't even seem to be any light at the end of any of It !!.. Jim

[bob10]

Yeah Jim, me either. I don't mind if they keep the fight between themselves. Somehow, we always seem to get involved. Bob

[jimr1]

Yeah Jim, me either. I don't mind if they keep the fight between themselves. Somehow, we always seem to get involved. Bob

Bob I can't see these token forces , that different country's send being a solution . But in saying that I can't see a solution . I'm buggered if anyone can . The thing is if anything It's getting worse .The only winners are the arms dealers !!..

[Ausfree]

Bob I can't see these token forces , that different country's send being a solution . But in saying that I can't see a solution . I'm buggered if anyone can . The thing is if anything It's getting worse .The only winners are the arms dealers !!..

Bingo!!!!!

[DiscoMick]

Good pick up.
Personally, I can't keep up with Who's fighting Who, in the Middle East.
I didn't think the Iranians would want to have any more additional issues with the U.S. at the moment, with the prospect of having sanctions lifted.
In fact, I'm sure I've read that in one of the "conflicts" (there are so many), the Iranians & the U.S. were fighting against the same "enemy", whoever that is?
Very complex, Pickles.

That's Iranian-supported forces helping the Iraqi Government, the Kurds, the US and us to fight IS.
Meanwhile the opposite is true in Yemen with the US, Saudis and others bombing the Houthi rebels in Yemen who are supported by Iran.
Iran and Russia also support the Assad regime in Syria which is being opposed by IS and other rebels.


Iran and Saudi Arabia are competing for influence in the region. Its a quagmire. We should be very wary about getting dragged into it.

[Pickles2]

Good info there Disco.
What is it with these guys?
Will things ever "settle down"? Every year things appear to be getting worse?
Who do we "support" in Syria?
Thanks, Pickles.

[bob10]

Check this out, Monty Python could not have a better script, Bob


Who is fighting whom in the Middle East as of January 2015? - Quora

[DiscoMick]

Good info there Disco.
What is it with these guys?
Will things ever "settle down"? Every year things appear to be getting worse?
Who do we "support" in Syria?
Thanks, Pickles.

So far we've been smart and not supported anyone in Syria, which is a good thing as both Assad and IS are very dangerous, while the moderate poor old ordinary Syrians who just want to be free have been flogged by everyone else and most have racked off to refugee camps in Lebanon, since Syria is now just a war zone. Similar situation in Libya, which now has two rival governments and is in chaos.
Its no wonder so many people just want to get away and escape by boat to safety in Europe.