The overthrow of Assad in Syria by Israeli/Western-backed jihadists has set in place developments that will most likely result in a major war in the Middle East.
Erdogan is not only deceitful... he is a coward. In response to the Israeli ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the accumulated murders of leaders like Nasrallah, exploding boobytrapped beepers, and so on, Erdogan could have cut off all water and oil supplies to Israel. This deus ex machina mouths off and that it. Why? Even if the USA threatens his financial stability, he had the perfect foil: threatening to close the big base at Incirlik which would destroy Nato.
On your last sentence, you seem to forget that its only a couple years ago there was a mysterious attempted coup in which apparently shooting down his plane was part of the plan.
You do understand who was behind that coup? And that his behaviour has changed markedly since?
Also if you look closely at the news, you’ll find his “handler” visited him recently. Neither of them celebrate Christmas, so it wasn’t to deliver Christmas presents to him!
What a load of nonsense. Turkey doesn't supply water to Israel. Closing Incirlik wouldn't "destroy" NATO. Turkey has no national interest in fighting Israel, so how could Erdogan not fighting Israel indicate "cowardice"?
As long as the Middle East region as a whole has to import food from outside, whether from Turkiye, Iran, or Egypt, there will be unending war. Given the blind support from USA to Israel, I see little chance for Palestinians to ever set up their own state as there is simply no suitable arable land for another country in the Middle East. What USA and Israel have been doing is to push desperate people into the abyss. Most will inevitably fall into the black hole, but some will take desperate actions, if for nothing more than "take one down with you". Due to infinite infusion from USA, the ME is far from a closed or semi-closed system. In other words, there probably will NOT be a stable state to reach as long as the external source continues to inflate Israel.
It’s not the food, in desperate situations they will even eat their children, justifying its a sacrifice to their almighty cruel god…an eye for an eye and remember I’m not your uncle. As long as there are illusionary gods there will be illusionary wars….illusionary triumphs, heroes, races, superior people, elitists, globalists.
Because he was a heretic Alawite, installing other Alawites and even, Allah have mercy, Christians in positions of power. He also kept close with Shia Iran. Whereas the vast majority of Syrians are Sunni, and hate all these infidels with a burning passion. Oddly, much more so than they hate the Jews that bomb them and steal their precious aquifers.
How anyone can take the lamestream mainstream seriously after the lockstep sic scamdemic Harmacide viruganda depopulation agenda and big Harma hacksxxxine now unraveling is a mystery to me. Some folks want very much to believe what they are told, whether tis true false or ridiculous
"Some folks want very much to believe what they are told..." 💯 🎯
This is one of the 2 big problems that stop the masses from taking power from the globalists. The other impediment is the money (resource) imbalance between us and the globalists.
But sometimes I think people's lack of curiosity, trust in authority, and avoidance of cognitive dissonance - the things that make them want to believe what they're told- sometimes I think THIS is a bigger problem than the resource imbalance...
The instability in the Middle East is a direct result of competing interests, both from within the region and from global powers. The collapse of Syria has left a power vacuum that everyone is scrambling to fill, creating more conflict and less stability as countries prioritize their own goals over cooperation.
All of this is happening against the backdrop of the unresolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israel’s policies of expanding settlements and denying Palestinians a state continue to fuel anger and resistance across the region. While many Arab governments criticize Israel publicly, their actions rarely back up their words, as they’re more focused on their own stability and priorities. This leaves Palestinian grievances unresolved, creating more resentment and adding to the region’s instability.
Ultimately, the Middle East remains locked in a cycle of competition, with each country pursuing its own goals without much regard for the bigger picture. The lack of cooperation or a clear vision for the region’s future means that instability is likely to continue until a new balance of power can emerge. But that’s unlikely to happen without major shifts in how both regional and global powers approach the situation. For now, the region is stuck in this destructive pattern, with no easy solutions in sight.
I see the Syrian debacle as a way of clearing the way for an alliance of Turkey, the US, and Israel pursuing war against Iran. Turkey, with its imperial ambitions, is very interested---Iran is its main rival and obstacle to dominating Mesopotamia and its resources, to linking with Turkic allies in Central Asia, and to becoming the leading power in the Middle East. Now, Turkey has the largest and most powerful army in NATO, right after the US, well developed drone industry, and powerful armor divisions. Their involvement would solve the biggest problem the US had with engaging Iran, which was unsustainable land casualties.
With Turkey providing the ground forces, and the Syrian jihadists providing the eager cannon fodder (they already started massacring Shiites within their reach in Syria), the US can limit its participation to their favorite, the air supremacy war, bombing the Iranian industrial base and population from afar. The US will also provide satellite surveillance, like they do in Ukraine.
What will the remaining ally, Israel, do? What Israel can do, is nuke Iran with impunity, once the US has beaten their AD into submission. The US would find it very inconvenient to use nukes themselves---not only would it demolish whatever is left of their image, but there would be a very real risk of Russia responding to a US launch with full-scale global Armageddon. A nuke attack by Israel carries no such risk.
So, that's where I think the Middle East situation will go. Note that Trump has all but promised his Zionist backers to attack Iran, not just now, but already in his previous term. It is quite likely that making that promise in earnest is what made the Deep State stand down and allow his victory.
But, but what about American allies the Kurds? Well, guess what, America will not bat an eye while selling out the Kurds, like they did so many other "allies". Keep in mind that the Kurds are sitting not just on oil, but on prime irrigated farmland (well, as prime as it gets in the semi-arid Middle East) in upper Mesopotamia. Neither is very valuable to the US, but a great prize to the shaky Turkish economy. The Turks will gladly take on Iran, not just for the reasons enumerated above, but for the reward of being allowed free rein in Kurdistan.
Yes, you must not have many pieces to move with if you don´t understand that Natos propaganda in Ukraine and Syria is not coherent. For everyone who is able to think rationally it must be logical that it was terrorists, including HTS, and not "the syrian people" that Assad imprisoned. And so would the US and Denmark of course also have done.
And how can most people in the US and Europe who understand themselves as democratic
rule of law minded people support an illegitimate undemocratic violent coup like the one that took place on Maidan Square in February 2014?
Glenn is always thorough and honest with his opinions, I believe He is absolutely correct on his assumptions about Israel the US And her Satellite 51st State the UK whom he did not mention.I wonder how long the US UK the Genocidal Zionist Jews and Expansionist NATO have been planning this Outrage Supporting Nosferatu and his IDF in the attempted Annihilation Of a whole Civilisation the Palestinian People. I don’t care what comes out of their mouths because I know they are LIARS and Corrupt to the Marrow in their Rotten Bones I do not think there will be a World War but Glenn is probably 99.5% correct on the localised War in the Middle East. What I do believe is NATO Nations have bitten of more than they could ever chew and are Heading for the Biggest Hiding of their Incompetent Lives which will be worse than Korea Vietnam and Afghanistan all rolled together NATO the US UK are not as Big and Tough as they would have the Gullible Believe they are going to have their Pants taken down and receive a severe smacking.
The author does not mention the role of Yemen, and the Houthis who live there deep in the mountains, who seem almost invincible. Is Yemen part of the puzzle/chaos?
In addition, both Russia and China will in all probability, come to the aid of Iran, due to several strategic values Iran has for the two of them.
A direct overland attack on Iran by Israel will be their end, given that Israel could not even defeat Hamas, or Hezbollah, and their logistics would be stretched to the limit, and the same would apply to the US.
The Dumbest thing Israel could ever do, would be to launch a nuclear attack on Iran, just from the perspective of the fact that Iran is a very large country with a large spread out population, while Israel is small country with a fairly compact population.
An Iranian response Nuclear strike will do far greater damage to Israel than it could ever do to Iran.
If you think that Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons, I suggest you rethink that misconception.
Keep telling yourself that until you believe it, but it won't change the reality, that both the Pussy US and Israel will get more than they bargained for if the dare to try Iran
Think again they don’t have to defeat Hamas and Hezbollah, in the “mind” of Zion there doesn’t exist such a thing, Victory! On the contrary endless wars, and as long as the American taxpayer doesn’t ask nasty questions, they go on fighting borders and limits. It’s all religious….as their God commanded, FIGHT till the end of times.
However it is Not religious, because of the fact that they only have half a Bible, and No God, since they lost their Ark of the Covenant, the only link they had to their God.
Might be a good idea to search and replace "Turkey" with "Turkiye." Might not, It jumps off the page at me though. Glenn's analysis of this nest of vipers is fine as usual, of course.
I dunno. It seems to me there is a difference between getting the name of a country right and caring about someone's "pronouns."
Maybe caring about spelling Turkiye correctly comes from the same place, but since "pronouns" strikes me as silliness promoted by corporate media and stooges for the ruling class to divert the revolutionary energy of young, idealistic, yet still impressionable people away from toppling the oligarchy, as a person who enjoys writing, I tend not to think it does.
Agree it will probably expand the war in the Middle East just like the criminal terror state Israel want. And USA can continue their never ending war against terror and keep their military complex industry running when the war in Ukraine ends The war will probably also give millions of refugees to EU who already have big problems with refugees and a poor economy
Erdogan is not only deceitful... he is a coward. In response to the Israeli ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the accumulated murders of leaders like Nasrallah, exploding boobytrapped beepers, and so on, Erdogan could have cut off all water and oil supplies to Israel. This deus ex machina mouths off and that it. Why? Even if the USA threatens his financial stability, he had the perfect foil: threatening to close the big base at Incirlik which would destroy Nato.
He made a deal with the devil for his dream of the neo-Ottoman empire.
Time will tell whether he used a long enough spoon.
But Henry Kissinger could have told him how that works out. Or Diem, or Gaddafi, or Hussein.
Erdogan will soon find a bullet with his name on. He better watch his weak spine!
On your last sentence, you seem to forget that its only a couple years ago there was a mysterious attempted coup in which apparently shooting down his plane was part of the plan.
You do understand who was behind that coup? And that his behaviour has changed markedly since?
Also if you look closely at the news, you’ll find his “handler” visited him recently. Neither of them celebrate Christmas, so it wasn’t to deliver Christmas presents to him!
What a load of nonsense. Turkey doesn't supply water to Israel. Closing Incirlik wouldn't "destroy" NATO. Turkey has no national interest in fighting Israel, so how could Erdogan not fighting Israel indicate "cowardice"?
Turkey out of NATO isn't the biggest deal. . It's got no nukes yet and Sweden with Finland are in
War is Peace.
Diversity is Strength.
Genocide is Self-Defence.
... and other such idiocies.
Head chopping is inclusive and gender apartheid is only bad if Iran does it.
As long as the Middle East region as a whole has to import food from outside, whether from Turkiye, Iran, or Egypt, there will be unending war. Given the blind support from USA to Israel, I see little chance for Palestinians to ever set up their own state as there is simply no suitable arable land for another country in the Middle East. What USA and Israel have been doing is to push desperate people into the abyss. Most will inevitably fall into the black hole, but some will take desperate actions, if for nothing more than "take one down with you". Due to infinite infusion from USA, the ME is far from a closed or semi-closed system. In other words, there probably will NOT be a stable state to reach as long as the external source continues to inflate Israel.
It’s not the food, in desperate situations they will even eat their children, justifying its a sacrifice to their almighty cruel god…an eye for an eye and remember I’m not your uncle. As long as there are illusionary gods there will be illusionary wars….illusionary triumphs, heroes, races, superior people, elitists, globalists.
Projection. I'm glad I'm not your child if you feel peckish.
Aren’t we all children involved in this, not only my child but anybodies child? Do you stand aloof in your projection?
It is a really a shame that the people actually causing the wars usually are never killed in them.
Sad but precise.
Why do millions of Syrians celebrate the dismissal of Assad dictatorship?
Because he was a heretic Alawite, installing other Alawites and even, Allah have mercy, Christians in positions of power. He also kept close with Shia Iran. Whereas the vast majority of Syrians are Sunni, and hate all these infidels with a burning passion. Oddly, much more so than they hate the Jews that bomb them and steal their precious aquifers.
Millions?😑😑
How anyone can take the lamestream mainstream seriously after the lockstep sic scamdemic Harmacide viruganda depopulation agenda and big Harma hacksxxxine now unraveling is a mystery to me. Some folks want very much to believe what they are told, whether tis true false or ridiculous
Well people are lazy and it takes much effort to think for themselves. So much easier to be told what to think.
"Some folks want very much to believe what they are told..." 💯 🎯
This is one of the 2 big problems that stop the masses from taking power from the globalists. The other impediment is the money (resource) imbalance between us and the globalists.
But sometimes I think people's lack of curiosity, trust in authority, and avoidance of cognitive dissonance - the things that make them want to believe what they're told- sometimes I think THIS is a bigger problem than the resource imbalance...
The instability in the Middle East is a direct result of competing interests, both from within the region and from global powers. The collapse of Syria has left a power vacuum that everyone is scrambling to fill, creating more conflict and less stability as countries prioritize their own goals over cooperation.
All of this is happening against the backdrop of the unresolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Israel’s policies of expanding settlements and denying Palestinians a state continue to fuel anger and resistance across the region. While many Arab governments criticize Israel publicly, their actions rarely back up their words, as they’re more focused on their own stability and priorities. This leaves Palestinian grievances unresolved, creating more resentment and adding to the region’s instability.
Ultimately, the Middle East remains locked in a cycle of competition, with each country pursuing its own goals without much regard for the bigger picture. The lack of cooperation or a clear vision for the region’s future means that instability is likely to continue until a new balance of power can emerge. But that’s unlikely to happen without major shifts in how both regional and global powers approach the situation. For now, the region is stuck in this destructive pattern, with no easy solutions in sight.
I see the Syrian debacle as a way of clearing the way for an alliance of Turkey, the US, and Israel pursuing war against Iran. Turkey, with its imperial ambitions, is very interested---Iran is its main rival and obstacle to dominating Mesopotamia and its resources, to linking with Turkic allies in Central Asia, and to becoming the leading power in the Middle East. Now, Turkey has the largest and most powerful army in NATO, right after the US, well developed drone industry, and powerful armor divisions. Their involvement would solve the biggest problem the US had with engaging Iran, which was unsustainable land casualties.
With Turkey providing the ground forces, and the Syrian jihadists providing the eager cannon fodder (they already started massacring Shiites within their reach in Syria), the US can limit its participation to their favorite, the air supremacy war, bombing the Iranian industrial base and population from afar. The US will also provide satellite surveillance, like they do in Ukraine.
What will the remaining ally, Israel, do? What Israel can do, is nuke Iran with impunity, once the US has beaten their AD into submission. The US would find it very inconvenient to use nukes themselves---not only would it demolish whatever is left of their image, but there would be a very real risk of Russia responding to a US launch with full-scale global Armageddon. A nuke attack by Israel carries no such risk.
So, that's where I think the Middle East situation will go. Note that Trump has all but promised his Zionist backers to attack Iran, not just now, but already in his previous term. It is quite likely that making that promise in earnest is what made the Deep State stand down and allow his victory.
But, but what about American allies the Kurds? Well, guess what, America will not bat an eye while selling out the Kurds, like they did so many other "allies". Keep in mind that the Kurds are sitting not just on oil, but on prime irrigated farmland (well, as prime as it gets in the semi-arid Middle East) in upper Mesopotamia. Neither is very valuable to the US, but a great prize to the shaky Turkish economy. The Turks will gladly take on Iran, not just for the reasons enumerated above, but for the reward of being allowed free rein in Kurdistan.
Yes, you must not have many pieces to move with if you don´t understand that Natos propaganda in Ukraine and Syria is not coherent. For everyone who is able to think rationally it must be logical that it was terrorists, including HTS, and not "the syrian people" that Assad imprisoned. And so would the US and Denmark of course also have done.
And how can most people in the US and Europe who understand themselves as democratic
rule of law minded people support an illegitimate undemocratic violent coup like the one that took place on Maidan Square in February 2014?
If the US is so interested in jihadists then why prefer the Jewish ones?...
The reliance on America so far has only pushed Israel further towards insanity.
It makes zero sense to call Israelis "jihadists". And Israel proper is not the slightest bit "insane".
Glenn is always thorough and honest with his opinions, I believe He is absolutely correct on his assumptions about Israel the US And her Satellite 51st State the UK whom he did not mention.I wonder how long the US UK the Genocidal Zionist Jews and Expansionist NATO have been planning this Outrage Supporting Nosferatu and his IDF in the attempted Annihilation Of a whole Civilisation the Palestinian People. I don’t care what comes out of their mouths because I know they are LIARS and Corrupt to the Marrow in their Rotten Bones I do not think there will be a World War but Glenn is probably 99.5% correct on the localised War in the Middle East. What I do believe is NATO Nations have bitten of more than they could ever chew and are Heading for the Biggest Hiding of their Incompetent Lives which will be worse than Korea Vietnam and Afghanistan all rolled together NATO the US UK are not as Big and Tough as they would have the Gullible Believe they are going to have their Pants taken down and receive a severe smacking.
The Free Thinkers Know. Yours Paddy PJM.
Who is going to do this, again?
The author does not mention the role of Yemen, and the Houthis who live there deep in the mountains, who seem almost invincible. Is Yemen part of the puzzle/chaos?
He does mention Yemen.
Yes, I re read and I see that now: "Yemen’s growing assertiveness," Thanks for pointing that out.
Of course there will be a larger war, in particular Iran will be destroyed as the only remaining serious obstacle to encircling Russia.
I wouldn't count on that. Iran is not Iraq.
In addition, both Russia and China will in all probability, come to the aid of Iran, due to several strategic values Iran has for the two of them.
A direct overland attack on Iran by Israel will be their end, given that Israel could not even defeat Hamas, or Hezbollah, and their logistics would be stretched to the limit, and the same would apply to the US.
There will be no land invasion, only nuclear strikes. I doubt Russia and China can really prevent it, even though they would certainly want to.
The Dumbest thing Israel could ever do, would be to launch a nuclear attack on Iran, just from the perspective of the fact that Iran is a very large country with a large spread out population, while Israel is small country with a fairly compact population.
An Iranian response Nuclear strike will do far greater damage to Israel than it could ever do to Iran.
If you think that Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons, I suggest you rethink that misconception.
In their monopolar war there’s not even a place for Russia, China, Iran is peanuts.
Keep telling yourself that until you believe it, but it won't change the reality, that both the Pussy US and Israel will get more than they bargained for if the dare to try Iran
Israel can't even defeat Hamas or Hezbollah.
Think again they don’t have to defeat Hamas and Hezbollah, in the “mind” of Zion there doesn’t exist such a thing, Victory! On the contrary endless wars, and as long as the American taxpayer doesn’t ask nasty questions, they go on fighting borders and limits. It’s all religious….as their God commanded, FIGHT till the end of times.
However it is Not religious, because of the fact that they only have half a Bible, and No God, since they lost their Ark of the Covenant, the only link they had to their God.
Might be a good idea to search and replace "Turkey" with "Turkiye." Might not, It jumps off the page at me though. Glenn's analysis of this nest of vipers is fine as usual, of course.
Deutschland puts up with "Germany", it won't kill the Turks what "pronouns" we use.
I dunno. It seems to me there is a difference between getting the name of a country right and caring about someone's "pronouns."
Maybe caring about spelling Turkiye correctly comes from the same place, but since "pronouns" strikes me as silliness promoted by corporate media and stooges for the ruling class to divert the revolutionary energy of young, idealistic, yet still impressionable people away from toppling the oligarchy, as a person who enjoys writing, I tend not to think it does.
In English it's called Turkey.
And Europe can expect more syrian refugees from the Middle East.
In 2015 Germany absorbed some 1 million refugess from the Middle East. some 75% of these refugees are still witout a job.
You think Syrian children and elderly should also work in Germany?
In 2023, there were around 12 million employed people with a migration background living in Germany.
Tell me how German economy would survive without immigration?
The German economy would do better without immigration. The immigrants are a net negative.
Agree it will probably expand the war in the Middle East just like the criminal terror state Israel want. And USA can continue their never ending war against terror and keep their military complex industry running when the war in Ukraine ends The war will probably also give millions of refugees to EU who already have big problems with refugees and a poor economy
The EU could always say no to refugees..
If Trump wanted to piss money away on the military-industrial complex he could just have continued funding Zelenskyy.