Posted by Declan on July 18, 2006, at 21:56:17
In reply to Re: The Middle East, posted by Jost on July 18, 2006, at 20:16:28
I can imagine the whole Islamic world being destabilised. There's Chechnya too. All that oil. We shall see what happens. Hezbollah has declared war on Israel. They therefore become heroes throughout the Islamic world (except in Lebanon?) by landing some punches. This will play out for a long time. Those oil pipelines are going to need some guarding. Iran is in an interesting position, between Iraq and Afghanistan, able to influence outcomes in both, striving to get nuclear weapons. I would like to read Robert Fisk's latest book "The Great War for Civilization. The Conquest of the Middle East". It's pretty easy to empathise with all points of view.
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