Comments on: Nature—and geopolitics—

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:50:52 +0000

expat: “Something I haven’t heard mentioned in years is the difference between Persian and Arab Shia.”

It’s not like Iraqi Shia went running to Iran despite beliefs to the contrary. Relatively friendlier relations, keeping in mind rational decision-making with their more-powerful neighbor in the wake of US abandonment, but nothing like a merger.

The only Shia leader I can think of who went to running to Iraq was al Sadr, who was then a minor figure, and he was an outlier motivated by his total hatred of the US for betraying his family to their deaths in 1991 when they died for trusting the US. (A lot of Iraqis are dying again after trusting the US. We’ve betrayed them again.)

By: expat

expat — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:12:17 +0000

Something I haven’t heard mentioned in years is the difference between Persian and Arab Shia. Right now religion seems to be holding the two together, but I suspect that there may be some powers struggles in the future.

By: parker

parker — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:32:21 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/lfxbfmu

The place to start is your garden, connections with family and neighbors, and the mximum of independence you can achieve in terms of food, fuel, water, and self-defense. Learn how to return to Johnny’s garden and keep your trigger finger gentle under stressful circumstances.

By: parker

parker — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:57:16 +0000

Not much can be done on the federal level against a highly partisan MSM, a RINO limp wristed establishment, and 50.01% LIV. But try we must. The battle of ideas against the left has to be fought in the states and at the local level. The 9th and 10th must be reclaimed or there will be blood. It will be blood spilled by outside forces or by inside forces; either way there will be blood.

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:02:05 +0000

Events and Obama have forced the Maliki government to request Iran’s help. Turns out that Iran is willing to save Maliki, which will no doubt come with a price tag. Most likely that price will be to become a client state of Iran.

So Bush took Iraq away from Saddam and the Baathists and Obama has given Iraq to Iran.