The global community can share intelligence and begin the process of trusting each other to end the charismatic threat of Daesh.
September 4, 2015
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin (click here) said on Friday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with a "healthy" opposition.
Russia, along with Iran, has been Assad's principle international ally in the war that has raged in Syria for four-and-a-half years and has claimed a quarter of a million lives.
Moscow has made clear it does not want to see Assad toppled and has seized on gains made by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq to urge his foreign foes, including the United States and Saudi Arabia, to work with Damascus to combat the common enemy.
"We really want to create some kind of an international coalition to fight terrorism and extremism," Putin told journalists on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, saying he had spoken to U.S. President Barack Obama on the matter....
What is occurring in Yemen is classic of the 'natural enemies' found in the Middle East. I also mentioned this potential in a previous entry on this blog. In order to defeat Daesh and reclaim the land they currently occupy it is necessary for all countries, including Iran, to set aside old paradigms and work to a common goal to bring peace to the Middle East.
It is very easy for Daesh to divide and conquer through internet connections and propaganda campaigns that call up a holy war between the different religious sects and ethnicities. Daesh has the ability to defeat it's enemies by calling on chaos and a holy war. The countries in the Middle East have to end any tensions among the people and focus on the sincere enemy. I am astounded there is such fighting in Yemen. It should not exist. Saudi Arabia is correct in protecting it's borders, but, Iran should not be arming rebels.
Iran has a very different war on their hands and that is to defeat the hostile propaganda of the USA Republicans. They are calling Iran a country that sponsors terrorism. Anyone involved with international dynamics realizes Iran has conducted a covert war from the times of the Shah. There was a reason for that, but, today is a different age and The West is out of Iraq, except for some advisers. Iran gained respect by the major powers in the P5+1. It is time for Iran to build on that new legitimacy and find paths to peace that also insures the safety of the Shia spread across the region.
Causing war where peace should exist will lead to a greater opportunity for Daesh. Iran knows who the Shia are in the region and should bring those people to the peace table. Iran has a legitimate reason to back groups of Shia including Hezbollah and the Houthis because they are not part of a governing body unless they take the power away from existing governments. That legitimate interest is categorized with terrorist intent. If the Middle East is a place where all countries are safe and sovereign, there has to be an understanding that the Shia groups have a right to exist and are not a threat.
As a rule where Iran has an interest in conflict between Shia and Sunni the war is localized. There is no vast plan by Iran to be the "Shia Deash." There is no direct threat by Iran to any country, except, where the Shia are involved. The groups Iran has backed have to stop warring. The future of their children rely on peace and prosperity. War is not going to resolve Shia groups to having success for their children. If Iran is to lead Shia interests in the region, the war has to stop and Daesh has to be dissolved.
There is something like 118 separate Shia groups in the Middle East. If there was war with every one of them, Daesh would have an easy path to domination. Iran should rely on Russia to bring an understanding to end wars and bring peace to the people to defeat Daesh. A lasting peace is the goal. Pilgramages are important and the Muslims of the Middle East have to be able to carry out their religious worship in peace and safety.
Is Iran a signator to the Small Arms Treaty?
September 4, 2015
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin (click here) said on Friday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with a "healthy" opposition.
Russia, along with Iran, has been Assad's principle international ally in the war that has raged in Syria for four-and-a-half years and has claimed a quarter of a million lives.
Moscow has made clear it does not want to see Assad toppled and has seized on gains made by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq to urge his foreign foes, including the United States and Saudi Arabia, to work with Damascus to combat the common enemy.
"We really want to create some kind of an international coalition to fight terrorism and extremism," Putin told journalists on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, saying he had spoken to U.S. President Barack Obama on the matter....
What is occurring in Yemen is classic of the 'natural enemies' found in the Middle East. I also mentioned this potential in a previous entry on this blog. In order to defeat Daesh and reclaim the land they currently occupy it is necessary for all countries, including Iran, to set aside old paradigms and work to a common goal to bring peace to the Middle East.
It is very easy for Daesh to divide and conquer through internet connections and propaganda campaigns that call up a holy war between the different religious sects and ethnicities. Daesh has the ability to defeat it's enemies by calling on chaos and a holy war. The countries in the Middle East have to end any tensions among the people and focus on the sincere enemy. I am astounded there is such fighting in Yemen. It should not exist. Saudi Arabia is correct in protecting it's borders, but, Iran should not be arming rebels.
Iran has a very different war on their hands and that is to defeat the hostile propaganda of the USA Republicans. They are calling Iran a country that sponsors terrorism. Anyone involved with international dynamics realizes Iran has conducted a covert war from the times of the Shah. There was a reason for that, but, today is a different age and The West is out of Iraq, except for some advisers. Iran gained respect by the major powers in the P5+1. It is time for Iran to build on that new legitimacy and find paths to peace that also insures the safety of the Shia spread across the region.
Causing war where peace should exist will lead to a greater opportunity for Daesh. Iran knows who the Shia are in the region and should bring those people to the peace table. Iran has a legitimate reason to back groups of Shia including Hezbollah and the Houthis because they are not part of a governing body unless they take the power away from existing governments. That legitimate interest is categorized with terrorist intent. If the Middle East is a place where all countries are safe and sovereign, there has to be an understanding that the Shia groups have a right to exist and are not a threat.
As a rule where Iran has an interest in conflict between Shia and Sunni the war is localized. There is no vast plan by Iran to be the "Shia Deash." There is no direct threat by Iran to any country, except, where the Shia are involved. The groups Iran has backed have to stop warring. The future of their children rely on peace and prosperity. War is not going to resolve Shia groups to having success for their children. If Iran is to lead Shia interests in the region, the war has to stop and Daesh has to be dissolved.
There is something like 118 separate Shia groups in the Middle East. If there was war with every one of them, Daesh would have an easy path to domination. Iran should rely on Russia to bring an understanding to end wars and bring peace to the people to defeat Daesh. A lasting peace is the goal. Pilgramages are important and the Muslims of the Middle East have to be able to carry out their religious worship in peace and safety.
Is Iran a signator to the Small Arms Treaty?
