Saudis consider launching regional war as Russia pounds targets in Syria!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - October 4, 2015 - While the Fascist Police States of Amerika has certainly made some epic strategic blunders in Syria that raise serious questions about just how intelligent FPSA intelligence actually is, there’s little doubt that if one looks behind all the media parroting, The Pentagon and Langley understand all too well what’s going on in the Middle East.

The significance of the Russia-Iran “nexus” in Syria isn’t lost on anyone in the FPSA military and you can bet there have been quite a few high level discussions over the past 72 hours about the best way to counter Moscow and Teheran’s power play before it spills over into Iraq and ends up degrading Washington’s influence in Baghdad.

If Russia ends up bolstering Iran's position in Syria (by expanding Hezbollah's influence and capabilities) and if the Russian air force effectively takes control of Iraq thus allowing Iran to exert a greater influence over the government in Baghdad, the fragile balance of power that has existed in the region will be turned on its head and in the event this plays out, one should not expect Washington, Riyadh, Jerusalem, and London to simply go gentle into that goodnight.

Sure enough, some experts now predict Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey will move to counter Russia militarily if Moscow continues to rack up gains for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Say what you will about how successful guerilla/urban warfare can be when it comes to bogging down a conventional army, but the disorganization of the Syrian resistance combined with the fact that Iran has its own well-armed militias on the ground that, in combination with Hezbollah, are providing ground support for Russian air strikes, means the situation is all but hopeless for the various Riyadh- and Doha-backed groups operating in Syria.

The only way to turn the tide here would be to intervene directly.

But just as Iran is unwilling to risk direct intervention on behalf of the Houthis in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Qatar will likely be unwilling to risk direct intervention on behalf of their proxy armies in Syria. The problem for Riyadh and Doha: Syria is a lot more strategically important than Yemen.

There’s no question Russian air strikes will contribute to human suffering in Syria. After all, when you drop bombs on populated areas you’re bound to kill civilians (including women and children) no matter what Moscow says. However, if you want your air strikes to be effective, you’re not going to warn anyone about them beforehand unless of course you're dropping a nuke in which case you can tell civilians to leave ahead of time because you're reasonably sure the destruction will be so vast as to make the element of surprise a non-factor.

As for the effectiveness of the air strikes, The Kremlin is out again claiming that ISIS is on its heels.

• Russian warplanes have made 20 sorties and attacked 10 ISIS targets in Syria in past 24 hours, Russian Defense Ministry says on its website.
• Air force has attacked militant training camps in Raqqa, Idlib provinces; destroyed explosives workshop.
• Warplanes destroyed at least 4 ammunition depots and several command posts.
• Russian forces have broken the management and logistics of the terrorist organization and caused significant damage to the infrastructure used for preparation of terrorist attacks.

Assad can't unite the Syrian people, which explains why the West has been doing anything and everything to promotedisunity among Syrians for the better part of a decade, and on that note, we close with the following excerpt from a leaked diplomatic cable penned by then-Deputy Head of Mission in Syria William Roebuck in 2006, which shows just how concerned the West is with Syrian unity.

“PLAY ON SUNNI FEARS OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE. There are fears in Syria that the Iranians are active in both Shia proselytizing and conversion of mostly poor Sunnis. Though often exaggerated, such fears reflect an element of the Sunni community in Syria that is increasingly upset by and focused on the spread of Iranian influence in their country through activities ranging from mosque construction to business. Both local Egyptian and Saudi missions here, as well as prominent Syrian Sunni religious leaders, are giving increasing attention to the matter and we should coordinate more closely with their governments on ways to better publicize and focus regional attention on the issue.”