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Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 1:49:47 AM

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Saudi deploys 100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers for anti-Houthi campaign

Saudi Arabia deployed 100 fighter jets, 150,000 soldiers and other navy units on Thursday, after it launched its operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The Saudi aerial deployment enabled the Royal Saudi Air Force to take control of Yemen’s airspace early Thursday...

In their joint statement Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait said they “decided to repel Houthi militias, al-Qaeda and ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] in the country.” The Gulf states warned that the Houthi coup in Yemen represented a “major threat” to the region’s stability...

The UAE contributed 30 fighter jets, Bahrain 15, Kuwaiti 15, Qatar 10 and Jordan 6 in the operation. On Thursday, Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan and Sudan also expressed their readiness to participate on the ground in Yemen.

Turkey, Egypt join military operation against Houthis in Yemen

Turkey offered its support to Saudi Arabia's military offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday, calling on the militia group and its "foreign supporters" to stop acting in ways that disturbed security and peace in the region...

Saudi warplanes continued to bomb the Houthis on Thursday as part of their offensive "Storm of Resolve" to weaken the Shiite rebels fighting against President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.

Four naval vessels were additionally being sent from Egypt and were expected to reach the Red Sea by Thursday evening to secure the Gulf of Aden after Hadi's supporters regained control of its airport from the rebels, who had occupied it on Wednesday.

Iran demands immediate halt to military actions in Yemen

Iran demanded an immediate halt to Saudi-led military operations in Yemen on Thursday and said it would make all necessary efforts to control the crisis there, Iranian news agencies reported . . . "The Saudi-led air strikes should stop immediately," the Students News Agency ISNA quoted Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying . . . Tehran denies providing money and training to the Shi'ite Houthi militia, as alleged by some Western and Yemeni officials.

There are ten nations involved at present, and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stated that any threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity would evoke a "strong response" from (nuclear) Pakistan.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 2:01:03 AM

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It's good to see neighboring countries take the lead, although it puts the US that much closer to jumping in.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 6:23:03 AM

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Personally, I think that Obama wants Yemen to fall and become a province of ISIS. That is why we aren't in the fight from the beginning.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:08:49 AM

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...except you were, you got military forces bombing the shit out of ISIS and your military has been doing this ever since they started their war campaign. I don't know how any sooner your forces or any of the other allied forces could have gotten in there quicker, unless you mean a ground invasion just like with Iraq.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:12:58 AM

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I think that those who created these dangers in the area cleaning up their own messes is the correct thing to do.

I realize that this causes rightwing facist imbeciles to slobber, but that cannot be helped, more casualties of war.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:37:34 AM

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...except you were, you got military forces bombing the shit out of ISIS and your military has been doing this ever since they started their war campaign. I don't know how any sooner your forces or any of the other allied forces could have gotten in there quicker, unless you mean a ground invasion just like with Iraq.

The Article is with the Yemeni's yes ISIS is being bombed but that is in Iraq and Syria. We have stayed out of Yemen in the current conflict between the local beligerent parties.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:42:29 AM

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100 Saudi jets, 30 from the United Arab Emirates, 15 each from Kuwait and Bahrain, 10 from Qatar, and a handful from Jordan, Morocco and Sudan, plus naval help from Pakistan and Egypt in one strike, so a Saudi led coalition of 10 is handling the heavy lifting, and I don't know who else should be in there. Iran and Russia objecting of course.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:43:51 AM

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It appears that the region is fracturing along religious fault lines. All the countries intervening in Yemen are Sunni, while the Houthi rebels whose successes sparked the invasion are Shia.

This latest sectarian friction can be traced back directly to W's disastrous invasion of Iraq, with fracture lines snowballing from the destabilisation of Iraq across the region. This was probably the single most destabilising event in the region since the formation of Israel in 1949.

It is looking increasingly likely that the old Sykes-Picot division of the region has reached its use-by date, and a redrawing of national boundaries that recognise local interests and alliances may be necessary.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 7:55:25 AM

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Unless of course the west once again displays it's arrogance and does the redrawing itself.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 8:00:23 AM

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quote:

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...except you were, you got military forces bombing the shit out of ISIS and your military has been doing this ever since they started their war campaign. I don't know how any sooner your forces or any of the other allied forces could have gotten in there quicker, unless you mean a ground invasion just like with Iraq.

The Article is with the Yemeni's yes ISIS is being bombed but that is in Iraq and Syria. We have stayed out of Yemen in the current conflict between the local beligerent parties.

My mistake. Well, the Americans didn't exactly get involved the the Syrian rebellion or the Egyptian uprising, some countries simpky need to figure things out for themselves I guess. Personally I feel that our nations shouldn't be fighting over there, they should be supplying humanitarian aid, not weapons or troops.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 8:16:11 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Tkman117

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ORIGINAL: KenDckey

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tkman117

...except you were, you got military forces bombing the shit out of ISIS and your military has been doing this ever since they started their war campaign. I don't know how any sooner your forces or any of the other allied forces could have gotten in there quicker, unless you mean a ground invasion just like with Iraq.

The Article is with the Yemeni's yes ISIS is being bombed but that is in Iraq and Syria. We have stayed out of Yemen in the current conflict between the local beligerent parties.

My mistake. Well, the Americans didn't exactly get involved the the Syrian rebellion or the Egyptian uprising, some countries simpky need to figure things out for themselves I guess. Personally I feel that our nations shouldn't be fighting over there, they should be supplying humanitarian aid, not weapons or troops.

Actually the US has been directly involved in fighting in Yemen. The US regularly uses drones to launch missiles at suspected AQ targets. Notable victims include US citizen Al-Maliki, as well as other AQ members and the usual lots of civilians. It is rumoured that Special Forces are operating on the ground but this has never been confirmed officially.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 9:09:15 AM

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Of course... it all the US fault...These assholes have been killing each other long before oil...We tried to get these nations to help with the problems in the middle east for years... NOW they decide to fight....and for the wrong reasons.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 9:27:13 AM

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You say they are wrong. But they dont think they are wrong. Not everyone buys into you have to think like an American. Not even Americans think like that.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 9:44:49 AM

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You are right there Ron... but I'll bet you would agree with me that religion is the wrong reason to fight.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 9:59:49 AM

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But in one aspect or another, that is all wars. Gott mit Uns.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 10:11:08 AM

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Not all wars are wrong...at least for both sides... but in this one that is the case.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 10:12:19 AM

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Hey, we had the wars between christian and muslim.

Now we gotta sort out the Sunnis and Shias in Islam.

Somebody somewhere gotta be right.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 10:13:23 AM

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Personally, I think that Obama wants Yemen to fall and become a province of ISIS. That is why we aren't in the fight from the beginning.

Personally, I think that your post says more about you than the President.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 10:15:18 AM

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Me...

King of the world Butch would straighten things real quick...better than the UN anyway.

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RE: Things are getting hot fast in the Middle East - 3/27/2015 10:41:29 AM

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come down to reality butch:)

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