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A proxy war has sometimes been compared to Vietnam and Korea. Both countries were "proxies" for the U.S. (South V. and South K.) and the Soviet Union and China. The Syrian government would be the proxy for Russia and Iran, the Syrian rebels would be the proxies for the U.S. ________________________________ From: Marv Gandall <marvga...@gmail.com> To: alnh...@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [Marxism] What is a Proxy War? | Darth Nader On 2013-06-15, at 11:30 PM, Louis Proyect wrote: > What is a Proxy War? > Posted by DarthNader ⋅ April 13, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments > > Is what’s happening in Syria today a revolution, a civil war or a proxy war? Robert Fisk is reporting in today's Independent that Iran is sending 4000 troops to Syria. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-to-send-4000-troops-to-aid-president-assad-forces-in-syria-8660358.html ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
