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On 2013-06-16, at 11:41 AM, Allan Harris wrote: > > > I agree. However, the "proxy" need not be limited to ideological or > capitalist/socialist conflicts. The war in Syria seems to be a religious one > between the Sunnis and |Shia, which makes the choosing of sides by the U.S. > particularly stupid. The states with predominantly Sunni populations (Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Gulf states) continue to have close economic and military ties to the US. Iran and Hezbollah are hostile to Western interests. The support of the US and other NATO countries for the Syrian opposition is not at all incomprehensible in these circumstances. ________________________________________________ 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
