This is an element of the Arab Fall that we can all get behind, although as usual the law of unintended consequences is still in effect. BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Arab League deepened Syria’s international isolation on Sunday by imposing a battery of economic sanctions meant to sever most trade and investment from the Arab world, an unprecedented step against a member state.....They were a psychological jab as much as an economic one, further eroding Syria’s longstanding claim to be the heart of Arabism, a claim already battered by the country’s suspension from the league two weeks ago. So why should we care when a collection of oil-soaked despots tells one of its members to pound sand? Well in this case the pounding is to be done to Syria's chinless ophthalmologist Assad and that is a net good for all of us. Syria is a Baathist regime of Alawi Shia in majority Sunni country. Its greatest ties are to Iran, and its fall would greatly weaken both Hezbollah and Hamas. These terror groups are supported at the behest and control of Iran and do huge damage to the stability of the region. The ouster of Assad makes it possible to break this axis and potentially end up with a more benign entity right next to Iraq. The Arab League may claim this was done in response to the slaughter of protesters by Assad's forces, but the larger factor is a desire to thwart Iran. The Sunni Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia comprise the bulk of Muslim Arabs, but the Shia Crescent of Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon has long been a concern for them. Especially in light of the expansionist influence of the Iranians. Throw in the Mullahs nuclear ambitions and bats**t crazy Twelfth Imamism and I think their fears are legitimate and we ough to share them. So like the rest of the upheaval in the Middle East, we have no idea what the end result of this will be. But that is no reason to avoid changes that weaken tyrants and tyrannical regimes. The fall of Assad in Syria would hurt Iran and several terror groups allied with it. That is good for the whole area and the rest of us as well. Let's hope this happens soon.
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Nov 27 2011, 11:12 PM
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