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19 Jul 06

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: A sense of the wider conflict emerges

  • Barnett's not so down on the "big bang" theory. I'm not entirely sure how he differentiates between "failure" and just having a whole lot of bad options, though. - gregwythe on 2006-07-19

  • Many have called that strategy "failed," and yet look how it still plays out. Iran and Syria, both openly named as potential "who's next?" candidates, are clearly pre-emptively striking out. Some will naturally see this as Iran's answer to the offer made by the Bush Administration recently--thus the logic of direct action against Iran looms larger.



    Me? I just see the logic of the Big Bang giving us what we always wanted: decision points for the region's dictators. The choice right now is to force some larger security engagement (the settling of issues that Iran has signalled it is interested in pursuing, but not in any venue that discusses ONLY their pursuit of nukes--go figure!) or to take action pre-emptively to rule out American-led invasions.

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