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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Our Not So Tranquil World, Part II

(Image by Lisa Benson)
Our not-so tranquil world could be not-so tranquil for a long, long time.

David Brooks wrote an op-ed in the NYT a few days ago, postulating how the current shootout between Israel and Hamas, is just one several current, or latent, overlapping conflicts. 

This conflict overlap could then merge into a Perfect Middle East Firestorm, that may take decades--or more--to extinguish.

Opinions among friends range from:

If were all lucky it'll be the...Thirty Years' War Redux...

...to...

...More like 100 Years War, with off and on flare-ups...

...Or even the Crusades in reverse.

No matter how long the flames burn, Team Obama has certainly been less than helpful as the world's "lead from behind" fire brigade...

(Image by Chip Bok)

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