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I wish to thank you for your steady and significant analytic contributions to Iranian affairs and U. S. policy in the Middle East. My students often refer to your website as a reliable and revealing source of information and commentary.
I liked your article ‘Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War’..I really liked it. The war with Iran is something that interests me a lot, and concerns me too. I have a blog where I wrote an artcle about Iran vs the military industrial complex. It would be nice to get feedback from you. Regards Chris
Thank you Doctor Beeman on your Iran reporting from the NYT. The American people do not receive accurate information on the Middle East and, therefore, experience difficulty separating fact from fiction.
ISIS wants a caliphate, involving taking over all of Syria. Yes, I think that would be bad, probably, for the reasons I read elsewhere- that the wealth and weapons of a country would be at the disposal of a group of fanatics that do threaten people who live other ways than them.
However, consider a few things:
– the immense death and injury and mental pain/injury toll of civilians in Iraq(when there was no good reason to go in)
– the ongoing effects of destroying infrastructure that supported civilian welfare in Iraq
– the failure to understand the situation they were going into and have a plan for the ultimate outcome that was realistic and cared for the people involved in Iraq
– the fact that there were rebels against the Assad government in Syria before ISIS came.
– the fact that Iran is fighting in favour of Assad in Syria.
-Assad is formally the current leader of Syria.
My questions and ideas are these:
How can Isis be attacked and beaten in a final way, unless a stable and strong state of Syria remains after the war against ISIS in Syria?
What would be the nature of such a state and how can it be planned for?
How much ongoing commitment would be required of foreign troops and are foreign nations willing to give that commitment?
What powersharing agreement should be aimed for, and should this be agreed BEFORE the West aids Syria to overcome the attack by ISIS?
If Assad is going to rule after ISIS is banished, then how can he hold a strong enough government without the support of his country men and women?
Can the West get Assad to agree to an ongoing power sharing arrangement with other factions in Syria, including those who were rebelling against him, and help him thereby hold a stable and strong government for all the people of Syria? (Preferably before aiding him to maintain control of his country?)
What is Assad doing against ISIS- does he have an army that tries to defeat ISIS, and can it be helped in anyway to gain in strength and capacity, and is that desirable?
How can the effects on the civilian population of Syria be minimised?
Does the US intend merely to invade and conquer Syria, annexing it as an American state, and would that be better for the people of Syria or worse, than the current situation, and better or worse than the situation of Assad running Syria with a powersharing arrangement?
What do the people of Syria and Assad and Iran want?
I think these questions need to be answered before the West becomes more fully involved in attacking ISIS in Syria.
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