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powder keg (show of force in middle east)
Powder keg: Largest joint exercise in Middle East history- troops, tanks, planes and even Russian nuclear subs | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond
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- 25-06-2012, 01:16 #2Senior Member
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Well if they want to play in NATO and Israel's backyard they must want to live in interesting times.
The Syrian Army might be a bit busy at the moment though.Guinness. It's the first food group.
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I thought the biggest ever war games exercise in the Middle East was GWI, huge thing with great live fire exercises.
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BS, no way the Chinese would touch this with a barge pole.
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Originally Posted by petergriffen
Quite right. Syria is useful to them, but not THAT important. It might also get in the way of business/trade, which is their first concern.
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The whole thing is BS and was denied by the Syrian Gov. last week, the source is a single Iranian news agency & a bit of wishful thinking.
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Think you may be right. I cannot find any other reference to Chinese warships passing through Suez since March. Originally Posted by Biscuits_Brown Haven't had an accident in years. See a lot in my rear view mirror though.
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- 25-06-2012, 14:10 #9I'm not sure Fars News counts as a news agency in any sense we would understand the term. It is a mouthpiece for the Revolutionary Guards whom Reuters describes as semi-official. Originally Posted by Biscuits_Brown "Never served gopping sheeps cunt you say? If I pay him enough can he get me a gong?".
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I'd be a bit more concerned about the new Egyptian leadership forging closer ties with Iran!
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