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Syria War - China's strategic slip?

Any Middle East country supporting the US's aggression in Syria and then eventually Iran have to be short-sighted fools. Countries like Saudi Arabia think it's a good thing the US take down a major competitor like Iran but do they not realise that once that happens, that only strengthens the US's hands more in negotiating oil prices and if they (ME countries) don't like the terms, then the US could easily turn on them too. The perpetuation of the cancer that is the petrodollar only leads to more wars and human suffering.
 
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Usually just watching ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7edeOEuXdMU
 
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An interesting article



What will Russia do?

Prof. Dugin, the world faces right now in Syria the biggest international crisis since the downfall of the Eastern Block in 1989/90. Washington and Moscow found themselves in a proxy-confrontation on the Syrian battleground. Is this a new situation?

Dugin: We have to see the struggle for geopolitical power as the old conflict of land power represented by Russia and sea power represented by the USA and its NATO partners. This is not a new phenomenon; it is the continuation of the old geopolitical and geostrategic struggle. The 1990s was the time of the great defeat of the land power represented by the USSR. Michail Gorbatchev refused the continuation of this struggle. This was a kind of treason and resignation in front of the unipolar world. But with President Vladimir Putin in the early years of 2000, came a reactivation of the geopolitical identity of Russia as a land power. This was the beginning of a new kind of competition between sea power and land power.

How did this reactivation start?

Dugin: It started with the second Chechen war (1999-2009). Russia by that time was under pressure by Chechen terrorist attacks and the possible separatism of the northern Caucasus. Putin had to realize all the west, the USA and the European Union took side for the Chechen separatists and Islamic terrorists fighting against the Russian army. This is the same plot we witness today in Syria or yesterday in Libya. The West gave the Chechen guerrilla support, and this was the moment of revelation of the new conflict between land power and sea power. With Putin, land power reaffirmed itself. The second moment of revelation was in August 2008, when the Georgian pro-western Sakashwili regime attacked Zchinwali in South Ossetia. The war between the Russia and Georgia was the second moment of revelation.

The Syrian crisis is now the third moment of revelation?

Dugin: Exactly. Maybe it is even the final one, because now all is at stake. If Washington doesn´t intervene and accept the position of Russia and China, this would be the end of the USA as a kind of candidate of a unique and super power. This is the reason why I think Obama will go far in Syria. But if Russia steps aside and accepts the US-American intervention and if Moscow eventually betrays Bachar al-Assad, this would mean immediately a very hard blow to the Russian political identity. This would signify the great defeat of the land power. After this the attack on Iran would follow and also on northern Caucasus. Among the separatist powers in northern Caucasus there are many individuals who are supported by the Anglo-American, Israeli and Saudi powers. If Syria falls, they will start immediately the war in Russia, our country. Meaning: Putin cannot step aside; he cannot give up Assad, because this would mean the geopolitical suicide of Russia. Maybe we are right now in the major crisis of modern geopolitical history.

So right now both dominant world powers, USA and Russia, are in a struggle about their future existence…

Dugin: Indeed. At the moment there is no any other possible solution. We cannot find any compromise. In this situation there is no solution which would satisfy both sides. We know this from other conflicts as the Armenian-Azeri or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is impossible to find a solution for both sides. We witness the same now in Syria, but on a bigger scale. The war is the only way to make a reality check.

Why?

Dugin: We have to imagine this conflict as a type of card game like Poker. The players have the possibility to hide their capacities, to make all kinds of psychological tricks, but when the war begins all cards are in. We are now witnessing the moment of the end of the card game, before the cards are thrown on the table. This is a very serious moment, because the place as a world power is at stake. If America succeeds, it could grant itself for some time an absolute dominant position. This will be the continuation of unipolarity and US-American global liberalism. This would be a very important moment because until yet the USA wasn´t able to make its dominance stable, but in the moment they win that war, they will. But if the West loses the third battle (the first one was the Chechen war, the second was the Georgian war), this would be the end of the USA and its dominance. So we see: neither USA nor Russia can resign from that situation. It is simply not possible for both not to react.

Why does US-president Barrack Obama hesitate with his aggression against Syria? He did he appeal the decision to the US-Congress? Why does he ask for permission he doesn´t need for his attack?

Dugin: We shouldn´t make the mistake and start doing psychological analyses about Obama. The main war takes place right now behind the scenes. And this war is raging around Vladimir Putin. He is under great pressure from pro-American, pro-Israeli, liberal functionaries around the Russian president. They try to convince him to step aside. The situation in Russia is completely different to the situation in USA. One individual, Vladimir Putin, and the large majority of the Russian population which supports him are on one side, and the people around Putin are the Fifth column of the West. This means that Putin is alone. He has the population with him, but not the political elite. So we have to see in the step of Obama administration asking the Congress a kind of waiting. They try to force the pressure on Putin. They use all their networks in the Russian political elite to influence Putin´s decision. This is the invisible war which is going on right now.

Is this a new phenomenon?

Dugin: (laughs) Not at all! It is the modern form of the archaic tribes trying to influence the chieftain of the enemy by loud noise, cries and war drums. They beat themselves on the chest to impose fear on the enemy. I think the attempts of the US to influence Putin are a modern form of this psychological warfare before the real battle starts. The US-Administration will try to win this war without the Russian opponent on the field. For this they have to convince Putin to stay out. They have many instruments to do so.

But again: What about the position of Barrack Obama?

Dugin: I think all those personal aspects on the American side are less important than on the Russian side. In Russia one person decides now about war and peace. In USA Obama is more a type of bureaucratic administrator. Obama is much more predictable. He is not acting on his behalf; he simply follows the middle line of US-American foreign politics. We have to realize that Obama doesn´t decide anything at all. He is the figure of a political system that makes the real important decisions. The political elite makes the decisions, Obama follows the scenario written for him. To say it clearly, Obama is nothing, Putin is everything.

You said Vladimir Putin has the majority of the Russian population on his side. But now it is the peace time. Would they also support him in a war in Syria?

Dugin: This is a very good question. First of all, Putin would lose much of his support if he does not react on a Western intervention in Syria. His position would be weakened by stepping aside. The people who support Putin do this because they want to support a strong leader. If he doesn´t react and steps aside because of the US pressure, it will be considered by the majority of the population as a personal defeat for Putin. So you see it is much more Putin´s war than Obama´s war. But if he intervenes in Syria he will face two problems: The Russian society wants to be a strong world power, but it is not ready to pay the expenses. When the volume of these costs becomes clear, this could cause a kind of shock to the population. The second problem is what I mentioned already, that the majority of the political elite are pro-Western. They would immediately oppose the war and start their propaganda by criticizing the decisions of Putin. This could provoke an inner crisis. I think Putin is aware of these two problems.

When you say the Russians might be shocked by the costs of such a war, isn´t there a danger that they might not support Putin because of that?

Dugin: I don´t think so. Our people are very heroic. Let us look back in history. Our people were never ready to enter a war, but if they did, they won that war despite the costs and sacrifices. Look at the Napoleonic wars or World War II. We Russians lost many battles, but eventually won those wars. So we are never prepared, but we always win.

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It is not in China's interest now to confront the West over Syria at this moment in time.

10 years from now, the Chinese reaction could be different.

China is in a difficult position, knowing that the US is determined to install it's puppets in as many critical countries in the world as possible, but it is nowhere near strong enough to put up much resistance now, either economically or militarily.
 
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It is not in China's interest now to confront the West over Syria at this moment in time.

10 years from now, the Chinese reaction could be different.

China is in a difficult position, knowing that the US is determined to install it's puppets in as many critical countries in the world as possible, but it is nowhere near strong enough to put up much resistance now, either economically or militarily.

Please. The Soviets were even less than what the Chinese are now, yet they did as they pleased regardless. China lacks the ability to take major risks. They always look for a safe way out.
 
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I smell WW9 coming only NUKES talk. No more PEACE or UN as there is actually no UN for US why we need UN let NUKES talk. blah blah....
 
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I don't know the extent of Russia's interests in Syria but if Russian could not stop the bombing of Belgrade--their Slave brothers!--then I don't think Russia is going to get too deeply involved to protect Syria. ...

Russia has a naval base in Syria located at Tartus. It is Russia's only naval base outside of the former Soviet Union.

If Asad falls, Russia's ability to project naval power abroad will be crippled, hence, we see so much Russian resistance to an attack on Syria.
 
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Please. The Soviets were even less than what the Chinese are now, yet they did as they pleased regardless. China lacks the ability to take major risks. They always look for a safe way out.

Yea, our government may not be elected, but they must drive the economy forward at all cost. They will be held accountable, maybe not in the Western way, but if you mess up, you time is over.

The Russians still have the old mentality that you project power politically regardless of economy, it's been there since the Tsar days.

We have understood, economy is might. People are flocking to the US and listening to them because they got the cash. The Russians can try as they may, but nobody ever says they are running to Moscow and not New York.

Once we can rival the US in economy, the rest is simple.
 
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China doesn't want Syria to fall, because entire middle east under control of US--->bad for China.
China doesn't want US to be out of Syria too quickly, because that means US is heading towards East Asia instead---->bad for China.

China wants US to be boggled down in Syria.

Then China needs to stop warning us from going in then right?
 
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Then China needs to stop warning us from going in then right?

Lol, China dont want to make you cry. Remember when China try to sell weapons to those country, US was screaming and flew to China for blockage. So we will not to go into the war, US will cry again and bragging all day long like last time they have to flew to Beijing for stopping china to sell weapons. Remember now OldGuy?
 
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land power represented by Russia and sea power represented by the USA and its NATO partners.

How exactly is Russia a global land power comparable to NATO's naval reach?

On topic, Russia won't do anything because the US will stop short of regime change in Syria. That change will be done through the FSA proxies, not directly by US bombing, so Russia will have no justification to get directly involved.

China doesn't need to do anything since Syria is primarily Russia's concern.
 
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4) Syria is close to China's bottomline, Iran is.

Therefore, Russia and China are against the war. So Russia sent 5 warships there and China parked 071 class "Jinggangshan" at a Saudi port - very close to the Med.

By not taking Syria as THE red line, defending it very casually (mostly orally in fact in UNSC) and preparing loosely ( at least it seems), are Chinese central govt strategic planners making a very dangerous blunder at this key moment?

I believe China is making a wrong move strategically by not showing enough muscles, which helps enboldening neocon planners' decision, rightly or wrongly, sending a wrong signal that China will back off in the end.

Syria has never been in China's sphere of influence and it isn't up to China to stand up to America there. China doesn't have any mutual defense treaties with the Syrian government, and almost all of Syria's military hardware is from Russia, not China. Russia has been delivering ammunition and replacement parts and economic aid to Syria..

China's traditional allies and protectorates are all in east and southeast asia.

During the Ming dynasties, China's main protectorates were the Sulu Sultanate (Moro), Malacca Sultanate (Malaysia), Champa, Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa), and Korea. By Qing times, Malacca was gone, Vietnam crushed Champa, Japan invaded and annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom and Korea, and the Sulu Sultanate was invaded by Spain and then America.

China should do something about the current American backed regime in the Philippines, like expel the Philippines from the Kalayaan islands in the Spratlys and host the Moro National Liberation Front (Nur Misuari's faction) there. Palawan island is near Kalayaan and Palawan is claimed by MNLF-Misuari as part of Bangsamoro. Palawan used to be part of the Sulu Sultanate.

America has a defense treaty with the Philippines and there are America soldiers stationed on Mindanao which assist the Philippines against the Moros (under Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines) so China can't attack the mainland islands of the Philippines, but the Spratly islands provide access to Palawan.

China also needs to support reconciliation between the MNLF and Malaysia and convince Malaysia to break free of American diktat, Malaysia already told America to buzz off when America tried to make Malaysia turn against China over the Spratly islands.
 
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this is not our war stay out of it

lol, you know what they say...

First they came for the Iraqis I said this is not my war, then they came for the Libyans and again I said this is not my war, then they came for the Syrians and I said this is not my war....then they came for us and there was nobody to come to the rescue.
 
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After Syria they will go for Iran

And then the whole ME oil will be under US control (GCC, Iraq, Iran etc.)
If not for Syria China should definitely intervene if US attacks Iran
 
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The CPC is under CIA control. The CPC is now just like the Qing dynasty being a stooge to the west. China should have given a strong response to the Yankees, but we give nice responses. We agree to western sanctions on our friends like North Korea and Iran. The CPC is now just an American puppet party.
 
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