Originally Posted By: King Brown
....no one has a trump card. My guess is the Turks will become the dominant regional power, and US will have to stickhandle warily....

....The Turks, casting their eyes southward, don't want to be dependent on Russia's energy. The Iranians will have their hands full with Turkey. It's the old game....


Interesting possibilities. It does though seem like the shady cave dweller with a vest bomb or AK and a mall, has more world influence than a conventional military. I'd also question if Turkey couldn't somehow or another come up with their own energy.

Seems like if the money is followed, qatar wants to be a big dog in the region. As mentioned, cair gets hundreds of audiences with the current folks and policy reflects it. I wonder if aj America becomes a player when propaganda needs to be released on Sundays for the talking point of the coming week.