Scaremongering?
Aug 25th 2014, 10:09 am
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Scaremongering?
Long time lurker here. I've just read this:
Fractures in Arab Gulf alliance a greater threat to oil security than Islamic State - Telegraph
Should we be worried?
Fractures in Arab Gulf alliance a greater threat to oil security than Islamic State - Telegraph
Should we be worried?
Aug 25th 2014, 5:55 pm
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Re: Scaremongering?
No. There are always fractures. It's what desert tribes do best.
Aug 25th 2014, 6:02 pm
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Re: Scaremongering?
Very true.
Aug 26th 2014, 6:43 am
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Re: Scaremongering?
UAE and Egyptian planes reported to have attacked Qatari funded islamist militants in Libya. bit of a bigger fracture?
BBC News - Libya crisis: US 'caught off-guard' by air strikes
BBC News - Libya crisis: US 'caught off-guard' by air strikes
Aug 26th 2014, 8:32 am
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Re: Scaremongering?
Nice to see the US condemning outside interference there.
Aug 26th 2014, 11:59 am
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Re: Scaremongering?
So you're suggesting that "fractious", whether applicable to those elsewhere or not, is not an accurate description of the historic (and possibly current) relationships of the tribes of the Middle East? This at time when Syria, Libya and Iraq are in the grips of essentially tribal driven, and supported, warfare.
Aug 26th 2014, 1:44 pm
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Less than 70 years since the bloodiest conflict in History - main focus was in Europe, not the Middle East. A lot of dead in Asia too !
Aug 26th 2014, 3:30 pm
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ps your English grammar is deteriorating.
Aug 26th 2014, 3:31 pm
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Re: Scaremongering?
Or should I say you are exposing your lack of understanding regarding idioms?
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Aug 26th 2014, 4:31 pm
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Re: Scaremongering?
Go easy on the lad, he's only 12. And his mum took away his internet access for the last few days so he's all eager to get those sticky fingers on the keyboard.
Aug 26th 2014, 5:06 pm
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So what's the history between the UAE and Qatar? Why is this kicking off now?
**ignoring the squabbling**
**ignoring the squabbling**
Aug 26th 2014, 7:16 pm
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Re: Scaremongering?
So you're suggesting that "fractious", whether applicable to those elsewhere or not, is not an accurate description of the historic (and possibly current) relationships of the tribes of the Middle East? This at time when Syria, Libya and Iraq are in the grips of essentially tribal driven, and supported, warfare.
No, what I am saying is that comments such as those should be scrutinized specially when they are made by an European. Historically speaking Europe has always been the most violent content in terms of the number of inter-fighting wars and the scale of these wars. I strongly believe that the only life line that is keeping the integrity of present Europe is wealth, you take that wealth away from Europe and the whole content will go back to its old habit of territorial, ethnic, religious, and what have you wars. But to be fair I have to exempt the Scandinavians lot from this equation.