Syria Ain’t Baseball

When I used to think that baseball was important, I knew that you couldn’t tell the players without a scorecard.
The Syrian Cauldron

Over the ruined landscape of northern Syria, a number of core factors which today define the strategic reality of the Middle East are colliding.
The Syrian Descent into Hell

Russian warplanes on Monday bombed two Syrian schools and five hospitals in the Aleppo region, killing up to 50 civilians.
Threats

Hassan Nasrallah’s latest tirade is his threat to send missiles against an ammonia plant in Haifa.
Iran’s Revealing Defiance of the U.S. and U.N.

The latest act of defiance by Iran is an $8 billion dollar shopping spree, courtesy of its recently unfrozen assets, which were released because they supposedly convinced the IAEA that they have no plans to develop nuclear weapons.
The IAF’s Achilles’ Heel

The administration has rejected Israel’s requests for additional systems it could use to defend against Iran attacks.
Hezbollah Leader Threatens to Blow Up Israeli Chemical Facility and Kill Thousands

Hezbollah could defeat Israel in a conflict by bombing an Israeli chemical facility in Haifa, killing thousands, said leader of the Lebanon-based terror group Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel: Hezbollah Using Russian Technology to Target Israeli Jets

In the increasingly complicated Middle East, Israel must now face a new concern: Hezbollah forces in Lebanon have acquired radar technology which allows them to track Israeli fighter jets on reconnaissance missions over their northern neighbor.
Rubio is Right: Obama is Betraying America

The problem of Russian aggression in the Middle East was not brought up in the New Hampshire Republican debate.
Iran Infiltrates the West Bank

“The Patient Ones,” Al-Sabireen, are seeking Palestinians as a group to become an Iranian proxy in the region, and redoubling efforts to eliminate the “Zionist entity” and replace it with an Islamist empire.