US hegemony in Middle East is ending

[CHIMO]

A recent arms deal between Russia and Syria has raised the prospect of a new cold war in the Middle East. Foreign Policy's Josh Landis, for example, suggests that unconditional US support for Israel will draw Moscow back into its pre-1989 role as supporter and arms supplier for the enemies of Tel Aviv and Washington.

Yet Russia's return to Syria, whether it be the sale of MiG-29s or building a naval dock on the Syrian coast, is not the action of a superpower challenging US hegemony as it was in 1945-89 but rather an assertive regional power taking advantage of the emerging power vacuum in the region. Instead of a new bi-polar cold war, regional powers such as Russia and Turkey are increasing their influence at the United States' expense.

The idea of a new cold war has gained currency in some quarters for the wrong reasons. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad himself told La Repubblica last week that "Russia is reasserting itself. And the cold war is just a natural reaction to the attempt by America to dominate the world".

In the same interview he asserted that there was a new triple alliance between Syria, Turkey and Iran – part of a "northern alliance" that Damascus has been trying to construct against Israel and the US – with Russia now cast in the role as superpower benefactor.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/31/us-hegemony-middle-east-ending

[mdmc]

1. so long and thanks for all the fish..

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. Cold war? I disagree. This is going to get nasty in the region, and quicker than I think we realize

[Angry Dragon]

3. GEEE.......I can hardly wait for the next arms build-up

I am tired of war, I am tired of hate, I am tired of intolerance.

I want this garbage to stop and I have no idea where to begin when the leaders of the world could care less about the people they are suppose to protect and care for.

[bvar22]

4. They don't need Mig-29s.

A waste of money.
All they need is several thousand Shoulder Fired Heat Seeking & Wire Guided Missiles distributed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the USAs position in the Middle East will become untenable.