19-Dec-11 World View - Iraq destabilizes as Americans leave

[John]

19-Dec-11 World View -- Iraq's government destabilizes after Americans' departure

Egyptians shocked by video of army beating veiled woman protester

** 19-Dec-11 World View -- Iraq's government destabilizes after Americans' departure
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/cgi ... 19#e111219


Content:
News alert: North Korea's president Kim Jong-il is dead
Egyptians shocked by video of army beating veiled woman protester
Hamas moves away from violence in deal with Palestinian Authority
Rumors abound that Turkey's Erdogan is seriously ill from cancer
Iraq's government destabilizes after Americans' departure
American withdrawal from Iraq widens rift between Turkey and Iran
Iraq headed for further political chaos
China announces restrictions on Cantonese broadcasts
Video of Egyptian woman beaten in Tahrir Square


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, North Korea, Kim Jong-il, Egypt,
Tahrir Square, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, SCAF,
Hosni Mubarak, Kamal al-Ganzuri, Syria, Iran, Hamas, Fatah,
Palestinian Authority, Islamic Jihad, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
Turkey, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Supreme Military Council,
China, Mandarin, Cantonese, Guangdong province

[Trevor]

If Egypt really is going to collapse into civil war, they may decide to redirect that anger towards Israel. They haven't fought since 1973, and since Egypt is in a or close to a crisis era, they're not going to just make peace when things get difficult this time around.

When I heard Kim Jong II was dead, I was about to celebrate until I realized that this meant the younger generation would take over and they would have less hesitation launching a war.

From what you've said about Iraq, it sounds like they don't want either country meddling and they don't want to get caught in the middle of a power play between Turkey and Iran. Even if they desire a closer relationship with Iran, perhaps because they don't want a repeat of the Iran-Iraq war, it doesn't mean that they will want them meddling in their affairs.