tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post9001354993723537390..comments2023-10-05T08:44:09.303-07:00Comments on JG, Caesarea: Ross Douthat, "Spain Yesterday, Syria Today": Awaiting a Putin Cost-Benefit AnalysisJeffrey Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847518948270295312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067977173951690762.post-84758756826348013452015-11-29T06:44:47.464-08:002015-11-29T06:44:47.464-08:00about the Kurds; territorial integrity of nation s...about the Kurds; territorial integrity of nation states; Sunnis, Turkmen, Yazidis, other Kurds, teamUSA, some actual depth:<br /><br />http://warontherocks.com/2015/11/lessons-from-the-liberation-of-sinjar/<br /><br />no sign of a Russian Federation change in UNGA voting when it is about Israel:<br /><br />http://www.unwatch.org/un-adopts-6-resolutions-on-israel-0-on-rest-of-world/<br /><br />)<br /><br />—————————<br /><br />The Syrian Golan (A/70/L.17)<br />Extract: “Determines once more that the continued occupation of the Syrian Golan and its de facto annexation constitute a stumbling block in the way of achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.”<br /><br /><br />Vote:<br /><br />105 in favor<br /> 6 against (Canada, Federated States of Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Palau, United States)<br /> 56 abstentions<br /><br />[guess Hezbollah wants the Golan oil wells...]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com