Mideast War In Our Time? -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
The Syrian conflict threatens to draw America, Russia, and Europe into a wild inferno engulfing the entire Mideast.
An assassin’s bullet among sectarian tensions was all it took to push the European powers into the catastrophic “war to end all wars” in 1914. By slaying an Austrian archduke, a Serbian gunman triggered a chain of events that savagely changed the face of Europe by bringing about World War I.
It is a moment in history worth remembering as we once more teeter on a historical precipice.
When it comes to the Syria conflict, recent developments may hurl us off the cliff. A series of escalations—including Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, Hezbollah’s decision to openly send thousands of fighters across the border, and the European Union lifting its arms embargo on the rebels—have dramatically increased the risk level. And given the signs that planned U.S.-Russian-endorsed talks in Geneva might not even get off the ground, there is evident cause for worry. Close observers now worry the Middle East is on the brink of a wider war—one that will have as profound repercussions for the region as World War I had for Europe.
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My Comment: The conflict in Syria is already engulfing it's neighbors. The question that needs to now be asked is .... will it engulf everyone else. For the moment .... no one can give a definite answer.