History might repeat itself. China joined the Korea War when the visionaries in China saw that if N. Korea lost, war would be fought on China's soil. They fought against odds, that is, the mighty armies of the world at that time and they did not lose. Now it is Syria's time. Will Syria join the fight in Lebanon and let the war be in Lebanon? The problem is Syria borders Israel and Syria is too weak. Wait and see what is the new middle east promised by US. For China, Afghanistan holds the key to the control of the world. From there, you gain access/control over Iran, Iraq and Russia, the energy bottleneck of the world. Russia fought there and failed. Now US is fighting there and is trying to hold on. You have to wonder why the superpowers were/are interested in such a barren country. The Game has just started.