Posted on 10/08/2015 2:03:26 AM PDT by Reaganite Republican
Why would they?
And just think of the irony- Obama abandoned the (NATO member) Poles and Czechs to their own fate when he withdrew W's plans for missile-defense in central/eastern Europe... ostensibly to make nice with the Kremlin. But NATO pledges of support 'within days' mean little when you've already been turned to ash.
Then they watched in horror as Putin shredded Ukraine and put more missiles in Kaliningrad, right in Europe's face.
NOW the Russians -who we supposedly sold-out NATO members to befriend- are showing the entire world what a bunch of feckless, undependable, and downright dangerous 'friends' the United States can be... as every single village the 'Free Syrian Army' held is bombed flat by Sukhoi fighter/bombers.
This is a lot bigger than just allowing Moscow Middle East influence they've been aggressively seeking for 70 years- it's about destroying US credibility utterly. It's also handed Putin the golden opportunity to show the world how he'll never abandon an ally -like Assad- no matter how tough things get.
A lot of us think BHO actually wants to emasculate the US for good, to end it's dominance as the world's sole superpower. On that count, our Defeatist-in-Chief is actually kicking butt. But our enemies do indeed appear to be his friends, producing a deeply-damaging effect on US prestige... the fog and confusion produced Obama's unhinged foreign policy is as demoralizing to (those how used to be) our allies as it is to we Americans.
I'll bet this Syrian kid with a piece of Russian shrapnel in his forehead doesn't think much of our rapidly-fading 'superpower' status-
***PING***
The moral of the story. Never give the Russians a reset button. Especially if you label it as an overcharge button. And yes, they have been using that overcharge button where ever they can overcharge Obama.
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Ovomit has treated Bibi like feces and that is why they do not get along. It did NOT START with Bibi, it started with Ovomit’s desire to embrace the Muslim Brotherhood and his fellow Muslims.
There is a reason that Bibi has openly objected to Ovomit’s policies, he has indeed ABANDONED allies and embraced enemies. It is plain to see for anybody tracking world events since this Community Organizer, unfortunately, came to power...
I am thinking that Obama is the enemy and not Assad and not Putin.
He is simply aiding and abetting the enemy either willingly or through an insane sense of justice in the world.
It's NOT FAIR that the US HAD hegemony over certain areas of the world, let some other country bear the burden for a few decades. That is what he is doing, shying away from conflict and argument by being a passive idiot.
Boy, talk about a win win win win for Ivan...
Obama is the gift that keeps on giving.
Im not sure there is a US backed rebel group.
indeed!
Ask the Lao hill people.
obama set them up by refusing to meet and discuss troop location and us intersts with putin...
putin is doing what obama said he was doing.... KILLING ISIS
of course obama lies and recently the dod revealed the “moderate” insurgent anti-assad story was a hoax... so in fact oabma has been drafting, funding and training and arming ISIS.... while lying to america as usual...
Our Islamic rebels are terrorists by another name. They will keep taking our weapons and training whenever we offer it. However, they are not “on our side.”
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