Posted on 09/14/2015 12:21:08 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
WASHINGTON — Russia is using an air corridor over Iraq and Iran to fly military equipment and personnel to a new air hub in Syria, openly defying American efforts to block the shipments and significantly increasing tensions with Washington.
American officials disclosed Sunday that at least seven giant Russian Condor transport planes had taken off from a base in southern Russia during the past week to ferry equipment to Syria, all passing through Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
Their destination was an airfield south of Latakia, Syria, which could become the most significant new Russian military foothold in the Middle East in decades, American officials said.
The Obama administration initially hoped it had hampered the Russian effort to move military equipment and personnel into Syria when Bulgaria, a NATO member, announced it would close its airspace to the flights. But Russia quickly began channeling its flights over Iraq and Iran, which Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said on Sunday would continue despite American objections. . .
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That’s okay...we can counter them with our F-35’s.
(that’s a joke)
Obama will send them a harshly worded letter.
(He’s a joke on us).
“Escalate Tension With U.S.”
I can’t see them from Kansas so I don’t care.
The bear is on the move. He has until a year from January to do just about whatever he wants to do in the Middle East. He knows there will probably never be a better time than now. This will make Israel feel even more existentially threatened.
The most frequently used line in describing the Obama administration!
Just ANOTHER “In Your Face America”. They know what they are presently dealing with.
How long before Obama and the MSM employees start screaming “Putin is a racist!”?
“How long before Obama and the MSM employees start screaming “Putin is a racist!”?”
They tried that a few years ago, as you recall.
the world Media pretty much laughed it off.
I wonder if there’s a reason why we should have stayed out of Syria.
McCain, Obama, what next Mensa candidates?
In all seriousness, why wouldn’t Russia, or most anybody else, do whatever they darn well pleased. Everyone knows Obama can’t do anything. He is a cheap porcelain prince presiding over a paper tiger - of his own making.
“The Obama administration initially hoped it had hampered the.....................”
Military
Healthcare system
Growth of jobs
Building the economy
Sanctity of marriage
Calling islamists savages terrorists
Etc.
The joke in Moscow is..... What did vlad have for lunch?
Barack Obama’s
LMAO...your right!!!!
Doesn’t Bammy have a vacation, fundraiser or a tee-time schedule to concern him?
I mean, how long does Michelle have to wait between vacations?
C’mon - everything is fine in the world. This stuff isn’t important.
Cue the MSM with more liberal agenda propaganda.
And one more ping for the moment
Nature hates a vacuum.
We have seldom, if ever, had a more vacuous foreign policy.
Oh, puleeeeze.....as is Putin would even bother with wimpy little liberal surrender words coming from Dorkbama the Muslim.
Go back to golf, Dorkbama. You aren’t even good at that, but at least you’re having as much effect there as you do anywhere else you miserable lying failure.
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