Russia says US airstrikes without UN mandate would be act of aggression

The Jerusalem Post ^ | September 11, 2014

[NorthMountain]

I think putin is a bloody hypocrite, and he's welcome to STFU.

My opinion of Bam-Bam is well documented on this forum.

[McGruff]

Were they smiling when they said it?

What, did I say something funny?
I always ask for permission before invading countries.

[stremba]

Russia? Really. My irony meter’s going bonkers with this one. I guess shooting down commercial airliners is not an act of aggression? I guess invading your neighbor’s not either?

[onedoug]

Eff the UN and their...families.

[Chad_the_Impaler]

Take out Assad’s air force and air defenses. It is the only way to protect our pilots.

[tcrlaf]

Back to EXACTLY where we were, one year ago.

[Mike Darancette]

I can’t see where bombing Islamic militants in Syria doesn’t help Assad.

[stocksthatgoup]

Crimea river Putin!

[stocksthatgoup]

Crimea river Putin!

[silverleaf]

exactly

Syria and Iran are both being kept out of the “coalition” even though both are avid enemies of IS0 why?

because 0bama's real target is not IS but Assad

I think he and Juan McPain are planning Libya/Qaddafi redux

and just look how well that turned out

but qadaffi didn't have the world's 2d largest nuclear power (Putin) as an ally

[livius]

Theoretically, we’re attacking ISIS. But the “rebels” that we are supporting actually ARE part of ISIS.

So how does attacking Assad help defeat ISIS? It doesn’t. He’s been their worst enemy.

[Chad_the_Impaler]

So how does attacking Assad help defeat ISIS? It doesn’t. He’s been their worst enemy.

Actually, no. Assad has been attacking the "moderate" rebels and leaving ISIS largely alone, until recent months. Assad worked with the ISIS precursor group (Al Qaeda in Iraq) to attack Americans in Iraq. Assad and the ISIS members were working together as partners during the occupation of Iraq!