Putin's reaction.
Posted on 09/05/2015 3:53:46 PM PDT by Mariner
BEIRUT (AP) — Anti-government violence erupted Saturday in a southern Syrian province that had largely stayed on the sidelines of the country's civil war. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports suggesting that Russia was planning to expand its military support for Syrian President Bashar Assad prompted a warning from the U.S. that such actions could lead to a confrontation with coalition forces.
The violence in Sweida province, a stronghold of the Druze minority sect, followed the killing of a prominent cleric in rare explosions Friday that claimed the lives of at least 25 others, activists and pro-government media said. Rioters holding the government responsible for the cleric's death destroyed the statue of late Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad and besieged security offices, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other activist groups said.
In Washington, the State Department issued a statement after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to express concern over unconfirmed reports "suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian military build-up" in Syria.
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No good can ever come from supporting Jihadis. Even if they are fighting our enemies.
Or else what?
That's why I doubt Putin has even heard the warning yet. His aides don't want to interrupt happy hour.
Syria and Russia have been allies for over 50 years.
Putin's reaction.
He is laughing at the notion of any OBozo Regime swats of the Purse.
Currently in Syria the primary players in the game are Assad, Isis and Al Nusra.There are no “moderate” rebels left. The fifty that were left and Mr Obama spent a half billion training to make it look like he was doing something got killed as soon as they were let loose in the field or ran away.
Of the three entities currently fighting, one terrorizes Israel and certain Middle East Sunnis but poses no direct threat to the US and the other two want to terrorize Israel, Middle East Shia, non islamists and the US and the West. I think I will choose door number one on this one.Looks like Mr Obama is going with doors 2 and 3.
I wish the place would stabilize so that we wouldn’t be overrun with immigrants. Contain it or we will have Syria world wide.
Russia = “We’re sooooo scared ...”
Russia and Assad are the shortest path to stability.
We should just look the other way.
I don’t like either but I agree with you. Contain this mess.
“Russia = “We’re sooooo scared ...””
I just imagine a President Trump will boost our energy production, offer it to our allies, and drive Putin, the Chinks, and the ME into financial ruin! That’s the weapon to employ. All these bastards are teetering on the brink of financial disaster right now.We could be in the driver’s seat today if it weren’t for the crooked, inept half-breed, Commie, illegal alien we have in the White Hut.
Obama/Kerry “warns Russia?”
warns Russia????????
Obama/Kerry??????????????????????????????????
ha ha
it must be very difficult indeed for AP to write such stories with straight face
And they donkt want their president to laugh himself to death.
And they donkt want their president to laugh himself to death.
Funny Putin clip. Nice.
Russia and Assad are the shortest path to stability.
We should just look the other way.
Well, Putin certainly didn’t like the fact that Ukraine overthrew his toadie. He may have take the Crimea and be in the process of taking back Eastern Ukraine, but Putin would much preferred that it never happened at all.
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