Posted on 10/01/2015 2:40:50 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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It really, really sucks (and hurts my head) that I’m not sure who to believe. Our own Pentagon, or the Russians.
"Jihadi" does not necessarily mean "ISIS". Russia struck who they wanted to, and isn't inclined to be perfectly clear & honest when explaining their intentions to anyone else.
This is war, you (Mr. Kerry et al) see. It's not about talking until others agree to consent to you, it's about killing anyone who doesn't abjectly submit.
Russia is simply killing off Sunnis in general and trying to get control of Syria for Hezbollah and Iran. If allowed to complete their effort in Syria, they’ll focus more on Israel.
So in the war between Sunnis and Shias, the Russians support the Shias?
To what advantage is it of their?
Syria is for Syrians, all others are invaders...
The US under Bamster wants immediate and continuous movement towards the Muslim Caliphate over the world. ValJar is all in on this one
I am with the Russians as the others involved (US & Iraq) are dirty dirty on this one and ultimately Bam wants Israel GONE
For Good
Syria is just a base to use, they really matter nothing to the power monkeys in the Islamic world
Really?
Well they first need to understand what the Russians goal is before they can legatametally critique their strategy.
And their goal is to side with Assad and Iran against us.
Then steam roll both take control of oil assets that they like, and blow up the ones that will result in benefit for their economy.
O, and to mock and discredit the U.S. So our allies will no longer believe in us.
I’d say they are being very successful so far.
Trust neither governments, but one thing is for sure and that is Russia will deal with these people much better than the fairy in the white house.
Already they have took out a mosque which we would never be allowed to do under the fairy in chief.
I wonder if they bombed any aspirin factories.
Saudis are Sunnis and Saudi Arabia is pumping so much oil they have damaged Russia’s economy. Saudi wants the Russians out of Syria. The Russians are punishing the Saudis back. Iran is Shia. Iran is a huge arms customer of Russia’s.
Saudi Arabia backed the revolution hoping to overthrow Assad so they could install a friendly government that would allow them to run a pipeline to the Mediterranean. Once Iran goes nuclear it’s unlikely they’ll let the Saudis ship oil through the Straits of Hormuz. Iran also has an estimated 50,000 mines which could shut off the Red Sea. Once they have nukes they can pretty much do whatever the heck they want. The most we’ll do is send a strongly worded letter.
The Russians lie any time it’s convenient. All appendages of the feral government lie constantly.
Russian goals in the ME are coincident with Iran but not identical. Russia is broke. They are looking for Middle Eastern dollars to line their pockets. At the same time they get to stick a finger in the eye of the US and will end up with basing in Syria.
For their part Iran exerts influence in the ME, cranks up shia terrorism against us and Israel and sends petrodollars north.
Assad remains in power beholding to both Russia and Iran whose spheres of influence increase while the US is marginalized and Iran tamps down Russia’s Muslim problem.
Big win for Putin and shia nuts.
Syria is 74% Sunni Muslim.
Assad is an Alewite which is a Shia sect of Islam.
The Alewites and Shias (Assads power base) are outnumbered 4 to 1.
Trust that Assad populated the the officer corp (certainly the pilots) with Alewites and Shia. Assad would NOT want a disgruntal Sunni pilot dropping a bomb on his palace or defecting with a fighter jet.
Given the demographics, we can assume Assads infantry (the grunts) was majority Sunni. They have long since deserted or otherwise have no interest dying for Assad.
You CAN NOT take back and hold territory with air strikes, tanks and/or artillery strikes => UNLESS you have infantry to occupy the territory.
Russian air strike are not a game changer. There is a sniper rifle sticking out of every rat hole in Syria, Russian air strikes won’t change that.
Should have TAKEN THE MESSAGE of their “brothers in arms” that are re-populating Europe...rather than trying to dodge Russian bombs, as the Russians don’t care if they “break a few eggs” to achieve their objectives. But they did not - Jihad in the Middle East was JUST TOO TEMPTING, now they pay.
“doomed to failure” because the Pentagon finds sitting on your hands much more effective in dealing with mad dog terrorists.
That's what the Iranians and Kurds are for.
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