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Mounting Evidence Putin Will Ignite WWIII
Observer ^ | 02/11/16 | John R. Schindler

Posted on 02/12/2016 8:46:51 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

Mounting Evidence Putin Will Ignite WWIII

By letting Putin get away with whatever he likes in Syria, Obama has created a deeply dangerous situation

By John R. Schindler 02/11/16 10:51am

Relations between Russia and Turkey have been dismal since late November, when a Turkish fighter jet shot down a Russian bomber on the border with Syria, killing its pilot. That began a war of words between Moscow and Ankara that ought to concern everyone, since the former has several thousand nuclear weapons and the latter is a member of NATO.

Kremlin propaganda against Ankara has increased of late, setting the stage for further confrontation. As I explained here last week, Russian media outlets initially blamed the Sinai crash of Metrojet 9268 last autumn on the Islamic State, an atrocity which killed 224 innocents, nearly all of them Russians-a quite plausible claim. However, the Kremlin has abruptly shifted course and now blames the mass murder on Turkish ultranationalist terrorists, without any evidence provided to support that explosive assertion.

Where things may be going between Russia and Turkey, ancient enemies who have warred many times over the centuries, was evidenced this week, when the Kremlin announced large-scale surprise military exercises in the regions of the country that are close to Turkey. Troops were moved to full combat readiness, the last stage before a shooting war, with Sergei Shoygu, the Russian defense minister, announcing on TV: "We began our surprise check of the military preparedness in the Southwest strategic direction."

(Excerpt) Read more at observer.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: china; communism; humor; looneytoons; russia; russiasyria; sillines; sorosdeflection; sovietunion; syria; turkey; ww3; wwiii
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1 posted on 02/12/2016 8:46:51 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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Sweden is apparently preparing for war with Russia.


2 posted on 02/12/2016 8:49:00 AM PST by MarMema
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To: TigerLikesRooster
The world always needs war somewhere to keep the global economy churning along.
3 posted on 02/12/2016 8:51:08 AM PST by The Iceman Cometh (The Democrats Must Lose In November)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Related article from Tass:

Putin says practice of Russian army's surprise inspections to be continued

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The Defense Ministry said the maneuvers involve up to 8,500 personnel, 900 units of military hardware, 200 aircraft and helicopters, as well as 50 vessels. The ministry said forces and facilities of the Central Military District are involved in the maneuvers.

4 posted on 02/12/2016 8:52:02 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
It is not Putin who has ignited the fuse that leads to WWIII, it is this idiot who has:


5 posted on 02/12/2016 8:55:36 AM PST by amorphous
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Yeah.. like Toy-Yip Errdogan and his support of ISIS isn’t a contributing factor..


6 posted on 02/12/2016 8:55:44 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Not a real risk.

1. The rest of the world has no chance without the United States.

2. Everyone in the world, on all sides, knows that Obama is a sissy who would never fight a real adversary.

3. Putin is not a moron and will back off once the United States has a real president.


7 posted on 02/12/2016 8:56:00 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Be on alert should the Pope go to Russia for a visit.


8 posted on 02/12/2016 9:02:10 AM PST by GBA (Here in the matrix, life is but a dream.)
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What do you think they will talk about if they meet?


9 posted on 02/12/2016 9:04:21 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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The Pope will give him heck for not being a good communist.


10 posted on 02/12/2016 9:06:21 AM PST by Gadsden1st
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You don’t wake up one day and find everyone deciding to have a war.

It starts bit by bit until everyone is involved

I maintain it has already started, and will INCLUDE civil war inside the USA


11 posted on 02/12/2016 9:08:47 AM PST by Mr. K (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

It has been the dream of every Russian Tsar since Peter the Great to take Constantinople the Bosphorus and the Dardenelles. Putin is no different.


12 posted on 02/12/2016 9:09:53 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

How is Russia igniting WW3 if Turkish troops go into Syria?


13 posted on 02/12/2016 9:10:01 AM PST by grania
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To: Jimmy Valentine

The Soviets also wanted to take Turkey.


14 posted on 02/12/2016 9:12:42 AM PST by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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I have no idea, but I've read prophetic stuff that says if the Pope visit event happens, then supposedly not long after the world changes.

I've kept that thought in the back of my head for a while now, but only recently has such a thing even seemed possible, let alone likely.

Anywho...just a "for what it's worth"...

15 posted on 02/12/2016 9:14:08 AM PST by GBA (Here in the matrix, life is but a dream.)
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To: amorphous

Obola created the crisis which is threatening Europe, Russia and the world, by supporting Al-Queda, overthrowing ME gov’ts, and Creating ISIS.
He has destroyed our remaining moral authority, which neutralizes America, both externally and internally.
Our military capability is demoralized by this terrible “Commander-in-chief”, via his lawless reckless actions.

This is all playing out like a Christian conservative end-times novel...


16 posted on 02/12/2016 9:14:19 AM PST by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: Pollster1

Im not sure it works exactly that way. Chairman O has weakened our military to the point theyre nothing like they were when he took office. Hes done this by PC (climate change, homs, women in combat etc etc), humiliating our military numerous times on an international stage, running off good officers replaced by those unquaified to run a war, prosecuring wars in name only, training with enemy militaries so they can get first hand knowledge on how we operate etc. Were beatable now even with a govt who isnt playing games. That and our economy couldnt sustain a protracted war. If Barry leaves office on schedule the damage is done of many years into the future. Our enemies know this and when they think its feasible attack.


17 posted on 02/12/2016 9:14:49 AM PST by 556x45
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Most of the damage to our military is quickly reversible. I have had access to enough information, including direct observation, to know that (1) Obama has tried to destroy our military in the ways you mention and more ways, and (2) the pathetic loser in our White House has to a large extent failed.


18 posted on 02/12/2016 9:17:20 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: grania

Basically, Turkey and Russia military could clash head-on in Syria, and it escalates into a full-scale war. Since Turkey is a member of Nato, U.S. and Nato would be pulled in.


19 posted on 02/12/2016 9:18:40 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: MarchonDC09122009
This is all playing out like a Christian conservative end-times novel...

Amazingly so. What we're seeing is like a reading of Isiah, Ezekiel, Mathew 24, and Revelation - and especially for us, those prophecies about the end of age Babylon.


If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear. - 2 Chronicles 7:14

20 posted on 02/12/2016 9:23:21 AM PST by amorphous
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