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Aleppo's fall would be win for Russia, defeat for U.S. in Mideast
Reuters ^ | 05 December 2016 | Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed

Posted on 12/07/2016 7:50:43 AM PST by Lorianne

U.S.-backed moderate rebels' loss of the eastern half of Syria's largest city Aleppo to Russian-backed government forces would be a defeat for President Barack Obama's efforts to promote democracy and defeat terrorism in the Middle East, U.S. officials conceded on Monday.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; trumpstillwinning; trumpwinsagain
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To: Lorianne
The co-author of this Rrhoiders piece is named Arshad Mohammed.

Will read with a grain of salt.

21 posted on 12/07/2016 8:08:39 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standairds at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Lorianne

Al-Reuters. This is very, very bad article.


22 posted on 12/07/2016 8:08:55 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: KC_Conspirator

Yes, but it is evidence of the psy-ops the media has been conducting trying to make us believe that Russia is the enemy and Al Queda is our ally.


23 posted on 12/07/2016 8:14:10 AM PST by Lorianne
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To: spokeshave
New Cruzbot logic. Fighting a war inside a Russian client state with Islamic terrorist who want to kill us as allies is “in the strategic insert of the USA.”

Read what your “allies” did when they too Aleppo you hysteric twit.

Are you really this fundamentally ignorant of all geo poltical facts?

Quit lying to yourself that your posting have any rational base. Just admit all you are doing here is more of your usual habitual whining that Cruz lost the primary to Trump.

24 posted on 12/07/2016 8:14:24 AM PST by MNJohnnie (This revolt is not ending, it is merely beginning.- Pat Caddell)
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To: Lorianne

“defeat for U.S.”

Hogwash. We have no US interests in Syria and never have. It would be a huge failure for Obunghole and his attempt to topple the government of Syria and hand it to his jihadi buddies, but it wouldn’t be a defeat for the country.


25 posted on 12/07/2016 8:15:15 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

Agreed. This “fake news” at its fakiest.


26 posted on 12/07/2016 8:16:07 AM PST by Lorianne
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To: Pearls Before Swine

“Barky must be one confused man...”

I don’t think he’s confused. Sunnis, shiites, communists, socialists, anarchists, the common denominator to all these groups is that they hate America just like Obama does. He doesn’t care that they happen to hate each other, as long as they hate America more, he’s good with that.


27 posted on 12/07/2016 8:17:03 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: Lorianne

No.dog.in.fight. Kerry needs to learn “JOBS” is not a three letter word.


28 posted on 12/07/2016 8:20:08 AM PST by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Lorianne

Just because the DiC and the former SoS wanted to topple Assad in whatever way possible doesn’t mean America wanted that


29 posted on 12/07/2016 8:28:36 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: W1_hooyah

upgraded dog food


30 posted on 12/07/2016 8:29:29 AM PST by xp38
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To: Lorianne

I dont suppose they’ve talked much to the Aleppo citizens forced to live and act as human shields for the “moderate rebels”, about whether they prefer peace order hospitals and freedom from beheadings crucifixions and shelling - under Russian and Syrian control


31 posted on 12/07/2016 8:46:17 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Lorianne

Says Arshad Mohammed, for Rooters.

How many Mohammeds do we have working for the Mainstream Press and telling us that Muslims are wonderful? Hundreds, I believe


32 posted on 12/07/2016 8:57:18 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Lorianne
Aleppo's fall would be win for Russia, defeat for U.S. in Mideast

Aleppo's fall would be win for Russia and for the West, defeat for Barack Hussein.

33 posted on 12/07/2016 9:07:11 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Lorianne
How is the defeat of ISIS a loss to America?

I can see how the destruction of ISIS/al -Qaeda is a loss to President Obama, John Kerry Qatar, the Saudis and other supporters of ISIS, but I don't see how it is bad for America.

Silly me, I thought we were at war with al Qaeda

34 posted on 12/07/2016 9:07:41 AM PST by rdcbn ("There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alt)
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To: Lorianne

It’s always about Barry. Always.


35 posted on 12/07/2016 9:14:37 AM PST by Organic Panic (Gentrification in America. Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: Lorianne

I hate to say this, but unless demonstrated otherwise, the mideast NEEDS to be governed by Strong Men. And then we need to cut deals with those strong men. Basically we will allow them to exist as long as they keep their crazies in line.
The Shaw of Iran, Saddam Hussein, Khadafy, and Assad, those guys might have been terrible people, but they were self serving enough to be able to cut deals with.


36 posted on 12/07/2016 9:23:52 AM PST by Paradox ("Wishing for a tautology to enact itself is not a strategy.")
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To: Pearls Before Swine

“Barack Obama and his friends,”

McStain!


37 posted on 12/07/2016 9:41:23 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Lorianne

Thats correct. And sad. Knee jerk defending the current admin; and stupid.


38 posted on 12/07/2016 10:05:20 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Lorianne

Good, hope the Russians win. We’ve been supporting terrorist - or rather, Obama has been supporting terrorist like ISIS (who he lovingly calls ISIL)


39 posted on 12/07/2016 11:09:34 AM PST by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: Lorianne

I can live with this loss.


40 posted on 12/07/2016 11:39:15 AM PST by castlegreyskull
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