Posted on 12/13/2017 4:17:41 PM PST by Texas Fossil
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said, “We will continue to work through all our partners to try to stabilize the country.”
Spokesperson Nauert commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Russian soldiers will be pulled out of Syria and said, “If Russia chooses to pull out, certainly, that is its choice to do so, but we continue to work through all our partners to try to stabilize the country.”
US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert answered questions about Syria in the daily press briefing.
Nauert said the following on the question about Russian President Putin’s announcement that Russian soldiers will be pulled out of Syria:
“Russia may consider its job in Syria to be done. Our job in Syria is not done. And when I say “our,” I don’t just mean the United States, I mean the entire coalition. There are still pockets of ISIS. The country still needs to be stabilized. (…) If Russia chooses to pull out, certainly, that is its choice to do so, but we continue to work through all our partners to try to stabilize the country.”
Nauert stated that the US remains committed to the Geneva process on Syria and said, “We believe that the future of Syria will not include Bashar al-Assad, but that is ultimately up to the Syrian people and the Syrian voters to decide.”
Force are in motion among the coalition to contain Turkey and Iran. It will be seen if there is enough heavy weight among the Coalition to make it work.
Erdogan invaded near Kobani yesterday. And Lost a vehicle, 2 dead soldiers and some injured. They retreated. Kurds have advanced anti tank weapons of some kind. Don’t think they are US but are effective. I’ve seen videos of them using those weapons.
Sounds like Russia has decided they have accomplished their purpose.
This is the 3rd or 4th time Putin has declared “Mission Accomplished.” I doubt anything much changes in Syria.
I don’t believe that is how we will exit Syria.
Kurds never tried to overthrow Assad. They avoided conflicts. US hit some of Assads forces defending the SDF. In all cases I know about the driving force of all those incidents were the Iranian forces in the SAA. The Allowites are a very small portion of Syrian population, they have relied very heavily on the Iranian elements. Regular SAA are probably less than 40% of Assads military. He is very dependent on Quds, Hezbollah and other Iranian forces.
The peace process failure has never been because of Israel.
The so called Palestinians have always been the problem.
Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital is inevitable. Palestinian forces will never agree to peace with Israel. They simply don’t want peace. They want to destroy Israel.
Nauert: If Russia chooses to pull out, certainly, that is its choice to do so, but we continue to work through all our partners to try to stabilize the country.”
Moslem: A new process has begun in Syria and the Middle East
https://anfenglish.com/women/moslem-a-new-process-has-begun-in-syria-and-the-middle-east-23617
Maybe Russia will reduce the combat air support that they have been providing - that would be significant, but able to be reversed quickly.
Maybe Russia will reduce the combat air support that they have been providing - that would be significant, but able to be reversed quickly.
ISIS is Islam. There is no reason to think defeating ISIS is even possible. It doesn’t matter what name it calls itself, it’s all Islam. The US is crazy to try to depose a relatively sane leader in an otherwise insane Muslim middle east.
Putin does not desire a conflict with the US. I think he is concerned about being in the middle between US and Iran.
He basically says he does not want in that fight.
So, Here we are.
I think Assad wants to take Russia’s advice but is deeply indebted to Iran.
Both Assad and Iran saw what we did helping the Kurds. It should have been enough to dampen their enthusiasm for a conflict with the US military. But in Iran and Turkey’s case, I doubt they ‘got it’.
I agree with that.
I will say that I have always bought into the idea of a rolling Islamic terrorist setting anyway, so I take it for granted the same folks move from one terrorist movement to the next.
Whether it’s al Qaeda today, or the Muslim Brotherhood tomorrow, or ISIS next week it’s all the same deal.
We will be mopping them up in 2780, if the can’t grow out of their 500 AD mindset.
A known quantity as a leader who isn’t your cup of tea, is still exponentially better than the next prospect you know nothing about up front.
He has a track record, and you know pretty much what he will and won’t do.
That’s the best we can hope for IMO.
Stay in the region and keep some lines of communication open and set reasoned limits.
Thoughtful post, but my position is what it has always been:
Bring our troops home and put them on our borders, ban Islam in western nations, close all mosques, and deport all Muslims. Then institute a pet-the-pig requirement to board a plane or enter a western nation. Let the Muslims fight each other in their own crappy countries.
Yeah, I know it will never happen, but I can dream, can’t I?
Academically speaking...
I do not see our two societies being able to blend.
Islam is not set up to blend, but to conquer. We can kid ourselves, but if we’re observant we can’t deny reality.
Ultimately, I recognize that you are right about Islam in the Western nations. Look, I support them living as they wish in their Islamic society. I don’t want to tell them how to worship their prophet. That however is the extent that I can go to. Do it in the old country, where your beliefs are dominant.
What I recognize as a real dilemma, is how do you respectfully get folks to return to the Middle-East, once they are here. I have contemplated resettlement payments. I’m not sure what else to do.
I think the Western Nations either move Islamic people back, or we are going to see societal disruption and terrorism escalate beyond imagine.
Now this hearkens back to the days when some folks simply wanted folks out based on an avoidance of mixed races. This is not that. This is based on Islam’s inherent demand that societies surrender to their demands. It’s just unavoidable.
The Islamist moves in and demands Sharia law. They do not want o live under our justice system. That’s just a no-go for me. Live in our society or return to where they have a society you agree with. Not trying to be mean, just sensible.
Christianity/Western civilization and Islam do not co-exist.
Stuff gets blown up. People die.
Are Christians doing this to the Islamic people in our nation? No. The Islamic are doing it to us.
Obviously it isn’t all of them. Sadly, what can we do to protect ourselves other than move the Islamic out.
This is a dilemma I am not happy about. If someone has a resolution to this that I haven’t considered, I’m open to hearing it and contemplating it.
Our society and way of life has as much right to survive as any other.
It will not, if we do not recognize a problem and take measures.
Again, I am not entirely comfortable with this mindset, but I really see no other way to avoid serious social strife, and many more dead citizens including members of Islam and Christians.
Mosques are targets too. That saddens me, but what can I do about it. All I can do is observe and try to come to some rational conclusion.
Assad will see that he alone cannot un-invite Iran from Syria.
Iran full well knows our capability - but have not be shy about confronting us, from the hostages in our embassy in 1979’ the Beirut Marine barracks bombing in 1983, though the thousands of IEDs in Iraq.
Turkey under Erdogan is a new problem for us and the region, but Iran is a well known opponent. They have come to Syria to establish de-facto rule, like they did with Hizbollah in Lebanon.
Russia has not withdrawn from Syria:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3612581/posts
Still true.
Heather is looking a tad pale and careworn these days.
Syria.
Iran has or is in the process of annexing a route through Iraq, Syria, and along the Golan into Lebanon (with its ally Hezbollah which runs Lebanon) to achieve access to the Med. Iran is stationing some battle-hardened troops 10km from Golan border; this is pre-positioning for an invasion and take over of the Golan - in conjunction with a coordinated attack by Hamas to the south.
The US State Dept (which historically hates Israel) has just announced the sale of 12 billion in sophisticated arms (helicopters, comm gear, night vision, etc) to Lebanon which is to say arms for Hezbollah and perhaps Iranian al-Qods troops.
As long as US troops are in Iraq and Syria, they present a check on Iran’s top military general, Senior General Soleimani ‘s plans. Withdrawing them means Iran has a green light to invade Israel (a standing goal of the mullahs that run Iran). So yes, we do have an interest in Syria: preventing a major regional war in the ME.
ISIS and Al Qaeda currently operate freely on the Golan border with tacit approval from Israel.
It seems more likely that is why battle hardened pro-Assad troops are gathering in the area.
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