Posted on 09/29/2016 12:58:04 PM PDT by orchestra
In the most dramatic diplomatic escalation involving the Syrian conflict in the past years, yesterday John Kerry issued an ultimatum to Russia, in which he warned his colleague Lavrov to stop bombing Aleppo or else the US would suspend all cooperation and diplomacy with Russia.
24 hours later, this appears to be precisely what is about to take place, leading to an even greater geopolitical shock in Syria. According to Retuers, the United States is expected to tell Russia on Thursday it is suspending their diplomatic engagement on Syria following the Russian-backed Syrian government's intense attacks on Aleppo, U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity.
Why now and what happens next? According to US officials, the Obama administration is now considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault on Aleppo, including military options. According to Reuters, the new discussions were being held at "staff level," and have yet to produce any recommendations to President Barack Obama, who has resisted ordering military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country's multi-sided civil war.
However, now that diplomacy with Russia is set to end, this will give the greenlight for Obama to send in US troops in Syria, with Putin certain to respond appropriately, in what will be the biggest military escalation in the Syrian proxy war in its five and a half year history.
Weakness breeds military confrontation. Strength breeds cooperation.
Obama isn’t going to send any troops to fight in Syria
Remind me again, why are we even participating in Syria? What makes Assad any worse than the murderous thugs we are supporting?
He already did
Generals... prepare to hear the words... “Nice plan. Approval is denied” ... and without explanation, respectful or otherwise...
Ooh! Scary John Kerry... I imagine that Vlad is peeing his pants right about now... Either that, or he’s wrestling a tiger or a bear for kicks!
Plenty.
Those maniacs in hitlery’s camp are going to get us all killed. Vote Trump as if your life depends on it, because it literally does.
“Obama isn’t going to send any troops to fight in Syria”
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$5 says obama’s “military action” involves transporting C-17 after C-17 of Syrian refugees to the US of A.
To late it has already happened.
This is going to smoke out the Witch. No way Trump’s going to blunder into a war with Russia over Syria, while she probably will do an August 1914.
We are the hired military of Saudi Arabia and they want Assad gone because his old man’s regime forged tight ties with the Iranians
In 2007 Kerry and his wife were wining and dining with the Assads and Pelosi and the democrats were thumbing their noses at Bush foreign policy and Nan went trundling over to Syria in a headscarf to court Assad as a reformer
Funny what a couple billion in weapon purchases can buy the Saudis these days ...
Plus our Pentagon boys get to chest bump the Russians’ latest military equipment
And every American should know this: If Hillary gets elected, the chances of a US-Russian clash somewhere would grow GREATLY.
Obama: Incompetent and lazy, not overly reckless.
Hillary: Evil, and very reckless.
Trump: The only sensible adult on this list.
they are fodder for the oligharchy to pass around a few more trillions among themselves...
oh, I forgot...the pensions...
Assad was the only one trying to keep the islamo whackos at bay. The the rest of the worldly morons chimed in. Even some on here blamed him for the troubles.
Putin and Assad are just doing what needs to be done. Taking out the trash.
Zero and kerry are idiots and islam apologists.
Just read today.....US troops just outside of Assad town.
Which, under the Constitution, Obama has absolutely no right to do.
Yepper!
And he protected the Christians in Syria.
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