Report: Russia warships to enter Syria waters in bid to stem foreign intervention

Haaretz ^

[jhpigott]

Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West that Moscow would resist any foreign intervention in the country's civil unrest.

[jhpigott]

ping

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Marking their territory.

[Thunder90]

The Chinese also support Assad, and may send assets in.

[commish]

So, in other words the Soviets are intervening to prevent intervention.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

I haven’t heard anybody talking about foreign intervention unless Turkey takes some action along its’ border in which case, Russian Naval vessels would be ineffective.

[SpringtoLiberty]

Red flag rising. Almost to half mast.

God help me store food this winter because spring time is when kings go off to war.

[txhurl]

That’s because the air defense systems Russians sold the region are demonstrated crap, and now Russia has to place REAL radar to help out in the event of a strike.

Probably in the fine print of the contract somewhere.

[dfwgator]

The Russkies can have Syria for all I care.

[no-to-illegals]

Can a pawn make a move of deception?

[jhpigott]

The port at Tartus, Syria is one of Russia’s only warm water ports they have basing rights at. Their opposition to any kind of foreign intervention that could jeopardize Assad’s rule is going to be strong.

[Tigen]

Is that a sinking ship I smell?

[Da Coyote]

Let ‘em have it. In fact, I’d love to see Russian rule over all Muslim lands.

The muzzies would soon learn the true meaning of martyrdom.

Without the 40 wenches awaiting....

[dfwgator]

Just as with Libya, Assad is a bad guy, but no guarantee his replacement will be any better.

[Pan_Yan]

Well that should keep us out. Only a moron would risk a war with Russia to support an Islamic uprising in the Middle East.

Oh, sh*t.

[dfwgator]

One of the drawbacks of the fall of the Soviet Union was the emergence of the Islamo-Fascist states in Central Asia, at least in Soviet times, the Kremlin kept them under control.

[dfwgator]

Only a moron would risk a war with Russia to support an Islamic uprising in the Middle East.

Clinton risked war with Russia over Kosovo.

[no-to-illegals]

Without the 40 wenches awaiting....

Times are hard. 72 down to 40.

[NeoCaveman]

Clinton risked war with Russia over Kosovo.

And in 2008 we almost risked war with Russia over 2 provinces of Georgia

[ken5050]

Do the Russians have ships that are stationed there year round..almost home-ported..or is it that they occasionally use the port as needed?..

Have they made imporvements to the port infrastructure..?