Posted on 12/09/2024 5:31:22 AM PST by marcusmaximus
When Vladimir Putin took the reins of power in a post-Soviet Russia in shambles a quarter-century ago, he immediately set about restoring Moscow's status as a global power.
It took 15 years, but Russia heralded its military intervention in the Syrian civil war as proof of its return as a force to be reckoned with on the international stage.
Moscow leveraged that image to expand its influence throughout the Middle East and beyond as a counterweight to the West.
Now, the fall of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, a key ally of Moscow, has dealt a serious blow to Russia's great-power ambitions.
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Assad's ouster represents not only a reputational hit to Russia but likely a major strategic setback.
Syria is home to two major Russia military installations: an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartus. The latter is Russia's only warm-water naval base outside the former Soviet Union and provides Moscow access to the Mediterranean Sea.
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The Israelis should say that the naval base was taken over by ISIS and that’s why they had to destroy it. That would leave Russia SOL.
Great idea!
You hate Ukraine. You don’t love Russia. Your unrequited love affair is with Vlad Putin. Same as about 20 other FReeeeping loony birds.
>>>>You hate Ukraine. You don’t love Russia. Your unrequited love affair is with Vlad Putin. Same as about 20 other FReeeeping loony birds.<<<<
Please name the “about 20 other FReeeeping loony birds” who are having “unrequited love affairs with Vlad Putin”.
I don’t expect dennisw will answer your question. Zeepers are best with Hillary-like Russia smears without substantiation.
West🌍 Turns Attention To Syria 🔍 Russians Advance Towards Pokrovsk🏙 Military Summary For 2024.12.09
RUAF Reach 2nd Line of Defense Near Pokrovsk | Renew Encirclement Threats of Entire Kursk Grouping
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America First in everything. And save you photos of that Commie monster.
The z gravy train is coming to an end.
Recycled headline hysteria from the invasion of Crimea and Ukraine.
Putin is so slapped! Lol.
“Your comment pretty much indicates that you don’t understand where Russia and Iran were in this war. They won’t stay because the people that won, were bombing and killing the Russians two days ago. There isn’t much of a chance that they are allowed to stay“
lol.
Yes, I know that you admire Communists.
Who said you have no sense of humor?
You are loony as it gets. Just going by your vituperative posts of course. Loony for Putin is still up in the air.
How ‘bout you and Jon Pr. wrestle for the top spot?
Congratulations! Your favorite head chopper now rules over Syria.
I know you will smile and applaud as Christians, Druze, Kurds, Alawites, women and other minorities are burned alive in cages and beheaded by the new Islamist regime. Sharia Law for everyone!
Any individual who would choose Radical Islam over Russia is evil and a psychopath.
Posting a man who killed 50 Million people waring a Maga hat is not funny.
I know that you seem to prefer other Countries to the US. I stand with America First and Trump.
You and maximus are two peas in a meatgrinder pod that we have no reason to be in.
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