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To: kabar
Russia will veto any UN resolution that proposes the use of force against Syria.

I'm inclined to agree with you, but what do you think Russia's reaction will be if we strike without a UN resolution to do so?

I keep wondering if this whole thing is a Russian trap. Putin conceivably can make a statement that Russia will defend it's ally if the West unilaterally attacks Syria without a U.N. resolution (which the West can't get because Russia will veto it.) This would leave Cameron/Obama in a totally untenable position. If "we" attack anyway, then as another poster suggested, Britain loses a ship or two, say, via Russian sub, and THEN what do Cameron/Obama do?

In the only polling I've seen so far (TV) the opinion was running well over 80% that we should stay out of any involvement in Syria.

140 posted on 08/25/2013 11:10:05 PM PDT by Paul R. (We are in a break in an Ice Age. A brief break at that...)
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To: Paul R.
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142 posted on 08/25/2013 11:15:38 PM PDT by spokeshave (While Zero plays silly card games like Spades - Putin plays for keeps.)
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To: Paul R.

I wonder if boy bigears is being told how unpopular his Syrian sand trap is.
And if so, in what heavy handed way he will ignore it.
Or if instead his advisors paint rosy images of children throwing flowers at his feet as people rejoice.
It could be like in the Soviet politburo where the ministers presented only what the supreme soviet wanted to hear, because to do otherwise meant a nine millimeter brain hemorrhage.


143 posted on 08/25/2013 11:19:33 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free.....)
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To: Paul R.
I'm inclined to agree with you, but what do you think Russia's reaction will be if we strike without a UN resolution to do so?

Nothing except for some verbal protests and possibly sending more arms to Syria. There will be NO Russian military action.

183 posted on 08/26/2013 6:51:55 AM PDT by kabar
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