Posted on 06/20/2014 12:28:44 PM PDT by Rusty0604
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken by phone to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, expressing Moscow’s support for his action against the militant offensive. Putin confirmed Russia’s “full support for the Iraqi government’s action to quickly free the territory of the republic from terrorists,” the Kremlin said, adding that Putin and al-Maliki also discussed bilateral cooperation.
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Clever Vlad fills power vacuum.
Obamao denied airstrikes on Al-Qaeda, Putin wouldn’t.
But we have sent 300 troops.
The new alignment.
Here we as saying that Nouri al-Maliki must go and Putin is saying I got your back.
vlad is lining up for another obama slapdown.
russia had absolutely zero influence in the middle east when obama took office. now, by the time he’s gone, israel will probably have aligned itself with the only (semi)superpower with a spine.
Well, Maliki’s enemy is Iran’s enemy is Bashir Assad’s enemy is Putin’s enemy.
“adding that Putin and al-Maliki also discussed bilateral cooperation”
You got it.
The reason Obama is so skinny is because guys like Putin eat his lunch on a regular basis.
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