Posted on 09/12/2015 6:22:30 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The growing rift between the United States and Russia over concerns that Moscow is employing its military to protect Syria's embattled president appeared to widen Friday when a Russian official called for military cooperation with Washington in order to avoid "unintended incidents."
The comments were made after Western intelligence sources told Fox News that Russia escalated its presence in the Middle East country days after a secret Moscow meeting in late July between Iran's Quds Force commander -- their chief exporter of terror -- and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Officials who have monitored the build-up say they've seen more than 1,000 Russian combatants -- some of them from the same plainclothes Special Forces units who were sent to Crimea and Ukraine. Some of these Russian troops are logistical specialists and needed for security at the expanding Russian bases.
President Obama warned Russia on Friday against “doubling down” on sending support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, calling the pursuit a "mistake."
"But we are going to be engaging Russia to let them know that you can't continue to double-down on a strategy that is doomed to failure," Obama said at a Maryland event.
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President Obama warned Russia on Friday against “doubling down” on sending support for Syrian President Bashar Assad ....
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Or what? He’ll call Putin bad names? Not invite him for a round of golf? Putin plays hardball, always. Obama has no balls.
KGB Colonel vs community organizer, who is going to win that one?
I'm heartsick that our DC leadership is on the side of ISIS and Saudi Arabia, working for the destruction of civilization.
Putin is playing chess while zero is playing putt-putt golf
Maybe Russia thinks Obama was telling the truth when he said he would be more flexible after 2012 election, or maybe the reset button didn’t work?
My money is on a World War III before Obama leaves office. The daily intelligence briefings will however be edited to reflect “all is well” by the administration. They are doing it now, so doing such editing will naturally accelerate to improve his legacy.
No contest!
Did you know 50 CENTCOM analysts have filed an IG investigation because their reports were being skewed to favor what obama wanted to hear? That is pretty amazing
Good news is the Iranians are joining the Russians in combat so maybe obama won’t be willing to order our pilots to kill Iranians
Also today it was announced that Germany is joining the Russians to fight ISIS as the ony realistic way to stop the refugee flow
France too, and Spain and others calling for support of Russia
So that only leaves obama and Cameron as dumb and dumber to prefer ISIS over Assad
1/3 is master over 2/3, and when that is painfully obvious, we have Bob Corker to turn it upside down to make it formally OK!
Our constitution has been gutted by not this president, but by those charged with defending the constitution failing to do so. Sickening and perhaps impossible to recover from.
Mygosh, where does this leave Ukraine in this crazy mess the US created?
That's the difference between White Communists and Black Communists.
"I've got a pen, and I've got a phone"
F Russia!
“KGB Colonel vs community organizer, who is going to win that one?”
Bear Whisperer or Bare Lisper(er)? I’ll have to get back with you on that one .....
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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In other words, our sphere of influence, stay out. An accident more likely with Israel.
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