Posted on 09/30/2015 1:04:26 PM PDT by Trumpinator
Syrians living in rebel-held areas of Homs province have seen a lot of destruction in four years of war, but say the Russian air force unleashed a whole new level of devastation in air strikes on their towns on Wednesday.
Jets flying at higher altitudes than the Syrian air force emitted no noise to alert the people below to raids reported to have killed at least 33 civilians, including children.
"We have been exposed to a wide range of weapons over the last five years, but what happened today was absolutely the most violent and ferocious, and the most comprehensive in the northern Homs countryside," said a doctor in the town of Rastan, speaking from one of the areas targeted by the jets.
"As I speak to you now the mosque minarets are warning of planes in the sky and warning that gatherings of people should disperse," he told Reuters, declining to be named out of fear for his safety.
He said the 11 people killed in the town, some 12 miles north of the city of Homs, included three children and their father who died along with two visitors when their home was hit. "It was as if the house never was," said the doctor, who helped treat casualties from the attack.
He and others on the ground had no way of knowing for sure the jets were Russian when they struck in the morning. But their altitude, the way they manoeuvred, and later reports that Russia had started air strikes, with Rastan among the targets, left them in little doubt.
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...and let’s not take 33 as a final number. I suspect that there are plenty of bodies buried in the rubble there too, not to mention that the Russians are just getting started.
That, from my perspective, would be the ideal scenario! However, it ain't gonna happen. Russia is way too strong. They will be in control of the Middle East and its invaluable resources for decades to come. It will help them grow even stronger for their other expansionist missions, such as in Eastern Europe, and whatever it is they are planning to do together with the ChiComs, who they have building a very tight relationship with over the past decade or so.
Meanwhile, the FR Putinistas, like Trumpinator (aka, Putinator), will be waving their little red flags and blowing kisses to the Russian troops as they go storming into other countries.
The Soviets are getting their military geared up for the Gog-Magog invasion of Israel as predicted in Ezekiel 38 & 39. But, Israel has nothing to fear from this invasion because the Bible says that Jesus Christ Himself will destroy the Russian and Iranian armies, along with others. No worries. The LORD will handle it
Without Saudi campaign contributions, who's going to own our Washington D.C. political class? As almost everyone in our local, state, and federal government are for sale to the highest bidder, who's going to fill the void?
And that, Sir, is the downside. Who's going to own us next?
Yeah, there’s is absolutely nothing stopping Vlad from shooting both barrels. They’ve already alienated Vlad as much as they can afford, have no will to stop him militarily, and don’t really have anything to gain from doing so. He gets to move in, ruthlessly clean up Obama’s/EU’s mess, and form an indestructible alliance with Syria, a newly emancipated and $150 billion richer Iran, and Iran’s proxy Iraq. He’ll then control what % of the world’s oil? Well done Obama. Mission accomplished.
The mosks should have been among the primary targets.
Close, but I consider the third group to be about 50 or so college students that want to form a Jeffersonian Democracy there, where all sides live and sing peace songs together.
That’s good enough for Obama and McCain, but for some reason the Russians don’t see how they can prevail. Maybe the Russian have figured out something that our best minds cannot?
All nine of them?
At this point, anyone we claim is our ally is deeply suspect in my view.
I wonder if they’ve improved since the days of their miserable showing in Chechnya.
Assad doesn’t fight ISIS, Russia doesn’t fight ISIS. Sad.
How many divisions does he have?
“Jets flying at higher altitudes than the Syrian air force emitted no noise to alert the people below to raids “
You don’t hear the jet on a bombing run until after it has passed and by then it’s usually to late.
This is utter complete crazy crap! Looks like Putie could give an f about ISIS.
I wouldn't be surprised in the least if ISIS was actually a Russian invention, created for the sole purpose of given them 'reason' to invade other countries. They create instability, then they 'come to the rescue'. Sort of like the power-seeking firefighter who deliberately sets fires in order to make people think he's this 'wonderful' hero for being first on the scene to put it out.
Knowing Russia, their history, and how they operate, you really can't put anything past them.
“moderate rebels “
Somehow that just doesn’t make sense. :-)
Any islamo jighadi target is a good one. Gotta start somewhere.
By now it should be apparent that Obama's goal is to use US military force to first clear the way for, and then install, the Islamic World Caliphate. Bonus options include using the same US military and NATO support to reduce or destroy White Christian resistance to Islam and that same Islamic Shariah World Caliphate.
This includes provoking Russia into a military conflict with the United States. This is an attractive option for a well protected Obama because a seriously weakened or destroyed Russia cannot oppose a World Caliphate or Islam. Additionally, a seriously weakened or nuclear damaged United States cannot oppose a World Caliphate, should the American people awake, and remove Obama and the DemoRats from power and America's support for Islamic expansion.
It also should be apparent that Obama and many ruling DemoRats are immune, beyond blackmail and control by anyone, who, of that group, has faced any consequences for criminal acts or wrongdoing lately?
Since none wear uniform how do we know who is or is not a civilian?
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