Fiorina: Us Should Secure No-fly Zone Around US Backed Anti-assad Rebels, ‘Be Prepared’ To Use Force

Breitbart ^ | 9/30/15 | IAN HANCHETT

[jimbo123]

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina argued the US should “secure a no-fly zone around anti-Assad rebel forces that we’re supporting” and “be prepared” to use force against Russia if need be on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.

Fiorina said, Well, first, we know what’s going on. Syria and Russia, who have had a longstanding relationship, Iran, and Iraq, are forming an unholy alliance. Russia’s intentions are to shore up, and stabilize the Assad regime. ISIS is sort of a camouflage. There is no doubt, that Russia will be conducting airstrikes against anti-Assad rebels, whether or not they happen to strike a few ISIS folks as well is, I don’t know, to be determined. Here’s what we need to do immediately, I believe. First, not only can we not withdraw our air support, but I believe we must tell the Russians that we will conduct — we will secure a no-fly zone around anti-Assad rebel forces that we’re supporting. This is a tricky maneuver, it’s a dangerous maneuver, but it’s a maneuver that we must undertake, because we must make it crystal clear to Russia that they do not get to move into the Middle East, and become the dominant outside power, which is clearly their intention.”

When asked if these means the US might use force against Russian aircraft, Fiorina answered, “Well, hopefully not. hopefully, if we are signaling clearly to the Russians our intention, it will not come to that. But if it does come to that, I think we must be prepared.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

White Europeans kicking the crap out of Islamic militants.. I’m still having a hard time trying to figure out why that’s a bad thing

[yadent]

If I’m not mistaken, it was about securing Syrian territory for a Saudi natural gas pipeline to Turkey. It would be an alternative energy source for Europe in lieu of Russian natural gas. Follow the money......

[Psalm 144]

She thinks this gives her swagger. No wonder she crashed not one but two companies.

[Fhios]

She’s done for. Trump is leaning towards isolationism. We have so much more to deal with things closer and problematic, like Mexico and South America.

[Oldexpat]

The girl has to pretend to be tough. Big problem with female execs.

[eyedigress]

I agree with you. Russia is securing her energy monopoly and no better time than now.

[bert]

so, as an Obama hippie pacifist, you prefer a peaceful death to war

[ScottinVA]

Which US-backed anti-Assad rebels? The ones turning their weapons over to al-Nusra or the five we spent a half-billion $ to train?

[JustaCowgirl]

No kidding. We already have a POTUS who doesn’t have a clue, but thanks anyway, Carly.

[sunrise_sunset]

not only that, they can now start pressuring Saudi Arabia,, who has been dumping oil on the world market.

[Buckeye McFrog]

yeah, well, it did wonders for Goldwater...

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Seems to me we should be deploying ABM systems in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, ... RIGHT AWAY!

[Enterprise]

I am standing here beside myself breathless with joy at her leadership. Be prepared to use force against the Russians, and be prepared to hopefully not use force. Such Genius!

[Buckeye McFrog]

I had always figured that Islam would eventually meet its end at the hands of either the Russians or the ChiComs.

[ScottinVA]

WHY is it so important we take out Assad, to the point we risk another global war?

For the same reason it was "so important" to take out Ghadaffi in Libya. Obama wants the gates to power for islamist radicals thrown open. He got his wish in Libya as ISIS has gained a foothold there, but the Russians have laid down a marker in Syria and aren't letting him f*** with Assad any further.

[McGruff]

McCain: I like when she talks dirty like that.

[The Toll]

If you have ever uttered the words Allah Ackbar and Russia drops a bomb on you, I’m cool with that.

[angcat]

She should go home and bake.

[fiftymegaton]

I haven’t posted on here in a long time, but I had to post agreement with those who are saying Fiorina is insane.

All the media reports on Syria is about either ISIS, Assad, or ‘rebels’. And the media usually reports on these ‘rebels’ in some positive light. Which is absurdity bordering on madness.

The vast majority of the so-called ‘rebels’ in Syria are either al Qaeda outright(al-Nusra) or al Qaeda allied groups.

Even the ‘rebels’ backed by the US(as pushed by McCain and his ilk), have proven to be either al Qaeda allies at worst, or so infiltrated by al Qaeda(al Nusra) as to be rendered completely ineffective and irrelevant as a potential spoil to ISIS or al Qaeda ambitions in the region.

The way I see it, we(the United States, led by our incompetent Secretary of State and President along with foreign policy idiots McCain and Grahmnesty) are currently trying to turn Syria into a failed state in the mold of Libya by funding and supplying jihadists.

And the Russians are now killing those jihadists, and will likely extract major concessions from Assad in any post-conflict Syria(should he survive).

And frankly what troubles me, is when comparing the actions our govt is taking in this conflict with what the Russians are doing, I find myself thinking the Russians are doing the sane thing.

And while we might not be DIRECTLY funding/supplying al Qaeda(al Nusra) in Syria, I have no real doubt that the Saudis and the other Gulf states ARE doing just that. And yet we turn a blind eye and are allying ourselves to them to help those Gulf states achieve THEIR goals.

Also judging by the actual timeline of events over the last couple years, it wouldn’t be surprising to me to find out that the largest suppliers of ISIS turned out to be the Saudis and the other Sunni Gulf states as a foil to the Iranians in Iraq and Syria after the early US pullout left a power vacuum.

Bottomline is, IMO, why the hell are we getting involved over there? Particularly on the side of the Sunni islamists?

[LambSlave]

Insanity? Idiocy? Ignorance? She is seriously advocating starting world war III against nations that could be our natural allies (France is on Russias side to, if she hadn’t read between the lines) against the would be islamic caliphate, to bail out Al-Queda affiliates, to achieve what strategic goal? It will just further destabilize the region.