Posted on 10/06/2015 4:51:52 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
The United States should threaten to retaliate if Russia does not stop attacking U.S. assets in Syria, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote in a Financial Times op-ed published Sunday, urging "strategic boldness," with American credibility in the Middle East and the region itself at stake.
Moscow's apparent decision to strike non-Islamic State targets and those of Syrian rebels backed by the Central Intelligence Agency "at best" reflects "Russian military incompetence," and worst, "evidence of a dangerous desire to highlight American political impotence," wrote Brzezinski, the national security adviser for former President Jimmy Carter and a strong supporter of current President Barack Obama.
And if Russia continues to pursue non-ISIL targets, the U.S. should retaliate, he added.
"In these rapidly unfolding circumstances the U.S. has only one real option if it is to protect its wider stakes in the region: to convey to Moscow the demand that it cease and desist from military actions that directly affect American assets," he said.
"The Russian naval and air presences in Syria are vulnerable, isolated geographically from their homeland," Brzezinski noted. "They could be 'disarmed' if they persist in provoking the US."
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Whatever this guy says, the US should do the opposite. That much is proven.
“Brzezinski, the national security adviser for former President Jimmy Carter”
That should say all you need to know about Brzezinski.
Is he getting advice from the bimbo daughter ?
Zbigniew Brzezinski is an idiot.
He wants us to go war with Russia to save our terrorists they’re bombing to restore our credibility.
Yeah, taking sides in a civil war where there are no good guys will defeat Islamic State how exactly?
We should stay the heck out of there.
Obama would run if he were being attacked by a tiny tree frog.......he doesn’t have it in him.
And, if he did this, risk starting WWIII?
He’s in a box. No one fears him. He needs to make a strong move before striking to “draw a line in the sand.”
Oh. He’s been there, done that. And proved he never means it.
Bottom line is, he has no moves. Because he’s established to everyone that he’s the wimpiest of wimps.......
“U.S. assets”
Is ISIS a U.S. asset?
Let’s start a war with Russia. No, wait, WWIII.
Good question.
Yes. Yes it is.
Umm. I'm no military expert but isn't Russia alot closer to Syria than the U.S. is?
Idiot.
AMerica should start a nuclear to PROTECT al Qaeda?
Americans disagree.
al Qaeda (despite what the White Mosque and Army of Hasan
purport) is an ENEMY of the American people.
Doubt it. Between them, they have about 100 IQ points, but Zbig has the majority.
What assets? The Mohammedans we train who give their weapons to Al Qaeda? T them. Let Russia kill all the terrorists/Mohammedans. As for US attacking, this is what Zell Miller warned us about - Democrats want to fight a war with spitballs.
Precisely correct. But I fear the legacy of BHO will be far worse.
The j.v. has put our sophomore in a box and the high school counselor makes recommendations. The commander-in-chief should enlist.
They think threats from Obama actually carry any weight against Putin?
“Strategic Boldness” from a limp wristed, on the down-low, sissy ass like Obama? Never Happen.
Yeah, we should really be listening to Jimmy Carter’s guy. They did such a GREAT job in Iran in 1979./s
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