“Despite promises to join the United States in a counterterrorism effort against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, Putin is on a mission to protect Russian assets in the Mediterranean by propping up his client, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad”
Silliness and a lot of misleading statements.
A) I never heard Russia express a desire to simply join into the US mission. (whatever that actually is)
B) The US is not involved in any anti ISIS mission, we are instead trying to use airpower to funnel ISIS towards Syrian forces. Removal of Assad is our only Syrian goal.
C) Russia has always stated that Assad remaining is a critical interest to them.
Something is wrong here. Assad is the evil tyrant who must be removed. But in every single measure, he is a child of the enlightenment compared to Saudi Arabia, who we slavishly love and obey. Treatment of women, religious freedom, etc.
Sounds like Saudi and Gulf state money has been sloshing around DC again.
Succinctly put, and exactly correct sir. Well done.
“Something is wrong here. Assad is the evil tyrant who must be removed. But in every single measure, he is a child of the enlightenment compared to Saudi Arabia, who we slavishly love and obey. Treatment of women, religious freedom, etc.
Sounds like Saudi and Gulf state money has been sloshing around DC again.”
Nothing to do with “enlightenment”; all has to do with protecting own interests, and the old balance of power thing. If Assad was in the U.S. camp, similar to S. Arabia et al, we wouldn’t have a problem with him.