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Donald Trump Sends Message to Putin As Assad Flees Damascus
Newsweek ^ | 12/8/2024 | James Bickerton

Posted on 12/08/2024 3:41:21 AM PST by marcusmaximus

In a lengthy social media post, Donald Trump has called for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, while referencing the apparent collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria.

The president-elect made the remarks in a post on his Truth Social website early on Sunday morning, in which he argued Russia was in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine war and said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wanted to "make a deal and stop this madness."

On Saturday evening and Sunday morning, Syrian rebels streamed into their country's capital Damascus as the 24-year-old regime of President Assad reportedly collapsed.

In his Truth Social post Trump commented: "Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer. There was no reason for Russia to be there in the first place. They lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine, where close to 600,000 Russian soldiers lay wounded or dead, in a war that should never have started, and could go on forever.

"Russia and Iran are in a weakened state right now, one because of Ukraine and a bad economy, the other because of Israel and its fighting success. Likewise, Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers, and many more civilians."

The president-elect concluded: "There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!"

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1 posted on 12/08/2024 3:41:21 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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2 posted on 12/08/2024 3:54:12 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Right_Wing_Madman
"There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!"
3 posted on 12/08/2024 3:55:55 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

What is the status of the Russian military stationed in Syria?

And our G.I.s stationed there?


4 posted on 12/08/2024 3:56:25 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: fella

The Russians bugged out from Syria over the past week.


5 posted on 12/08/2024 3:58:15 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: fella
"What is the status of the Russian military stationed in Syria?"

Pretty sure they're heading for the exits. But I would be concerned for the safety of any U.S. forces considering the incompetent buffoons in the Biden Administration who are making decisions. One question though, did the intelligence services get caught flat footed here? And would it not be beyond the chutzpah of the Biden/Harris regime for them to request Russian help in evacuating U.S. personnel?

6 posted on 12/08/2024 4:01:17 AM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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There is no reason Russia should until they take all of Ukraine.

They are taking more and nmore land

Kursk...what a joke. 1/10 of 1 percent of Russia’s land.

Russia has over 25 percent of Ukraine.

They should finish what they started because NATO will put nukes there and start WWIII


7 posted on 12/08/2024 4:03:57 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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Breaking, from the UK...

Assad's plane 'disappears' while fleeing Syria sparking fears it's been shot down Fears have been shared over the fate of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as a plane has disappeared from flight tracking after he reportedly fled Damascus.

Or they just turned off the transponder...

Or Assad wasn't really on it...

Who the heck knows.

8 posted on 12/08/2024 4:06:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: marcusmaximus
The real terror leader.


9 posted on 12/08/2024 4:06:54 AM PST by McGruff (Where's Biden?)
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To: dp0622
"There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse. I know Vladimir well. This is his time to act. China can help. The World is waiting!"
10 posted on 12/08/2024 4:07:23 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: mewzilla
That wasn't Assad's plane. He fled much earlier in the day.


11 posted on 12/08/2024 4:09:48 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: fella

I believe our soldiers are waiting to see if ISIS or Iranian back militias rear their head. There’s a reason the current Syrian rebel leadership is free of Islamic extremists.

No support from Russia-KGB.

Another KGB-stooge regime falls.

Another win for SOCOM.


12 posted on 12/08/2024 4:17:13 AM PST by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: McGruff

Yep.


13 posted on 12/08/2024 4:21:53 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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If he pulled off the escaped where is the likely destination? Russia, Iran, Turkey, Obama’s house or somewhere else?

I am sure the rebels have a plan that will be fair to all the people of Syria. The cities will be rebuilt rapidly, freedom will be restored to the people, and a new era of working with others will emerge. Either that or a group of lunatics will fight for decades trying to seize control and destroying every remaining piece of civilization in the process.


14 posted on 12/08/2024 4:38:35 AM PST by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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UAE.


15 posted on 12/08/2024 4:40:07 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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I will need to ask my co-workers in Dubai what they think about that.

I am very happy I am nowhere near that area of the world.


16 posted on 12/08/2024 4:47:03 AM PST by Dutch Boy (The only thing worse than having something taken from you is to have it returned broken. )
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The rebels will trash a once beautiful, friendly, clean Major City, that Damascus was. They will turn it into another Tehran.


17 posted on 12/08/2024 7:04:43 AM PST by chopperk (airhi)
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18 posted on 12/08/2024 9:47:48 AM PST by Kazan
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The Ukraine war is over as soon as Trump tells Zelensky all funding for the war is over.

Once that happens, hostilities between us and Russia will dramatically decline.

19 posted on 12/08/2024 9:48:58 AM PST by Kazan
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And your side really thought President Trump would roll over and throw a victory parade for Putin? Lol!


20 posted on 12/08/2024 9:52:28 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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