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Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance
Associated Press ^ | 15 December 2015 | MATTHEW LEE and BRADLEY KLAPPER

Posted on 12/15/2015 1:47:58 PM PST by BeauBo

MOSCOW (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad's future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria's civil war.

"The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change," Kerry told reporters

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assad; hanoijohn; johnkerry; kerry; secstate; syria; tehranjohn; traitor
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To: kabar

Indeed the whole leprous “Arab Spring”.


21 posted on 12/15/2015 2:26:37 PM PST by Psalm 144 (100th anniversary of Turkish genocidal jihad against Armenian Christians during WWI)
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To: BeauBo
That rabbit is dynamite.
22 posted on 12/15/2015 2:27:37 PM PST by Eddie01 (uh oh)
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To: BeauBo

I had rather get rid of Kerry and keep Assad.


23 posted on 12/15/2015 2:38:44 PM PST by sport
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To: BeauBo

The lesson to 3rd world governments is clear, if you want a reliable ally choose Russia, not the USA.


24 posted on 12/15/2015 2:41:36 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: BeauBo

Yeah, overthrowing bad guys in the Middle East hasn’t exactly gone too smoothly the last few Presidents.

Who was in the Senate, the WH, head of State, hmmm?

It’s enough to make Stanley Laurel blush.


25 posted on 12/15/2015 2:47:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: ALASKA

Well, this is just a great demonstration of Obama sticking to his principles. He was always against America bullying everyone and forcing “regime change”.

Oh, wait...


26 posted on 12/15/2015 2:48:29 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day".)
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To: BeauBo

"Of course I'm referring to Secretary Kerry's grasp of the ISIS threat, what did you think I was referring to?"

27 posted on 12/15/2015 2:53:13 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: JoSixChip

Russian response - We came, we saw, he lived. No Cackle.


28 posted on 12/15/2015 3:00:04 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The use of the name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Psalm 144

Indeed the whole leprous “Arab Spring”.

I remember when the Obamanites were acting like the cat that caught the canary over their `Arab Spring’.
And thinking—OK, they’ve managed to destabilize an entire region, with deaths and mayhem, families torn apart, economies ripped asunder, refugees ... how in the world can they consider this a good thing?


29 posted on 12/15/2015 3:02:04 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Har!


30 posted on 12/15/2015 3:03:52 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: BeauBo

What a waste of money, Kerry could have surrendered by phone.


31 posted on 12/15/2015 3:05:08 PM PST by JimSEA
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To: Rome2000

“:^)


32 posted on 12/15/2015 3:05:40 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Man the sour grapes are strong with the Crewz...)
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To: BeauBo

“No, Vlad, stop! Uncle, uncle!”


33 posted on 12/15/2015 3:06:05 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: BeauBo

Power Negotiations by John Kerry. .


34 posted on 12/15/2015 3:09:10 PM PST by kempster
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To: InterceptPoint

“So what happens to the U.S. Support for those Good Rebels fighting to overthrow Assad?”

The US Green Berets who were running the train and equip operation in Turkey near the NW SYrian border have redeployed to train Kurds in Erbil,

The Saudis have reportedly sent out a (secret) memo to their embassies to cease funding them. That is basically all their salaries, as well as other critical expenses like food.

The Assad Regime and the Russians have thrown open the doors to reconciliation, and are accepting applications from individuals who want to get on the right side of things, and are cutting deals with the commanders of several of the many “Free Syrian Army” groups, such as the recent handover of most of Homs.

The Turks and ISIS are a whole different matter.


35 posted on 12/15/2015 3:11:19 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: Artemis Webb
 photo kerrysmashed.jpg
36 posted on 12/15/2015 3:13:54 PM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: BeauBo

Wonder if it had anything to do with Putin’s final Chess move when he moved in his Queen (er S400 Missiles) and said Checkmate! What is Obama doing with his F15s that arrived at Incirlik Air Force Base, Turkey a few days earlier?


37 posted on 12/15/2015 3:14:17 PM PST by jacob allen
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To: Nachum

Thanks, Nachum for the ping.
IMO Assad is far better than what would replace him. It doesn’t matter whose idea it is, the “syrian rebels” = Isis.


38 posted on 12/15/2015 3:17:04 PM PST by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA NO CLINTONS NO BUSHES ***)
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To: BeauBo

Wow “Big John” is going to “allow” Assad to stay in accordance with Putin’s wishes?

What the hell else could this big dopey twat do now that the USA is always bargaining from the position of weakness?


39 posted on 12/15/2015 3:18:02 PM PST by Zman516 (Truth is the new hate speech -- Thought-Criminal #1)
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To: BeauBo

Well, apparently kerry gave Putin a really stern letter or something


40 posted on 12/15/2015 3:19:55 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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