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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 07, 2017, 05:18:20 pm
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Russia Has Backed Itself Into A Corner In Syria Assad’s use of chemical weapons puts Putin in an awkward situation: Trump or the Syrian Regime
It seems bizarre that the fortunes of the U.S.-Russia relationship should rise and fall on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. In August 2013, after the horrendous sarin gas attack by the Syrian Army on Eastern Ghouta that killed over 1500 people, President Obama nearly ordered missile strikes in Syria but accepted the offer from President Putin to get Assad’s chemical weapons destroyed under international supervision.
Now, Moscow and Washington are once again in a standoff over U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian airbase in retaliation for, what appears to be, Assad’s use of chemical weapons on Apr. 4 in the opposition controlled areas of Idlib. The attack killed over 70 people, many of them children.
It was not supposed to be this way. Fighting ISIS was supposed to be the low-hanging fruit for both the U.S. and Russia to relaunch their relationship under Trump, a president who even exhibited some willingness to work with Assad on fighting terrorism. Just days before the chemical attack both the White House and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson essentially recognized the “political reality of Assad staying” in power. Moscow was looking forward to re-engaging with the U.S. on this area of common interest.
Continued: https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russia-has-backed-itself-into-a-corner-in-syria-57673
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It's Assad or ISIS/Al Qaeda
Those are the choices
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It's Assad or ISIS/Al Qaeda
Those are the choices
And why is it our battle? The Arab League doesn't want to get involved with Syria - but they want us to do their dirty work. How stupid!
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And why is it our battle? The Arab League doesn't want to get involved with Syria - but they want us to do their dirty work. How stupid!
Yep. Hey I guess if they put up some $$$, Trump will do it for them.
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It's Assad or ISIS/Al Qaeda
Those are the choices
You don't know that, do you? There is support from some of the Arab world. Give Trump some time to maneuver and negotiate. Recall the absolute mess that Obama's every action made of things.
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Russia had its way, and propped up Assad versus very weak Obama.
Trump is not very weak, and Russia is now on notice it will not have its way as before.
Russia, Assad and the US can oppose ISIS. But Assad can not gas her people.
BTW Obama assured the world, as did Kerry, Hillary and many others, that Assad was rid of chemical weapons. Obviously Obama was either fooled or was lying. Probably both.
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You don't know that, do you? There is support from some of the Arab world. Give Trump some time to maneuver and negotiate. Recall the absolute mess that Obama's every action made of things.
Which Arab nation will be willing to occupy Syria?
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Which Arab nation will be willing to occupy Syria?
How about Palestine :tongue2: