^This is for headlines: the Defense Dept and the CIA will work with whoever can get the job done...they and the Saudis won't give up Syria easily to Bashir and the Russians...
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^This is for headlines: the Defense Dept and the CIA will work with whoever can get the job done...they and the Saudis won't give up Syria easily to Bashir and the Russians...
One wonders what "equipment" was given, in what amounts and when. Presumably yesterdays massive airdrop will be the last. Until they say sorry, after standing in the corner for a day or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
The Saudis and the US don't have much choice. The Saudis can continue to play their limited regional power games but the US is now following the Russian lead in how to deal with the situation in Syria. It is the right way and it's one that I recommended some time ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
Including when committing war crimes, which can be laid at the feet of anyone, including heads of government who knowingly promote , finance, support and advise all such acts?Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
why yes, of course: no need to state the obvious...Quote:
Originally Posted by OhOh
What the hell. Syria was never a possession of the US or the Saudis to give up it was and still is a sovereign country under the Govt of Assad.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat https://teakdoor.com/images/td_defaul...s/viewpost.gif
^This is for headlines: the Defense Dept and the CIA will work with whoever can get the job done...they and the Saudis won't give up Syria easily to Bashir and the Russians...
The Russians were invited into Syria by the government to help put down an armed rebellion by rebels armed and backed by a foreign power.
They now have to deal with ISIS as well as the rebels and their backer.
The CIA has now been ordered by their president to stop giving arms to factions of the rebels but they are very likely to continue supplying weapons through a third party, Pakistan or Saudi.
^yes, yes, but let's get back to realpolitik...the Kurds in the north and northwest will get all the US weaponry and advisors they need...the Saudis will continue to arm and otherwise support their favored groups if only to keep their influence alive...
Hard to know what the truth is with claims and counter claims but it does seem that the Kurds are doing as much or more than others in fighting ISIS.
It would be a master stroke if Syria were to do a deal with the Kurds to give them a homeland or an autonomous region within Syria in return for their support against ISIS and the rebels.
...^never happen...
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Originally Posted by birding
The position of ameristani president obviously bears not resemblance to the positions and authorities stated in the defunct amristani constitution, it seems.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
You wonder why foreign governments have difficulty in accepting any ameristanis word or written agreement. :)
If it is hard, how can you make any judgment? Faith?Quote:
Originally Posted by birding
Apparently the small pocket of terrorists on the Syrian/Lebanese boundary have been eliminated by Syrian/Iranian/Hezbollah forces from the west and Lebanese military forces from the the east.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2...syrian-border/
"Hezbollah fighters have finally driven Islamist terrorists from the mountain region of Aarsal in Lebanon, on the border with Syria.
Al-Nusra militants began attacking the town of Aarsal and surrounding areas when the Syrian war began six years ago and have committed dozens of terrorist attacks. Lebanese security forces were targeted by Islamists from al-Nusa and Daesh in August 2014, when the terrorists attacked checkpoints after security forces arrested an al-Nusra commander. The militants killed over a dozen soldiers and policemen in the ensuing fighting.
Since then, Lebanese security forces have been aided by the Shiite militia group Hezbollah, best known for its ongoing conflict with neighboring Israel, in the fight to rid the region of terrorists. In late July, they reported that 90 percent of the Aarsal region has been cleared of terrorists."
:rofl:...Quote:
Originally Posted by OhOh
^ Perhaps the Washington Post is more to your liking, tomcat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...014_story.html
Actually, for a little light entertainment I prefer RT...Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
The war in Syria continues with Syrian and others taking more and more towns, cities and Syria from the terrorists?
http://youtu.be/fVAR4rfPUpU
It could be all over for IS in Iraq and Syria by Christmas.
then it's on to Somalia, the Sahel, Libya and, who knows, maybe Monaco...Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
^...:rofl:...
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“By the end of the day, Mark-1’s office, Mark-1’s business phone, and Mark’s personal cellphone had received over 1,000 phone calls from around the nation,” states the lawsuit.
“These phone calls were in large part harassing and contained countless threats of violence, property harm, injury and even death.”
Jesus.....goes to show how many grossly stupid people are out there.....
...just the tip of the iceberg...Quote:
Originally Posted by Latindancer
Sure, maybe even by next week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
Even assuming such a fantasy is realised, the Islamic State will not simply be squelched and vanish but disperse to friendly, intimidated and established homes around the world which includes not just Islamic countries but also, er, Europe, US, Australia...
And that's after the fantasy, which I'm sure everyone will forget long before Christmas.
The West might hardly believe it, but it now seems the Syrian war is ending – and Assad is the victor
Robert Fisk
While we’re all waiting for Trump to start World War Three, we’ve not spotted that the military map of the Middle East has substantially, bloodily changed. It will be years before Syria and Iraq (and Yemen) are rebuilt – and the Israelis may have to go to Putin to clear up the mess they’re now in
The West might hardly believe it, but it now seems the Syrian war is ending ? and Assad is the victor | The Independent
It seems Fisk is still reporting from hotel poolsides as usual.
Assad was safe the minute Putin backed him.
Meanwhile, under cover of "Fighting ISIS" and with Vlad's gleeful protection.....
Syrian government was behind April sarin gas attack, UN says | The IndependentQuote:
Syrian forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during the country’s civil war, said UN war crimes investigators, including in the deadly attack that led to US air strikes on government planes.
In the most conclusive findings to date from investigations into chemical weapons attacks during the conflict, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria says a government warplane dropped sarin on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province in April, killing more than 80 civilians.
“Government forces continued the pattern of using chemical weapons against civilians in opposition-held areas. In the gravest incident, the Syrian air force used sarin in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, killing dozens, the majority of whom were women and children,” the report said on Wednesday, declaring it a war crime.
Spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
I just looked up what it does :
Within seconds of exposure to sarin gas (or liquid, which evaporates easily), we start to notice the immediate effects of acetylcholine buildup. First, our smooth muscles and secretions go crazy. The nerves to those areas keep firing, keep telling them to go. The nose runs, the eyes cry, the mouth drools and vomits, and bowels and bladder evacuate themselves. It is not a dignified state.
Since sarin has no smell or taste, the person may very well have no idea what's going on. Their chest tightens, vision blurs. If the exposure was great enough, that can progress to convulsions, paralysis, and death within 1 to 10 minutes.
If the exposure was not enough to kill them, though, the person should recover pretty quickly and completely. It is not the sort of agent that leaves people blind and infertile and glowing green. The U.S. military also has a lotion that can be applied immediately after exposure, Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion, to good effect, among other antidotes. Most people exposed to sarin do not die. A large exposure is not a death sentence.
After hitting Syria with some missiles a couple of days ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klondyke
Israel strikes deep in Syria, said to hit military facility - ABC News
Fisk is such a fucking twat.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKkin
Assad was always the man they had to talk to, and he always knew better than to mess with them.Quote:
Those in the Israeli political right who claimed that Assad was a greater danger than Isis may have to think again – not least because Assad may be the man they’ll have to talk to if they want to keep their northern border safe.
Assad is totally cowed by Israel...the real danger to the Zionist entity is from ISIS-inspired attacks launched by Palestinian fanatics and those from Iran-supplied Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon...Quote:
Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
The Syrian President has his work cut out. He is using his assets where they will gain the most.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcat
Those assets include, of course, Russian and Iranian military and financial support, Hezbollah (the Shiite militia in southern Lebanon), and his own tribe of deviant Alawite Muslims...not to mention poison gas, barrel bombs and anything else he can throw at his many enemies...the weasel needs to be skinned and his hide nailed to the Damascus Gate...Quote:
Originally Posted by OhOh
^Is there room for another? Seems to me there are many who deserve that fate prior to his being "nailed".
He is defending his country in the only way he sees as being effective. He has seen other countries invaded on lies and believes if his country does not have a deterrent it will be invaded in the same way by the same aggressor.
What is happening is only reinforcing this belief, continual threats, sanctions and shows of force are only counter-productive they only make him more determined.
He has Nukes and missiles, that will not change, accept it, let him have them and take away any reason he may ever have to use them.
^The DPRK thread no?
Syria? Really? Surely you jest!Quote:
Originally Posted by birding
either the wrong thread or he's OD'd on Israeli propaganda...Quote:
Originally Posted by Neverna
it appears that the Syrian forces have crossed the Euphrates and builds a bridge to enable more and heavier forces to assist those who are already east of the river. Russian language.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehSXhZy8lZ8
The ameristani meat along with any vassals who take the ameristani cent, ISIS and SDF forces still require flattening.
http://thesaker.is/syrian-war-report-september-26-2017/
Syrian War Report ? September 26, 2017 | The Vineyard of the Saker
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