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Kerry: Russian fighter jets in Syria raise serious questions [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2015 OP

No John, there are no questions at all. Vlad is not going to let the West destroy another ME Purveyor Sep 2015 #1

Putin/Assad apologist? oberliner Sep 2015 #5

aka "Putinista"... Purveyor Sep 2015 #7

Not about Putin. Regime change in Syria will make Damascus the capital of the Islamic State. leveymg Sep 2015 #45

Assad needs to stay right where he is and regain control of Syria. Hopefully Russia can help... eom Purveyor Sep 2015 #49

Just like those nasty pro-Saddam apologists who opposed the last Iraq war. nt killbotfactory Sep 2015 #20

Please read the Guardian or better yet watch the interview Kerry gave to British TV karynnj Sep 2015 #8

"Vlad not going to allow the West..." I agree, truth2power Sep 2015 #28

Heck, I've been posting around here long enough now that Purveyor Sep 2015 #34

Thanks for posting real news on this subject. Most would rather ignore what's going on over there. leveymg Sep 2015 #46

....x10+ 840high Sep 2015 #30

Agreed. nt thereismore Sep 2015 #36

Agreed. nt thereismore Sep 2015 #37

Very strange article as in most of the world the call is to negotiate and that Russia and the US karynnj Sep 2015 #2

Russia has been pretty keen on keeping Assad in place oberliner Sep 2015 #3

And to think that it was humans Plucketeer Sep 2015 #4

None of the players involved here are especially religious oberliner Sep 2015 #6

I have no idea about Putin or Assad, but Kerry actually is karynnj Sep 2015 #9

Not sure I agree with you there oberliner Sep 2015 #10

I suspect I have read far more of and by Kerry than you have karynnj Sep 2015 #13

Great find... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2015 #17

And my earlier comment wasn't directed at these three Plucketeer Sep 2015 #31

They're called weapons sales. Crowman1979 Sep 2015 #11

What leverage do we have to drive negotiations? TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #12

The leverage is that Iran and Russia are both geographically closer to the area where ISIS is karynnj Sep 2015 #14

+1. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #15

Russia could have forced out Assad, in any number of ways, at any time in the TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #19

I think the change was NOT the US karynnj Sep 2015 #21

Assad was weakening and losing ground and I'm sure TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #23

Like you, I don't get the impression that Carter is a powerful part of the team. karynnj Sep 2015 #25

+1. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #40

I think Putin likes the Shi'ia Crescent and is moving to protect it. bemildred Sep 2015 #41

+ 1. nt karynnj Sep 2015 #42

We and our allies in the region want Syria to suffer killbotfactory Sep 2015 #22

While I agree that our efforts against ISIS seem to be TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #27

He does seem to have made a half hearted ozone_man Sep 2015 #38

The stick is that we've reduced oil imports from 40% to 25%. Our leverage is over KSA leveymg Sep 2015 #47

Yeah, I think things are not going well for the Saudis. bemildred Sep 2015 #56

The last I heard, however, KSA's foreign reserves were $900B leveymg Sep 2015 #59

I'm sure they'll leave as soon as things calm down, like we did in Iraq. 7962 Sep 2015 #16

They're not leaving. Period. Russia has been in Syria longer than it was in Poland. leveymg Sep 2015 #48

Oh, I agree. I was kidding. Dont know how the Russian civilians will like it 7962 Sep 2015 #50

K&R red dog 1 Sep 2015 #18

And this is the question Vlad is asking Barack: Demeter Sep 2015 #24

Is the world not our playground anymore ReactFlux Sep 2015 #26

Kerry wouldn't have to worry if we got out of the ME. He's between a rock and a snappyturtle Sep 2015 #29

It was Mccain/Rubio etc that wanted regime change in September 2013, not Obama karynnj Sep 2015 #32

Well if you sleep better at night biting on the cw excuse, be my guest. Catch up. nt snappyturtle Sep 2015 #33

I followed what happened - obviously better than you did karynnj Sep 2015 #35

I never used the President's name period! What are you talking about? snappyturtle Sep 2015 #43

Explain then what exactly you meant in the post I responded to karynnj Sep 2015 #44

Assuming you meant to reply to me, I am saying cw was the excuse to strike. snappyturtle Sep 2015 #58

What can Kerry do ? DustyJoe Sep 2015 #53

Sure, let Russia control ALL the ME. And along with that goes all the oil. 7962 Sep 2015 #51

What we "need" from the ME is oil sold with the petro dollar. nt snappyturtle Sep 2015 #57

Of course Canadian jets bombing Syria no problema Monk06 Sep 2015 #39

The Canadians have no plans to STAY there if ISIS is eliminated nt 7962 Sep 2015 #52

Harper has no business sending Canadian jets to bomb anybody. Lester Pearson was the Canadian Monk06 Sep 2015 #55

Syria is a sovereign country forsaken mortal Sep 2015 #54