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bemildred

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44. I watch him speak, for the body language, mostly I read what he said.

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #43)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:40 PM

Oct 2015

I saw the Charlie Rose interview and the UN speech ...
Violated my usual rule and watched for a while.

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Russian missiles 'hit IS in Syria from Caspian' [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 OP

Carefully passing over their good friends Iran and Iraq. bemildred Oct 2015 #1

This bit from the end of the article...interesting. KoKo Oct 2015 #5

Maybe. bemildred Oct 2015 #8

Agreed. Most of what Putin is trying to accomplish has nothing to do with how Syria turns out. harun Oct 2015 #11

Yes, like any good strategy, it works in many ways. bemildred Oct 2015 #12

Showing the Iraq and Iran regimes that Russia may be a better ally than the U.S. and will back them Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #54

He already did. But he has his own ISIS problem, and he needs Russian wheat. bemildred Oct 2015 #73

We can do it too.. PeoViejo Oct 2015 #2

We should offer to help. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #4

You mean help bomb ISIS. Yeah, we should have thought of that. n/t pampango Oct 2015 #23

Better than being left out and looking impotent. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #24

"After A Year Of Bombing ISIS, U.S. Campaign Shows Just Limited Gains" pampango Oct 2015 #25

Right, so what's the problem? bemildred Oct 2015 #26

Refugee Camps Empty as Syrians Head for Europe bemildred Oct 2015 #27

Curious how one gets to Europe from Jordan. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #56

A number of migrants have answered that question. Igel Oct 2015 #76

Not yet I guess: bemildred Oct 2015 #31

And 75% of those runs returned with their bombs....nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #55

Don't you just hate when that happens. When in doubt, drop the damn bombs! pampango Oct 2015 #60

Evening Standard comment: Nato�s dilemma in face of Russian airstrikes bemildred Oct 2015 #77

Why, when ISIS is doing our bidding? ozone_man Oct 2015 #82

Because Putin is going to let the Iranians kill them all or chase them out of Syria. bemildred Oct 2015 #85

The ME is an immoral disaster uawchild Oct 2015 #3

A lot of it is old scores being settled PeoViejo Oct 2015 #6

A little more from the article... KoKo Oct 2015 #7

Why is turkey murdering its own citizens and dragging them through the street. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #58

Short Answer: Ethnic tensions uawchild Oct 2015 #68

Just a matter of time before the civilian casualties start to pile up NickB79 Oct 2015 #9

Since the jihadists are civilians Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #59

Putin will use this opportunity to try out his weaponry & give forces practice 7962 Oct 2015 #10

yup, Assad lets Russia destroy the rest of his country and whatever people didn't die off or flee as Sunlei Oct 2015 #16

Putin did in one week what the US couldn't do in a year coyote Oct 2015 #13

Is that you Assad? Sunlei Oct 2015 #17

Relax Frances coyote Oct 2015 #22

what mess? Assad killed off thousands of his own people and a couple million fled as refugees Sunlei Oct 2015 #32

That mess. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #45

Love the "Stripes" reference 7962 Oct 2015 #38

It just shows whatever the USA's intentions in Syria, it wasn't about fighting IS frizzled Oct 2015 #30

+1 n/t ozone_man Oct 2015 #83

Is isis destroyed? leftynyc Oct 2015 #33

Considering what happens when the US toppled dictators, propping one up may be seriously underrated frizzled Oct 2015 #34

As far as the battle leftynyc Oct 2015 #46

For a NYC lefty you're indistinguishable from a neocon frizzled Oct 2015 #47

LOL - a neocon leftynyc Oct 2015 #48

I think he nailed it. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #63

So now we're reduced to blaming leftynyc Oct 2015 #65

I think there is a cleanup crew on the ground coming. ozone_man Oct 2015 #84

russia'practices'cruse missle strikes on entire building blocks in syria & claimsno innocents killed Sunlei Oct 2015 #14

Yes, he is showing off. bemildred Oct 2015 #15

flying those missles over other countries is a crazy risk of accident. Sunlei Oct 2015 #20

Well, as you note, the Russians are not worried about that. bemildred Oct 2015 #21

Your barbarism is showing. Calls to turn another country into "slag lands"... Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #36

If not for global diplomatic talks, other countries would have flattened Iran by now. Sunlei Oct 2015 #42

So someone is going to flatten Iran to punish Putin? bemildred Oct 2015 #49

That's not what I meant though, russia will probably continue until they control the one Sunlei Oct 2015 #51

Nah. Putin does not want to rule more Muslims. He will settle for his Alawite bastion. bemildred Oct 2015 #52

russia doesn't care at all about 'people dead'. You're right about China, they already have ships Sunlei Oct 2015 #57

China doesn't either. bemildred Oct 2015 #62

Both Russia and China have Sunni inspired terrorists. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #66

Yes. bemildred Oct 2015 #71

Interesting timing Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #67

Last I looked they thought that was a disgruntled civilian? nt bemildred Oct 2015 #72

Who "would have flattened Iran by now"? Oh, I know who you mean. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #50

There is no love for Iran from Dubai or Saudi Arabia. Thats who I meant, though Israel Sunlei Oct 2015 #53

Pulling out all support to Iraq is counterproductive. uawchild Oct 2015 #61

Yes. We should stay and help, that way we get some credit and a place at the table. bemildred Oct 2015 #74

Hey, its Vlad's birthday...let him have some fun will ya? Purveyor Oct 2015 #35

He likes to rub it in too, Pooty-Poot does. bemildred Oct 2015 #40

Did you watch the interview he had with Charlie Rose? He is having the time of his life, indeed. Purveyor Oct 2015 #43

I watch him speak, for the body language, mostly I read what he said. bemildred Oct 2015 #44

Not fucking around are they... eom Purveyor Oct 2015 #18

nope, using the Bush-Cheney playbook pretty effectively nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #19

Russia is doing an interesting experiment: what if someone actually fought a war against terror? frizzled Oct 2015 #28

WaPo: Syrian forces begin ground offensive backed by Russia air and sea power bemildred Oct 2015 #29

"...would apparently require coordination from both nations..." Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #37

Probably exactly how it went, too! 7962 Oct 2015 #39

Heh. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #41

If you have missle-equipped ships that are stuck in the Caspian Sea - there's a great investment pampango Oct 2015 #64

The Caspian is a salt water lake smack dab in the middle of the Monk06 Oct 2015 #70

PNAC was supposed to make the US a hyper power and prevent Russia or any other country or alliance Monk06 Oct 2015 #69

It was a stupid idea to begin with. bemildred Oct 2015 #75

That also shows the REAL US Concern about this action... happyslug Oct 2015 #78

Reuters: Russia, Syria, Iran + Iraq are establishing a joint command center in Baghdad GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #79

Another legacy of Bush stupidity. Adrahil Oct 2015 #81

Apparently Iran got hit with a few duds MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #80