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| Russians are now patrolling the Golan heights ‐ and you can thank Barack Obama |
| 2018-08-20 |
| [NY Post] Vladimir Putin’s troops are now patrolling the Golan Heights ‐ and it’s actually the least-bad solution. It’s the best available way to keep Iranian forces away from Israel’s border with Syria. But it also hinders Jerusalem’s ability to strike at those forces (and at various jihadis and others roaming the region) if necessary. The Iranians and the Russians filled the vacuum left after the Obama administration pulled US troops out of Iraq and refused to send help to the rebels fighting against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Assad now looks likely to hold on, but as an Iranian puppet, with Putin gleefully playing Mideast power broker. Israel has no choice but to deal with Moscow to keep Tehran away. The Nobel folks should look at rescinding former President Barack Obama’s Peace Prize. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 it seems like the Rooskis and the Juice have come to some sort of under the table agreement as far as acceptable behavior and looking the other way. Bibi and Putin have been discussing matters in person and by telephone for several years, SteveS. At this point there are so many Soviet Jews in Israel that there is a strong sentimental connection in both directions between the Russia Motherland and the Zionist entity. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-08-20 21:18 |
| #4 This might be a good thing. Russian 'peacekeepers' are likely to be more |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-08-20 14:56 |
| #3 Jimmy Carter's incompetence leadership led to Soviet over-expansion just in time for Reagan to cut them off at the knees. Seems Obama's incompetence may have had a similar effect. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-08-20 12:57 |
| #2 yes but ironically, the Obama policy which allowed ISIS to grow and Iran to insert itself into Syria, has also led, although it is not the only thing, to Iran's economic weakness and to the killing of many of Iran's IRG and to many, many Shia militiamen from a variety of countries. Tragically, the civilian deaths have been horrific . |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-08-20 10:03 |
| #1 Sorry, he only takes credit for the economy. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-08-20 09:57 |