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2015-09-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Report: Hezbollah to cease offensive action in Syria

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-09-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

#1 A pity.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-23 05:07|| 2015-09-23 05:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Meanwhile, Hezbollah appears to be dealing with internal struggles

Which is more likely the reason for Hezbollah's decision. Again a pity.

perhaps Russia's increased involvement was, in part, meant to coincide with Hezbollah's decreased activity

Mere coincidence, of course.

Posted by Pappy 2015-09-23 13:42|| 2015-09-23 13:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Meanwhile, they'll shift their offensiveness to other locations, that don't involve shooting in the direction of the Russians.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-09-23 16:57|| 2015-09-23 16:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Besides Hezbollah repor losing many fighters in their Syria venture, it could also be ...

* FREEREPUBLIC > [Twitter = Iran TV] RUSSIA TO SEND 95,000 TROOPS, 170 bOMBERS, AND 700 TANKS TO SYRIA.

FREEP BLOGGER = pondered how VladVedev is going to accomplish this given that IHO Putin-led Russia's economy is only the size of Italy's???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-09-23 20:47|| 2015-09-23 20:47|| Front Page Top

#5 More news via the Net ...

* TOPIX > [Time>com] KERRY: RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THEIR OWN FORCES.

Yokay, I'll bite, is US SecState Jaawhn Kerry still angry at Putin + Russians ala Syria, or did Kerry just give 'em a pass or PDeniable
"approval" in the name of the Bammer + US???

* TOPIX, GROONG > [Journal-Neo.Org] WASHINGTRON HAS NOW LOST THE MIDDLE EAST.

* SAME > [Asia Times] RUSSIAN MILITARY BUILDUP IN SYRIA PUTS ISRAEL ON THE BACK FOOT.

I prefer to use "back burner" myself, not "back foot".

* SAME > DECLINING US MEANS EUROPE NEEDS RUSSIA'S HELP IN FACE OF GLOBAL CRISES - GERMAN MEDIA.

* RELATED SPUTNIK NEWS > "SOLE SUPERPOWER" IN DECLINE: US LOSING ITS GRIP [strategic position, advantages] IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Iff the US can't or won't uphold its interests, both its EU + ME Allies may indeed have to turn to OWG CO-SUPERPOWER RUSSIA + OWG SUPERPOWER IRAN [OTHER?] FOR ANY CRISIS LEADERSHIP + ULTIMATELY RESOLUTION.

* FYI also from SPUTNIK > HOW THE AMERICAN POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT "INCREASINGLY ADOPTED THE STYLE OF THE OLD SOVIET UNION".

The World-dominating, OWG Mighty USSA, versus the One-of-Many OWG Weak USRoAmerika Global SSR.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-09-23 22:47|| 2015-09-23 22:47|| Front Page Top

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