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2015-10-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Pentagon weighs using force to protect US-backed Syria rebels targeted by Russia

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The US-Euros/Allies have already sent a strongly worded letter of "concerns" to Vlad ...

As led seemingly collectively by FRANCE???

* FREEREPUBLIC, TOPIX > US, ALLIES DEMAND RUSSIA STOP AIRSTRIKES OUTSIDE OF ISIS AREAS.

* TOPIX > US DEFENCE CHIEF CARTER: US HAS AN "OBLIGATION" TO PROTECT [US-backed]ANTI-ASSAD SYRIAN REBELS.

versus

* RUSSIA TODAY > PUTIN JUST MADE THE US OBSOLETE IN SYRIA [Middle East].

* WORLD NEWS > [Reuters] ACROSS ARC OF CONFLICT, "OBAMA DOCTRINE" SHOWS [repeated]SIGNS OF FAILURE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-10-03 01:02|| 2015-10-03 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Ditto as per US-backed Groups in IRAQ???

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Tass.RU] IRAQ'S TOP SHIITE CLERIC [Aya. al-Sistani] SAYS FIGHT [Russian Airstrikes] AGZ ISLAMIC STATE SHOULD BE EXPANDED [to Iraq + ME].

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > IRAQI TOP LEADER [PM Al-Abadi] WOULD ALLOW RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES IN IRAQ.

Russia says iff Iraq asked, Iraq says iff Russia asked.

* FREEREPUBLIC > [WSJ] IRAN EXPANDS ROLE IN SYRIA IN CONJUNCTION WID RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-10-03 01:19|| 2015-10-03 01:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Even giving the rebels SAMs would be a very dangerous escalation.

Posted by phil_b 2015-10-03 01:57|| 2015-10-03 01:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Rebels already have SAMs.

Posted by badanov 2015-10-03 02:01|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2015-10-03 02:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama needs to start smoking cigarettesvagain. Or switch his nicotine patch for a testosterone one.

Posted by Penguin 2015-10-03 03:14|| 2015-10-03 03:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Obama: US will not make 'proxy war' with Russia over Syria

And you say he's crazy. He's just a bully who likes bullying weaklings.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-03 03:25|| 2015-10-03 03:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Even giving the rebels SAMs would be a very dangerous escalation.

God no. But SEALs dressed as lions of Islam could pull it off ....

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-03 15:51|| 2015-10-03 15:51|| Front Page Top

#8 Mootch won't let any testosterone in the house other than hers, Penguin.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2015-10-03 15:54|| 2015-10-03 15:54|| Front Page Top

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