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| No Evidence Yet of Syria Chemical Attack, Putin Tells Cameron | |
| 2013-08-27 | |
[An Nahar] Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told British Prime Minister David Cameron that there was no evidence yet that the Syrian regime had used chemical weapons against rebels, Cameron's office said.
Cameron insisted that there was "little doubt" Bashar Assad's regime had carried out a chemical attack, according to a readout of the telephone conversation. The British leader doubted that the rebels had the capability to carry out such an attack and pointed out that the regime had launched a heavy offensive in the area in the days before and after the incident. "The regime had also prevented U.N. access in the immediate aftermath, suggesting they had something to hide," he told Putin. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 De latest ... * FREEREPUBLIC > SYRIAN CRISIS: RUSSIA + CHINA STEP UP WARNINGS ON STRIKE. * SAME > [Fars News Agency] EXPERT: SYRIAN SUPERSONIC "YAKHONT" + "ISKANDER" [+ Scuds] MISSLES DETERRING US NAVAL ATTACK. Intehwesting to see agz the USN's AEGIS + Super-AEGIS Milsys??? * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Various]SORCHA FAAL: PUTIN [secretly] ORDERS MASSIVE STRIKE AGZ SAUDI ARABIA IFF WEST ATTACKS SYRIA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-08-27 20:39 |
| #13 Â…trying to divine his motives is a fools errand. He simply does not know what he is doing. Nah, not really. In fact itÂ’s quite simple. President ObamaÂ’s decision will be primarily based on what benefits him personally. And then pretend thatÂ’s what best for the universe. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2013-08-27 20:22 |
| #12 All Putin has to do is persevere, pull back, continue to support Assad Russia can provide supplies to Assad by shipping it to Iran's Caspian Sea ports and trucking it over land via Iran and Iraq. I'm surprised that there has been so much back-and-forth over the S-300's. Maybe the Russians aren't as committed to Assad as some think they are. Putin could stop this in its tracks by landing a brigade of paratroopers in Damascus, as a tripwire force, or signing a mutual defense treaty with Syria, thereby extending a nuclear umbrella over the Assad regime. That he hasn't shows that he's not entirely sure. Putin's weakness has been provocative, just as I suspect our weakness with respect to Chinese territorial claims in East Asia will generate headlines as the Chinese take our bland pronouncements about our impartiality to mean acceptance of their claims, and take military action to enforce those claims. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2013-08-27 17:59 |
| #11 It doesn't matter what is found, Obama will simply turn his head and sing loudly with his fingers in hos ears, "THERE'S NO EVIDENCE la,la,la, oevidence". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-08-27 12:55 |
| #10 Let the Ruskies in, let them die. Better them than us. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2013-08-27 12:44 |
| #9 The Iranians don't need a salvaged Tomahawk. They've got Photoshop |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-08-27 09:33 |
| #8 Saddam had high hopes for an unmanned MIG-21 program as I recall. The Syrians could cause a lot of regional damage with a MIG. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-27 09:21 |
| #7 The chances are too good, Besoeker. Fortunately Iranian reverse engineering consists of re-painting it and putting it on display... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-08-27 09:05 |
| #6 Wonder wat the chances are of at least one of those Tomahawks landing unexploded in a field and finding it's way to Iran ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-27 08:54 |
| #5 MM, don't forget that stupidity and malice are not mutually exclusive. IMHO our only potential saving grace is that this regime IS as stupid/incompetent as it is evil. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-08-27 08:50 |
| #4 Like his economy and debt, his foreign policy is spirally out of control. His polls are in a flat spin. He's a desperate man who seeks adoration and attention. He'll likely do anything. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-27 08:10 |
| #3 When it comes to obooboo, trying to divine his motives is a fools errand. He simply does not know what he is doing. Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity. Count on obooboo to do the wrong thing for the wrong reason. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-08-27 08:03 |
| #2 Putin knows this and will avoid conflict. True enough, but Putin does not have to engage in direct military conflict to win the game. All Putin has to do is persevere, pull back, continue to support Assad, and wait us out. He knows Champ cannot sustain a prolonged conflict in Syria. This is classic 'wag the dog'. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-27 03:01 |
| #1 This is sounding like global warming or is it climate change now?. The West is brain washed. In my opinion the Russian people don't want war. Putin knows this and will avoid conflict. It is for us to lose face now. What's to be gained? getting rid of Assad?. Heavy price. We will be the bad guys and Russia will be welcomed as they are in Egypt now. Putin's end game. China appears preoccupied at this time. Economy is getting bad. Then as JM said today attention on Japan. No interference with local governments has great appeal to countries like African (Kenya) or Latin Americas. |
| Posted by: Dale 2013-08-27 02:46 |