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2015-09-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Satellite Image Leaves No Doubt: Russia Is Throwing Troops, Aircraft Into Syria

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-09-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 See also PHILIPPINE STAR > FORMER KREMLIN INSIDER [+ Putin Associate-Advisor] EXPECTS TWO-YEAR [Russia-specific] ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN.

Methinks it'll be much longer than that, but close enuff for the RussFeds.

IMO Putin is doing what he's doing because Struggling Russia is still Struggling Russia + presently unable to effectively deal Econ, Militarily wid the parallel Caucasus threat + ISIS/ISIL threats to Turkey, EU, + CENTASIA [also read, RFE]. THIS IN ADDITION TO KEEPING NEO-OTTOMAN TURKEY + MERKEL-IAN GERMANY INCLUD "GERMANY LITE/II" UKRAINE UNDER TIGHT WATCH + CONTROL.

NUKE WANNABE, MODERNIZING RISING IRAN AS SSSHHH ... CCCCCC OWG CO-SUPERPOWER AMERIKA'S + OWG CO-SUPERPOWER RUSSIA'S NEW SIBLING ALSO IS IN NEED OF HELP TO FIGHT THE ISIS + AL-NUSRA BOYZ IN SYRIA-IRAQ.

The last thing Vlad/Vladvedev wants is a major anti-Islamist land war in Central-East Asia andor US-China war over Chinese strategic access in East Asia + Pacific.

Iff Russia, Iran, + Assad can contain or defeat the ISIS + Al-Nusra, they will score big points wid Europe agz the USA while also leaving Russia to focus on the looming Hard Boy threat to Central-East Asia + RFE.

NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WANTS TO SEE THE ISIS/ISIL + AL-NUSRA, OR WORSE, IN CONTROL OF RUSSIA'S, CHINA'S, INDIA'S, + EVEN PAKISTAN'S NUKES + ECONOMIES + FIGHTING MANPOWER.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-09-17 00:27|| 2015-09-17 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd rather they fought NATO in Ukraine.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-17 03:04|| 2015-09-17 03:04|| Front Page Top

Posted by 2015-09-17 05:50|| 2015-09-17 05:50|| Front Page Top

#4 You can bet this will have a significant effect on Erdogan.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-09-17 08:34|| 2015-09-17 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 A wise man once noted that nature abhors a vacuum. The bammer created the vacuum and now the ~~Soviets~~Russians are filling it.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-09-17 11:32|| 2015-09-17 11:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Why is Russia moving sophisticated anti-aircraft systems into Syria? I didn't realize that ISIS/ISIL has an air force worth worrying about.

Ah, Israel has bombed previous shipments of Russian anti-aircraft systems into Syria because they were likely to end up in Lebanon (Hezbollah) or in Iran itself.

Watch out for the coming fireworks.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-09-17 12:08|| 2015-09-17 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Why is Russia moving sophisticated anti-aircraft systems into Syria?

Because USA & allies bomb Assad as often as they bomb ISIS.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-09-17 13:26|| 2015-09-17 13:26|| Front Page Top

#8 At this point, that is just dumb. If pencilneck falls there is only ISIL to fill the vacuum. Thank you Obama for creating such lovely vacuums.~

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-09-17 13:30|| 2015-09-17 13:30|| Front Page Top

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