In Syria, Putin's the Player and Obama's the Playee

[Katzndogz]

This is how little o obama gets to stay stupid. No matter what he does, his bots are his man in the mirror telling him how wonderful he is. They might think that obama is still a player and hasn't lost his stake, but everyone else in the world knows it. obama is no longer going to get a seat at the table. This is now between Syria, Russia and the UN.

This isn't over. There is something more. President Putin has something else planned. He's been three steps ahead of little o, the whole way. There's more to come.

 

[Katzndogz]

Obambam has lost so much face he's going to have to borrow some of John Kerry's.

It's alright Kerry has enough plastic at home to make a new face.

He can get more from Tayrayzzza.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

There was no pressure. An attack described as "unbelievably small" is not pressure. An attack that military commanders claim would have been just muscular enough not to be mocked is not pressure. President Putin just saved little o obama from a massive retaliation. What's curious is what the next move will be. obama has been checkmated, meaning that the "King" piece can be taken at any time. President Putin is always three moves ahead of obama. He has something up his sleeve with this. There is some other masterful move.

Surely you don't think that the Russian plan was conceived and written in the ten minutes between Kerry's stupid statement and announcement? Really? Do you really think that? No. The Russian plan, so happily endorsed by the UN was written long ago just waiting for an opportune time to be presented. If it had not been when Kerry played "kick me I'm stupid" when he did, it would have been presented another time.

You are hilarious. Putin saved his own ass, because if the US struck Syria, Putin would have done nothing. He wasn't about to start WWIII over Syria, so Putin had to come up with something to save face. You guys are incredibly stupid.

Here's the facts..... Putin gets to keep his Port in Tartus. The last and only Russian Military Base outside the former Soviet Union.

Assad stays in power.

Iran maintains its Hezbollah forces in Syria and is still killing Syrian Rebels by the bushel.

The Chemical Weapons that Assad doesn't want the Inspectors to find have already been moved (they're only about the size of a rocket or mortar shell. Not tough to hide.)

And we get.... What again?

A promise to allow Inspectors in?

Wowee-zowee batfink.

Let me know when that happens so we can all laugh at you because they're only gonna get what Assad and the russians WANT them to get.

You're an idiot. A bona fide moron

agreed....Putin wasn't all that worried about saving face....instead he's jockeying to create 'face'...

some more reason why Russia supports Syria...

Here are six reasons why Russia is sticking with Syria.

1.Syria buys quite a bit of Russian military exports. And at time of such economic hardship to loose a steady and loyal customer like Syria would be very hard on Russia. Russia has a naval facility in Syria.

2.The official usage of Russia’s naval instillation in Syria is for Material-Technical Support. In other words, the facility is used for repairs and replenishment. It is also Russia’s only Mediterranean naval instillation, which is crucial for their ships that are coming back from the Turkish Straits. According to Melik Kaylan from The Wall Street Journal, “Russia is rebuilding its Soviet-era naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus, which allows Moscow to reassert a plausible Mediterranean threat to NATO.

3.The New York Times reported that Chechen Islamist fighters have joined a Free Syrian Army outfit named North Storm. Russia has occupied Chechnya for decades, which has subsequently caused a long and bloody confrontation between the two. Chechen Islamic-extremists have also conducted suicide attacks in major Russian cities.

4.Russia is still licking its wounds after it lost its status as a world super power and is looking to make a comeback. Again, according to Melik Kaylan in The Wall Street Journal: “But in the end, the pivotal consideration in Mr. Putin's efforts to re-establish his country's superpower status centers on Iran. Syria is a domino. Without its Syrian ally, Iran would be almost totally isolated and crucially weakened. That Moscow cannot allow.

5.Russia has a bit of a momentum going after sticking it to The U.S., so to speak, and shielding the American whistler-blower, Edward Snowden. This is yet another move in showing The U.S. that Russia is still a country with muscle (although their muscle is mostly for show).

6.Russia believes that an intervention by The U.S. in a country like Syria is an act of Cold War-style Western imperialism, and thus ultimately a threat to itself.

Six Reasons Why Russia Is Sticking By Syria | Neon Tommy

 

[BlindBoo]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

 

[B. Kidd]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

Putin is just looking out for the Russian territory of Dagestan. The Russians are afraid if we strike Syria, chemical weapons will fall into the hands of Jihadist rebels who will then transfer them to Dagestan, leaving the whole of Russia susceptible to chemical terrorist attacks.
The geo-political ignorance on this board is astounding!!! (translated: there's alot of stupid fucks in this country!)
And yes, Putin is truly looking out for Russia's security which is a helluva lot more then Obama is doing for us by taking a war-mongering stance.
And yes, Putin also wins in terms of proper leadership compared to Obama.

 

[MACAULAY]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

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Another Obama victory. He is truly a genius.

"Speak softly and carry a big stick"............is out.

"Its unbelievably small but more than a pinprick"......is in.

Of course, the chemical weapons aren't out of Syria yet. They're going to turn that little detail over to the United Nations. That'll do it.

 

[BlindBoo]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

Well it's not a done deal yet, but there simply would be no action on Syria's Chemical Weapons had the threat of a military strike not been on the table. There is just no way around that fact.

 

[ogibillm]

Boy, you parrots sure are spending a lot of time in the spin room, eh?

Syria and Russia are backing down after a credible threat to bomb Syria. It's as simple as that.

Assad knows that if he loses his hold on power, he wil be executed by whoever succeeds him. Bombing his command and control sites would have greatly weakened him, and made him more susceptible to being toppled. So now he's our bitch.

You're an idiot, LOL.

well thought out rebuttal, that.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Another apparent Obama victory and the rabid righties can't stand it. They keep rootin for Putin.

Hahahahaha.......

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

Well it's not a done deal yet, but there simply would be no action on Syria's Chemical Weapons had the threat of a military strike not been on the table. There is just no way around that fact.

you're right....nothing is done yet...anything could happen....but if you believe a Putin promise that he and Assad would actually clear out all the CWs i've got a bridge to sell ya...

 

[B. Kidd]

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

Well it's not a done deal yet, but there simply would be no action on Syria's Chemical Weapons had the threat of a military strike not been on the table. There is just no way around that fact.

you're right....nothing is done yet...anything could happen....but if you believe a Putin promise that he and Assad would actually clear out all the CWs i've got a bridge to sell ya...

They ARE facing a logistical nightmare. No flights into Damascus airport and have to drive in through 'indian territory' from Beirut.

 

[BlindBoo]

Putin wins and you guys think Obama won....

Well it's not a done deal yet, but there simply would be no action on Syria's Chemical Weapons had the threat of a military strike not been on the table. There is just no way around that fact.

you're right....nothing is done yet...anything could happen....but if you believe a Putin promise that he and Assad would actually clear out all the CWs i've got a bridge to sell ya...

Contrary to the Bush-bot's beliefs, the UN did a very good job in destroying Iraq's chemical WMD. They are up to the task if they are given the go ahead.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Well it's not a done deal yet, but there simply would be no action on Syria's Chemical Weapons had the threat of a military strike not been on the table. There is just no way around that fact.

you're right....nothing is done yet...anything could happen....but if you believe a Putin promise that he and Assad would actually clear out all the CWs i've got a bridge to sell ya...

Contrary to the Bush-bot's beliefs, the UN did a very good job in destroying Iraq's chemical WMD. They are up to the task if they are given the go ahead.

they'd have to dispose of a THOUSAND TONS of the stuff.....dozens of locations......smackdab in the middle of an ongoing civil war.....good luck...

According to various intelligence estimates, Syria holds around 1,000 tons of chemical weapons distributed among as many as 60 different locations. Securing them in place would require 30,000 – 40,000 soldiers, amid a raging civil war, Mr. Golts says.

"On the other hand, if the idea is to remove them, it's a logistical nightmare. It would be an immense operation just to extract 1,000 tons of rocks from a war zone like this one. But chemical weapons? They must be made ready, handled with great care, and transported with absolute security,” Golts says.

"It's good that diplomacy is back at center stage. But no one should imagine that this scheme offers a simple solution," he adds.

Russia pushes Syria WMD plan, but experts warn of difficulty - CSMonitor.com