Posted on 09/30/2015 7:09:25 AM PDT by lifeofgrace
President Obama and Russian Czar President Vladimir Putin went into a room at UN headquarters mano a mano and whatever happened behind those closed doors, one man came out the victor. And it wasn’t Obama.
Putin took over Syria, and that’s that.
Charles Krauthammer blamed it on the “utter passivity of the United States,” that has allowed ISIS to attract 7,000 new jihadis in the last few months alone. Some of them are from the U.S., and some of them are from Russia. While we hand-wring our way into irrelevance, Russia is determined never to let ISIS fighters back into their country.
"The irony is that the Russians aren't in there to fight ISIS. The Russians are in there to support Assad, to establish their predominance in the region, to bring in Iran and to establish military facilities," Krauthammer said. "That's what happened even as the administration sputters, because it has no idea what to do."Putin has launched drones in parts of Syria where there are no ISIS fighters, and supplied Assad’s government with Russian assets to use against ISIS, and whatever else they want to use them for.
Russian military expert Vladimir Gundarov wrote “Yes, there are Russian units, Russian weapons, and Russian military hardware in Syria. There is the 720th Sustainment Center in Tartus, and it is not exactly manned by Martians.”
In fact, the Russians are all over Syria, to the point that they’ve formally ordered American planes out of the country, as they’ve started their bombing campaign.
Russian warplanes have begun bombarding Syrian opposition targets in the war torn nation's north, working on behalf of dictator Bashar al Assad, according to a senior military official.In Ukraine, the Baltics, Iran, and now Syria, Obama’s “global collective” speech at the UN rings about as hollow as Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain’s calls for a diplomatic solution as Hitler’s panzers stormed across France. Remember, in 1940, France had the largest, most well-equipped, and best-trained army in Europe, and they were fighting a defensive battle.The official said airstrikes targeted fighters in the vicinity of Homs, located roughly 60 miles east of a Russian naval facility in Tartus, and were carried out by a "couple" of Russian bombers. It was not clear if the strikes targeted ISIS, Al Qaeda or other forces opposed to Assad, who Moscow is aiding. According to a Twitter handle belonging to the Syrian government, the Russian strikes were initiated at the request of Assad.
When NATO folds into inconsequence, Iran and Syria form a new Axis with Russia, and America’s touted “deal” to keep nuclear arms out of the ayatollah’s hands is burned in Putin’s fireplace at the Kremlin, we will all remember the “historic” face-to-face meeting when Obama (“After my election I have more flexibility”) assumed the position with his hands on his ankles in a private room with Putin.
(crossposted from RedState.com)
I think it was quid pro quo from years ago, a player to be named later in baseball trade lingo, for the success of the Russian spy document insertion team suddenly discovered after the Fraud’s coronation, that we couldn’t send back to Russia fast enough.
When the “leader of the free world” says he has “no plan for defeating ISIS” did he not know someone would step up?
He hoped they would not.
Amazing how little respect the world has for FUBObama and the US. But he was elected. Twice. So there's that....
I think the real reason Putin told the US to remove warplanes from Syria is to keep from being blamed for any downed US warplanes.
He said he would be more flexible
Obama checked another box on his Death To America List
The girlie man went home crying to Reggie, “not tonight, I will not feel anything. Putin beat you to it tonight, dear.”
How has America let this go on so long?
Where are the stand up in our military to take back DC by force. We would stand with them to hold down the riots.
Obama grabs his ankles for any alpha male.
This just in to our news room:
The President is recovering from severe TESTOSTERONE BURNS he suffered during his short photo op meeting with Russian President Putin this week.
Though not as serious as those he suffered during much longer exposure during his October, 2014 meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, doctors advised him to reschedule his planned announcement and celebration of MARTIAL LAW set for this coming New Year’s Eve. He SHOULD, however, be sufficiently recovered to leave DC BEFORE the TRUMP INAUGURATION but to BE PRESENT at his ensuing TRIAL for TREASON!
Updates as they become available.
To be honest, it’s better in his hands anyway. Obama would either send more guns to ISIS or begin paying for Syrian gender re-assignment operations.
Zero was probably grabbing for Putin’s ankles.
Obama is an absolute F ing disgrace.
An Analogy of sorts... Putin vs. Obama...is like a middleweight UFC Mixed Martial Arts fighter vs the pansy Obama.
I’m disrespectful to Obama because he is 1) Going to get a pilot shot down (our rules of engagement will be pansy..esque 2) or worse we could get into a full fledged US / Russia shootout.
We know who the JV team is in foreign policy. Kerry just stated, “ We will see what kind of pressure Russia puts on Assad “. WHAT...ASSAD IS A LONG TIME ALLY OF RUSSIA...
Obama, former Sec State Clinton, Kerry, are rank amateurs when dealing with a strongman like Putin. This is a disaster in US Foreign Policy. The best scenario for us is to back down and let Putin bolster his ally, Assad. And if we are lucky, destroy ISIS.
Otherwise the JV team may turn this into an EPIC Disaster. Great job Obama and my fellow Americans for putting this moron into office.
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