Posted on 12/23/2005 4:57:59 AM PST by MARKUSPRIME
Russia will take Syria's side if charges against Syrian officials with involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri cause a conflict between the United States and Syria, two Russian parliamentary members said Tuesday.
"If Russia is to choose between its two strategic allies, it will undoubtedly take Syria's side," said Shamil Sultanov, a coordinator of an inter-faction association, Russia and the Islamic World: A Strategic Dialogue.
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This just shows you that Russia has been in this war in Iraq. They have probably provided the terrorists with ammunition.
We need to remind them of those 1500 ballistic missiles we have pointed their way.
there never has been a probably about it. some returning guys i spoke to said they all had french and russian weapons, with some chinese thrown in there. the french and russian stuff comes from syria, who we have been on to control their border. interestingly enough, a senior level syrian has told rice that once you control your southern border, you can explain to us how we should do it too. you see, they have a sense of humor after all.
Wake me up when former journalist (read: left-wing moonbat) Shamil Sultanov gains the Presidency of Russia.
you mean like china reminds us of the ones they have pointed at us? yeah, lotta good that will do us.
Two out of how many?
We could find at least two Dems in our own U.S. Congress who would want what those two Ruskies want.
I agree. I lived in Russia for a long time. Just because a few left-wingers make noises, doesn't mean that Putin and Merkel and others aren't on our side at least secretly.
There are double agents for our side in high places I am sure. But I also have the dreaded fear that it has been too late with Iran for awhile. I fear that the Iraq War was telegraphed for a year in advance because Hezbollah possibly has a nuke in an American city...and Bush just played chicken with them on that score, telling them that he was going into Iraq only - let me do it or else. But Bush cannot play chicken on Iran and Syria. So he is stalemated.
Just like they did in Iraq...
Real effective...
And the funny thing is they have their own problems with Muslims.
Oh, well, I guess they still think they are the CCCP.
It's worth suffering one nuked US city if we can then turn around an eliminate Islam and all its adherents in one fell swoop. They want to go nuclear? Fine by me. We have enough for every population center in the Islamic world and then some. Let them take their best - and last - shot.
Besides, if they nuke a city then the victims will be almost all Democrats - the very same folks who have been doing their damned best to make sure we are vulnerable to such an attack.
The Russians might not be communists anymore but they're still Russians.
[It's worth suffering one nuked US city if we can then turn around an eliminate Islam and all its adherents in one fell swoop. They want to go nuclear? Fine by me. We have enough for every population center in the Islamic world and then some. Let them take their best - and last - shot.]
Good point. But I don't think Bush's response would be so draconian after they'd done us the "favor" of eliminating a Democratic bastion. :-0
Also, there is the issue of my job and income. I don't want to lose that to a worldwide depression. But the President has to make the decision now: will he stop Iran or not?
I hope he doesn't draw things out to get votes for the Republicans next November. If he does this, he will not be credible and he will give the enemy their bomb in the process. I have always feared that Bush is conducting this war in slow motion in order to maintain the fear factor that gets Repubs elected.
The main way in which I differ from the Libs on this in that I realize that the threat is there and just want Bush to hurry up and finish the job. I also differ with the Libs in that I recognize that new threats could emerge as well.
This is the same ruskie military that cant afford to pay and clothe/feed its own army?
I don't think most folks really understand exactly how lethal the USA is......
This Sultanov looks like a joke...
http://blogs.salon.com/0003494/2005/11/16.html
You should modify that to "how potentially lethal the USA is..."
There's no doubt that the USA has the firepower. The will to use it is another matter. We are reminded of that on a daily basis. It's going to take another 9/11 grade catastrophe or worse for the media and Democrats to take the war seriously. We're nowhere near that point yet.
The same question came up March 2003, about Turkey. If Turkey entered the war in Iraq which side would they be on.
Sometimes I think the Russians are nuckin' futs.
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