Russia, Syria deny war games with China and Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Syria on Tuesday denied an Iranian media report that Syria would host Russian, Chinese and Iranian military forces for joint exercises.
Iranian news agency Fars said 90,000 troops and hundreds of ships, tanks and warplanes from the four countries would take part in the war games on land and sea in Syria soon.
The Russian Defense Ministry called such reports "disinformation" and the Russian news agency Interfax quoted an adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying it was not true.
"There will be nothing like that. This is one of those (pieces of) false information that are distributed about (Syria)," Interfax quoted Bouthaina Shabaan, the adviser who was in Moscow on Tuesday, as saying.
Which means that Russia, China, Syria, Iran will not be playing, games.
Joel 3:2
I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land.
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Looks like Austere Challenge will have some company!
I had said up the line that these exercises might be wishful thinking on Iran's part. That was naive of me. It's more likely Iran is trying to goad Russia and especially China into a confrontation with the West over some loose official Russian and Chinese talk they had over heard.
Also, I saw where Ahmadinejad is saying he's thinking of retiring next year. Get ready, he's more likely lit a fuse or about to.
I agree with you that it's looking like it will get even more crowded in that part of the world. Russia's denial of the report forces China to either not attend or send forces for other reasons. Guess Russia wants it all to themselves and anyway, they've never been the best of allies.
I'd suggest keeping an eye on China though and the size of Russian forces being deployed. According to what most scripture analyst believe, China gets involved at some point.
Also, I recommend keeping an eye on the Pak site linked above. Those guys know a lot and don't seem to mind talking about it. lol