well, they always wanted a warm water port
Posted on 09/16/2015 8:04:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A U.S. official told CNN Wednesday that four Russian military helicopters have arrived at the airbase in Syria that Russia is beefing up, adding to the mobility of the Russian forces there.
The four helicopters also appear in satellite images provided to CNN by AllSource Analysis. The company said they were taken Tuesday and show Bassel al-Assad International Airport in Syria with newly paved areas, tanks and other equipment.
Even as Russia moves tanks, mobile artillery and armored vehicles into Syria, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at this point is deferring to Secretary of State John Kerry to lead U.S. discussions with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, on Russian military moves into Syria, according to the Pentagon.
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Obama looks on warily. He’s good at that. When is his next tee time? He can look on warily from the golf course.
Putin knows he can do as he pleases now. He ain’t stupid.
Over a year left with Obama. One year too many. This time next year everything may be very different.
Al least somebody is going to Tango Down ISIS.
Dont worry. Kerry is going to lead discussions.
Dont repeat this, but sometimes i get Very depressed about our country and I wonder if we can still save it. :(
I want to be 12 again and even then knowing I was safe at night because that smiling confident looking guy (Reagan) was president.
well, they always wanted a warm water port
Four T-90 tanks, four helicopters, and a handful of BMD’s isn’t going to take down ISIS.
It will help to secure a base for future operations, though.
The Obama Administration has been interfering in Syria’s internal affairs for years now, so it doesn’t have much of a leg to stand on to complain about Russia’s involvement.
We’re So Screwed.
This is what Obola meant when he told Medeved to relay the message to Vlad that he’d have more flexibility after the election.
What makes you think that? ISIS is a complete joke militarily.
Get over it. It is a strategic necessity for the Russians that Syria does not become a jihadist state. Otherwise the terrorists who are destabilizing southern Russia would have a secure base and haven in nearby Syria. Russia views Assad and an alliance with Iran as the best way to prevent a jihadist victory. The US simply does not have an essential security stake in Syria.
Ya gotta start somewhere.
I don’t much about the T-90. How does it compare with the -72? I heard the -80 was a dog. I also read that the best Russian tank was the T-34, the one that won’t Kursk..
Active Duty ping.
Obama looks on warily. He’s good at that. When is his next tee time? He can look on warily from the golf course.
Just what Israel needs. Active Russian troops on its border.
Or in 30 days.
September 14th – Rosh Hashanah
September 15th – The Jade Helm military exercises are scheduled to end.
September 15th – The 70th session of the UN General Assembly begins on this date. It has been widely reported that France plans to introduce a resolution which will give formal UN Security Council recognition to a Palestinian state shortly after the new session begins. Up until now, the U.S. has always been the one blocking such a resolution, but Barack Obama has already indicated that things may be different this time around. If alarm bells are going off in your head as you read this, then you probably already understand how significant this event could potentially be.
September 20th to September 26th – The “World Week For Peace in Palestine Israel” sponsored by the World Council of Churches.
September 21st – The UN International Day Of Peace. Could this be the day when the UN Security Council resolution establishing a Palestinian state is actually adopted?
September 23rd – Yom Kippur
September 23rd – Pope Francis arrives at the White House to meet with Barack Obama. Some have suggested that the timing of this event is highly unusual…
Francis is the 266th pope who will be meeting with President Obama on the 266th day of the year, leading one Internet preacher to wonder if “something is being birthed” on that day, since 266 days is the typical human gestation period from conception to birth.
September 24th – The Pope addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress.
September 25th to September 27th – The United Nations is going to launch a brand new sustainable development agenda called “The 2030 Agenda“. The following is an excerpt from an article that I just wrote about this insidious new plan…
If you didn’t like “Agenda 21”, then you really are not going to like “The 2030 Agenda”. Next month, the United Nations is going to launch “The 2030 Agenda” at a major conference that will be held from September 25th to September 27th in New York City. The Pope is actually traveling to New York to deliver an address which will kick off this conference. Unlike Agenda 21, which primarily focused on the environment, the 2030 Agenda is truly a template for governing the entire planet. In addition to addressing climate change, it also sets ambitious goals for areas such as economics, health, energy, education, agriculture, gender equality and a whole host of other issues. As you will see below, this global initiative is being billed as a “new universal Agenda” for humanity. If you are anything like me, alarm bells are going off in your head right about now.
September 28th – This is the date when the Feast of Tabernacles begins. It is also the date for the last of the four blood moons that fall on Biblical festival dates during 2014 and 2015. This blood moon falls on the very first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, it will be a “supermoon”, and it will be clearly visible from the city of Jerusalem. There are many that dismiss the blood moon phenomenon, but we have seen similar patterns before. For example, a similar pattern of eclipses happened just before and just after the destruction of the Jewish temple by the Romans in 70 AD.
T-90 is basically an M1-ski for idiots.
Easier to operate and less of a maintenance monster, while still retaining the upgraded electronics. Lighter and longer time between overhauls.
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/132665-m1-abrams-vs-t-90/
I’m sure the Russians will place S-400 Surface-to-Air missiles there, and with them any thought of the US dominating the airspace vanishes.
But why should we care - we’re fighting tooth-and-nail to defund Planned Parenthood - spending money to counter the S-400 is ‘too militaristic’ even for most Republicans.
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