Posted on 11/24/2015 8:03:32 PM PST by WilliamIII
Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian jet fighter is a “critical moment†for the U.S. and its allies to stand up to Moscow, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Tuesday.
Hours after the Kremlin condemned Turkey’s decision to shoot down the warplane for entering its airspace, Rubio warned against letting Russia get the upper hand.
“It's important for us to be very clear that we will respond and defend Turkey if they come under assault from the Russians. Otherwise the entire NATO alliance comes into question,†Rubio, who is running for president, said on Fox News.
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Thank you, Rubio. Yet another reason not to vote for you. Please keep talking.
Why do ppl on our side persist in repeating Obama’s talking point? Putin is only there to save Assad. So what? Saving Assad involves destroying ISIS as well
Could not have said it better..we are the bad guys now
Your current political analysis is flawed.
America may have a bad president, but America’s president is but a figurehead and constitutionally limited leader.
Not everything America does geopolitically, is wrong just because Obama is the president.
But your flawed understanding seems to be shared by many here on the forum.
I am trying to correct that where I can. But it’s sure not easy. You have to analyze each and every US policy on it’s own merits and reject those that are no good, as you accept those that are legit.
To do that, you have to understand the game that is played and who the players are.
sorry, Mario, that’s a bad call, at least right now
Russia is having cooked Turkey for ThanksGiving dinner with a little ISIS gravy on top...
Marco Rubio is McCain’s Graham’s Turkey’s ISIS’s little beyatch.....
Marco Rubio the whore of Constantinople.
Stupid
I would clarify that to say, not America directly opposed to, but the renegade ( renegayed ) regime that is currently in control at this time.
Correct me if I'm wrong about that.
One thing for sure
This little dust up will bring out the neocons
Me?
The Bear>Muslim sons of Satan
Anyday of the week
Bet Levin is stumbling.....he likes Putin pretty much like he does his NeoConfederate
Low hanging fruit
This is a bit more nuanced
Islamic dipshits fired on a Russian fighter that’s helping kill more Islamic dipshits who are even bigger barbarians than the Turks
Can’t imagine why Turkey thought this was a good idea
That's the point, it's not.
To begin with, there was only a few thousand ISIS fighters in the Northern part of the country and most of those have filtered back into Iraq. The ISIS excuse that Putin used was bogus. he blew up a few check points, frankly not knowing who controlled them.
The US is also playing games with the ISIS threat, their only effective air strike just occurred the other day when they hit those tankers.
ISIS, whoever they are, is only the Islamic soup of the day. Even Al-Qaida hates their guts....but some independent groups can shift between the two because that's what these porkers do.
What is really at stake for Russia is that Assad stays in power. So it matters not who threatens Assad. Russia will take them out. Right now, ISIS in not much of a player in Syria..
As they move through Iraq, Iran will also exploit ISIS. They do this to justify their presence just as the Russians are doing in Syria. you learn from the experts in this case.
So ISIS is just a pawn in the game....
It's fun to watch, but it's likely to result in WWIII.2....WWIII.1 was the cold war.
Cogent
Yep...
I assume you’re OK with someone shooting down our planes and murdering the parachuting pilots in cold blood, then?
Marco Rubio the whore of Constantinople who lurks in the “ darkness “ of ISIS’s shadow...
Stay tuned folks next week for our next episode of Rubio The Whore of Constantinople.... episode # 84 Dark Rubio Shaddows...
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Would sure be embarrassing if I had ever been a Rubio supporter....
Russia waited 10 years to punish NATO over Serbia, then carved up Georgia.
It was a mistake to ever admit a Muslim government into NATO.
‘The cold war never ended’
Nonsense. The war was against communism. Putin says that he is no communist and calls Lenin a traitor.
He also rebuilt hundreds of christian churches.
I’m no fan, but I would take him over most of the other world leaders of today.
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