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Russia says U.S. plans to strike Damascus, pledges military response
Reuters ^
| 3/13/18
| Reuters Staff
Posted on 03/15/2018 5:43:06 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had information that the United States planned to bomb the government quarter in Damascus on an invented pretext, and said it would respond militarily if it felt Russian lives were threatened by such an attack.
Valery Gerasimov, head of Russia’s General Staff, said Moscow had information that rebels in the enclave of eastern Ghouta were planning to fake a chemical weapons attack against civilians and blame it on the Syrian army.
He said the United States intended to use the fake attack as a pretext to bomb the government quarter in nearby Damascus where he said Russian military advisers, Russian military police and Russian ceasefire monitors were based.
“In the event of a threat to the lives of our servicemen, Russia’s armed forces will take retaliatory measures against the missiles and launchers used,” Gerasimov said in a statement.
He did not say when the alleged attack would take place or provide detailed evidence to back his assertions.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: damascus; isaiah17; israel; russia
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
Well, here’s a thought.....
If you think Russian lives are in danger, then pull them out.
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posted on
03/15/2018 6:42:14 PM PDT
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
To: dp0622
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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posted on
03/15/2018 6:49:08 PM PDT
by
samiam5
To: Terry Mross
If we had not stirred up a mess there we would not be there. The same can be said for a lot of places.
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:08:18 PM PDT
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: dp0622
2 Peter 3:3-7
Fits you perfectly...FReegards...
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:15:15 PM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
To: HighSierra5
There is a conspiracy about it, but they’re looking in the wrong direction as they point fingers at “leaders” and “nations”.
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:17:30 PM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
To: Roman_War_Criminal
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:18:06 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(It's time to investigate the investigators)
To: McGruff
Same reason Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Israel are meddling in there.
To protect our “interests” so they say.
Recipe for disaster, which is long overdue for this world.
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:19:25 PM PDT
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
To: dp0622
it is such a joke. What a total disaster. It had almost ruined the republican party before Trump saved it. But no more. Trump bombed a Russian air field in central Syria. Total dumb assed move. He has got to keep that worthless Neocon - and tv jerk Bolton out of the White House or he will destroy his presidency fighting Israel’s battles.
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:54:21 PM PDT
by
raiderboy
( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Why? Why are we fighting Syria? Israel? I don’t want to fight Israels war any more. We did that in Iraq to the tune of 5000 dead troops, 40,000 wounded and maimed ( not including PTSD) and 2 fricking trillion dollars!!! Stop already!!
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posted on
03/15/2018 7:57:31 PM PDT
by
raiderboy
( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
And the same reason jihadists there would like it to be let alone, so they can rise up... it’s like it’s hell if you do fight in Syria, and hell if you don’t fight in Syria.
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03/15/2018 8:31:10 PM PDT
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posted on
03/15/2018 9:44:32 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
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To: shanover
“What is the exact interest in Syria by America. I see none.”
It’s just us being manipulated to do the dirty work for our “friends and allies” in the Middle East and Eurabia.
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posted on
03/15/2018 9:54:15 PM PDT
by
Psalm 144
(Ace McCain: The tumor is a rumor but the boot was a hoot.)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
wasn’t this same story floated about 30 days ago?
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posted on
03/15/2018 11:11:50 PM PDT
by
blueplum
( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Why would Trump do that? Attacking assad is supportingjihadis
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posted on
03/15/2018 11:49:51 PM PDT
by
Cronos
(Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
To: raiderboy
Exactly. Syria was a secular state where Christians could live in peace. Saudia is the evil
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posted on
03/15/2018 11:50:39 PM PDT
by
Cronos
(Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
To: Roman_War_Criminal
I sure hope this isn’t so. This is part of what worries me about Pompeo’s influence—already Mattis and McMaster have been too hawkish.
To: shelterguy
The Bush crime family doesn’t deserve bogus excuses being made for it.
To: Roman_War_Criminal
The Bible says someone will strike Damascus.
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posted on
03/16/2018 4:11:34 AM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: Psalm 144
Your “dirty work” is destroying Europe, the cradle of Western Civilization.
It is unforgivable really.
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posted on
03/16/2018 11:51:38 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(FRexit? No. AdiEU. - Loud Mime)
To: samiam5
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posted on
03/16/2018 12:23:55 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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