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Vladimir Putin: U.S. Should Have Given $500 Million to Russia, Not Armed Syrian Rebels
Breitbart ^ | 13 Oct 2015 | Mary Chastain

Posted on 10/13/2015 11:31:04 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that, instead of funding Syrian rebels, the U.S. should have just given the money to Russia. The U.S. halted its training program after many rebels defected and U.S. weapons landed in the hands of al-Qaeda.

“It would have been better to give us $500 million,” quipped Putin. “At least we would have used it more effectively from the point of view of fighting international terrorism.”

Al-Qaeda kidnapped or killed multiple “New Syrian Force” fighters, which left American weapons in their hands. The Pentagon also provided vehicles and ammunition to Nusra Front, a radical Islamic group linked to al-Qaeda, for safe passage, but officials quickly lost track of the items.

Putin said Russia’s campaign in Syria is more effective than the U.S.-led coalition. He insisted his government’s actions “are legal and reasonable because it followed a Syrian request for assistance.”

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To: GOPJ

“It’s less than 400 days until he’s gone”

Respectfully, it’s more than that.

391 days until Election Day, and then the Fraud still has a couple more months to do as much damage to America as he can on the way out.

And to the poster here, whoever it was, who talked about the FR Putin fan club, this comment doesn’t praise or worship Putin, but speaks truth:

“If we had given the five hundred million to Putin and asked him to earmark it for bombing ISIS he would have done it... and we’d all be better off.”

Unfortunately, the Fraud owes Russia whatever it wants for helping to insert him in the Rainbow House.

Remember the Russian spy team we found and couldn’t send back fast enough after his coronation?


21 posted on 10/13/2015 11:56:05 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

God this is embarrassing. But maybe deserved.


22 posted on 10/13/2015 11:59:48 AM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He’s channeling Trump.

He’s whipping Obama on a daily basis.

Yesterday he called him a mush head.


23 posted on 10/13/2015 12:02:30 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I agree with you on that point. I enjoy the fact that he is shaking it up on all sides which is long overdue. I like that he is calling them out on their BS for the world to see. I’m HOPING in all those years where he was speaking and donating liberally (although he gave to both sides) he was doing and saying those things that any large successful company does and says to succeed in the states and localities in which one operates. As he said before he played the business game to establish inroads with the political elites. That unfortunately is a component of business one must adhere to in order to succeed.


24 posted on 10/13/2015 12:03:37 PM PDT by Jarhead9297
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Something has to be done about this Mussolini of the new millennium. Maybe the next POTUS will put him back in his box.


25 posted on 10/13/2015 12:05:11 PM PDT by gtx960
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To: elhombrelibre

Putin can go jump off a cliff, I loath the little murderous sawed off commie runt. The fanboys here are quite disgusting.


26 posted on 10/13/2015 12:05:46 PM PDT by MARKUSPRIME
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To: MARKUSPRIME

The Putinistas are either stupid, delusional, or paid.


27 posted on 10/13/2015 12:08:15 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: ozzymandus

No fan...

But I wish *WE* would just get down to business killing people and breaking things instead of worrying about who liked us.


28 posted on 10/13/2015 12:09:42 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: DJ Taylor; miss marmelstein
I'm your east bloc boi. Putin Obama photo: Putin Vlad2.jpg XXX, Vlad/`Pootie'
29 posted on 10/13/2015 12:16:52 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Why are you calling Trump a “bottom feeder”? He has single-handedly awaked US citizens to the destructive mess that DC has become!


30 posted on 10/13/2015 12:17:36 PM PDT by grania
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hey Vlad!

No worries!

You’ll get a huge chunk of that $150 BILLION going to Iran, when they go to your military hardware store.


31 posted on 10/13/2015 12:18:48 PM PDT by G Larry (Vote Hillary! Pro-Abortion Socialist)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Poor Obama. So many more stupid things to do and so little time remaining.


32 posted on 10/13/2015 12:19:13 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: MARKUSPRIME

Hey, we all miss the cold war. It was a huge national challenge. And then it went away.

They started enjoying shopping, driving cool cars, phones, mass communication, earning money, dressing well, and posting everything they do on social media. The criticize communism as a tragic mistake and started rebuilding churches the communists destroyed.
Our favorite enemies just went away.

But it’s going to be ok. lol


33 posted on 10/13/2015 12:19:45 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: ozzymandus

He’s killing terrorists, I’m ok with that.


34 posted on 10/13/2015 12:20:00 PM PDT by chae (The Lannisters send their regards--Game of Thrones)
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To: tumblindice

As Maude would say: God’ll get you for that!


35 posted on 10/13/2015 12:23:48 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
learning from and emulating the Clinton presidency, it is reasonable to conclude that the obozo got his cut of that $500 million
36 posted on 10/13/2015 12:27:20 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: chae

He also good at killing his own people and anyone that speaks out or has a dissenting opinion(looks at the mountain of bodies). But he’s a good ole christian now that he’s killing some muzzies(which needs to die), herp derp yuk yuk. Some of the people on here either have a very low IQ, or are essentially traitors. I hate Obama, and ISIS needs killing no doubt, but dont think for a minute if Vlad could get away with it that he would not destroy us completely.


37 posted on 10/13/2015 12:31:00 PM PDT by MARKUSPRIME
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How can they be more effective that $100,000,000/rebel?


38 posted on 10/13/2015 12:31:56 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

As long as Putin bombs ISIS and slaps the snot out of Obama, I’m not about to criticize.

Heck, if Putin had nuked DC the night Obama lit up the White House in rainbow colors to celebrate America’s submission to homosex, I’d be cheering Putin even more.


39 posted on 10/13/2015 12:42:54 PM PDT by greene66
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To: elhombrelibre

He said it would make better sense than Obama did training and sending over all those munitions to those who are basically the enemy. Frankly, Putin is right, again. And Obama is wrong, again.


40 posted on 10/13/2015 12:52:19 PM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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