Consolidated Syria Conflict Thread

[OJsDad]

Putin has the US where he wants them.  A weak president.  China slowly rattling the saber in Asia with the Spratly's   With the chaos in the Middle East and an ally willing to open the door and let them in.  And a weak Europe now being invaded with those fleeing the Middle East.

[Sir Slash]

That's why I play wargames. The real world is just too scary.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

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[Swatter]

No worries. Obama has isolated Russia for her behavior in Crimea and told Assad he has to go. So, problem solved. Now turn in your guns.

;D

[Swatter]

theres an obvious agenda here - i find it hard to believe ukraine, syria isnt part of some larger plan - you dont randomly sit in the kremlin rolling dice and seeing which operations to partake in

I think the Ukraine is an obvious ploy to keep them out of NATO.

Syria is a little more murky. Obviously he wants to prop up an ally that gives some naval access to the Med. Although, that doesn't seem like the whole of it. Bombing pro-US rebels is only icing on the cake. Putin seemingly enjoys poking and prodding Obama whatever chance he gets. It usually starts by saying something behind closed doors, then doing the exact opposite.

I can imagine Obama just sitting in the oval office thinking "I didn't sign up for this!".

[LongBlade]

That's telling him! Putin's got no choice but to withdraw from Syria now.

President Obama, addressing Soviet intervention in Syria at a White House press conference, said Tuesday Iran and Syria President Bashar Assad represented Russia's entire coalition "and the rest of the world makes up ours."

source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/02/president-addresses-russian-intervention-in-syria-at-wh-press-conference/?intcmp=hpbt1

[Bison]

Wait I thought Iran was on our side now?  Isn't Kerry in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize for some sort of historic agreement or other that involved Iran?

[Gusington]

Fox actually used 'Soviet'?

[GDS_Starfury]

It bypasses the NATO gate at the Dardanelles, giving them  the world's oceans in winter.

with what russian navy?   ::)

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

It bypasses the NATO gate at the Dardanelles, giving them  the world's oceans in winter.

with what russian navy?   ::)

The drunk one, of course. 

[Sir Slash]

I'm often surprised at how uninformed some of the newsies can be. I frequently hear them still call Russia "Soviet" and some politicians too. I think many are still just in a habit of saying Soviet Union or Soviet Russia. But some are clearly clueless. I think the Soviets actually had far better control of their leaders, and thus made them more predictable, than the current leadership of Russia. One hopes somebody's telling Putin he can't take over the whole world but who really knows.

[LongBlade]

Fox actually used 'Soviet'?

It's not far from the mark.

I can't imagine it's an oversight, but then again bigger mistakes have been made.

[Greybriar]

Fox actually used 'Soviet'?

Since Putin is apparently attempting to rebuild the Soviet Union, perhaps it's a prophetic slip of the tongue.

[Gusington]

It's a sad day when we're pining for the return of soviets.

[Greybriar]

It's a sad day when we're pining for the return of soviets.

Indeed it is. But it doesn't appear that any nation is going to thwart Putin's efforts.