[Al Ahram] US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a
lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
raised US concerns about reports of "an imminent enhanced Russian military buildup" in Syria, in a phone call Saturday to his counterpart in Moscow, the US State Department said.
"The secretary made clear that if such reports were accurate, these actions could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation with the anti-ISIL coalition operating in Syria," the State Department said.
Kerry spoke by telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, discussing with him "US concerns about reports suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian buildup there," the department said.
"The two agreed that discussions on the Syrian conflict would continue in New York later this month," it said.
The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
reported that Russia has sent a military advance team to Syria and was taking other steps that Washington fears may signal plans to vastly expand its military support for
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Scourge of Qusayr...
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