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| Body Language – Putin and Erdogan Moscow Meeting, High Tensions |
| 2020-03-06 |
| [BombardsBodyLanguage] Ten minute video with running commentary in English. Something to think about as we ponder current events in Syria. Also, Putin is the original honey badger. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #16 |
| Posted by: Bugs Whineng4949 2020-03-06 23:03 |
| #15 Not in Syria. That's As for the Russians being out of resources, it wasn't long ago they flew strategic bombers out of the Rodina to wax some jihadis. Plus whatever is left of the Wagener Group. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-03-06 21:48 |
| #14 #12 What Black Charlie said. Syria has not attacked a NATO country. Russia has not attacked a NATO country. Article 5 is irrelevant. Turkey's grand adventure in Syria is not NATO's concern. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-03-06 21:25 |
| #13 Recommend we hold and let the S-400's "work their magic" against Russian Air attacks. Heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-06 20:58 |
| #12 and we won't help Turk aggression Not in Syria. That's everyone's dirty little playpen. Different ball game if Turkey or Russia attack each others' territory. Turkey attacks into Russia: Not our problem. Turkey is on its own. Russia attacks into Turkey: Article 5. America will have to respond and back Turkey if only to preserve NATO deterrence in the Russian mind. Even if only to destroy attacking launch points. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Flerong3458 2020-03-06 20:56 |
| #11 Putin is playing the subservient role. For good reason too. Erdogan has the upper hand. The Turks can wipe out the Russian force in Syria at any time and take as much of Syria as he wants. All the Russians really have are cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea into Syria and would soon run out. Putin wants to play in the Big Leagues. There's NO WAY he allows Yippy to push him around, and we won't help Turk aggression |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-03-06 19:48 |
| #10 Lichtenstein & Monaco. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-06 19:26 |
| #9 Well Greece won't answer the call of Article 5 and I don't know who else will. Belgium maybe? Portugal? |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2020-03-06 19:22 |
| #8 If you watch the vid, Putin is playing the subservient role. For good reason too. Erdogan has the upper hand. The Turks can wipe out the Russian force in Syria at any time and take as much of Syria as he wants. All the Russians really have are cruise missiles launched from the Black Sea into Syria and would soon run out. Attack into Turkey and that triggers NATO's Article 5, Putin's worst nightmare outside a Chinese invasion. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Flerong3458 2020-03-06 16:14 |
| #7 Yippy, this is gonna hurt me more than it does you. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-03-06 12:25 |
| #6 Perhaps Putie doesn’t want or feel the need to mask how he feels? In high stakes encounters over possible conflict being bellicose is one familiar KGB tactic. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2020-03-06 12:11 |
| #5 Putin would've been kicked of KGB academy if he didn't master control of body language in the first trimester. Yeah. Something else is going on here beyond Putin feeling uncomfortable. Wild Speculation: Putin is restraining his urge to grab Erdy by the neck and pound his head on the floor. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-03-06 12:10 |
| #4 Seems Putin is preparing to launch a sitting, left leg roundhouse head kick. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-03-06 11:54 |
| #3 ^ Yes, M. Most interesting. Though the Gog and Magog are gathered by Ol' Scratch when he's been in the slammer for a thousand years. A thousand years of peace on earth, then the armies from the four corners, yupp. It is very 'twilight zone' though, what's happening over there. With Gawd, one never really does know. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2020-03-06 10:36 |
| #2 Biblical reference in the comments is interesting.... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-03-06 09:09 |
| #1 Putin would've been kicked of KGB academy if he didn't master control of body language in the first trimester. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-03-06 04:18 |