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2012-02-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Defiant Russia Fears Losing 'Last Arab Ally' in Syria

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Posted by Fred 2012-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 seeking to reassert its global clout

Key phrase.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-01 02:48|| 2012-02-01 02:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I just can't understand why Russia always chooses to be on the side of tyrants and thugs. They have a choice, why do they always choose the side of darkness?

Posted by crosspatch 2012-02-01 02:57|| 2012-02-01 02:57|| Front Page Top

#3 crosspatch, who supports the Soodies?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-01 04:03|| 2012-02-01 04:03|| Front Page Top

#4 they make billions off the side of darkness

Posted by chris 2012-02-01 08:11|| 2012-02-01 08:11|| Front Page Top

#5 today in the WSJ, Fouad Ajami is calling this "The Last Battle of the Cold War".

Posted by Lord Garth 2012-02-01 10:55|| 2012-02-01 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I just can't understand why Russia always chooses to be on the side of tyrants and thugs. They have a choice, why do they always choose the side of darkness?

Because where else are they gonna sell all those second rate tanks and warplanes that they build?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-02-01 11:45|| 2012-02-01 11:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Arab Ally....

Isn't that an oxymoron?

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-02-01 11:53|| 2012-02-01 11:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Most certainly a moron.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-02-01 12:07|| 2012-02-01 12:07|| Front Page Top

#9 When pencilneck goes down for the count, Russia will have very little emotional bank with the new regime.

Seems kind of short sighted to me.

Russia claims that it is not the job of the international community to pick winners and losers in the domestic politics of sovereign countries. I have some sympathy for that position. But when you have a minority using the murder of civilians to oppose the popular will of the people, I draw the line. Pencilneck has got to go.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-02-01 13:08|| 2012-02-01 13:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Inciting a violent unrest and using authorities' strong response as an excuse for invasion is one of the oldest tricks in the book, MR. In this case (unlike Libya) the unrest was incited by Soodies, rather than Euros, still...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-02-01 15:20|| 2012-02-01 15:20|| Front Page Top

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