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2012-06-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2012-06-18 07:45|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Thanks Obummer. The vacuum in geopolitics and the diminishing of national strength will haunt us for a long time.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-06-18 09:38|| 2012-06-18 09:38|| Front Page Top

#2 The designers of the Mistral class could not be reached for comment.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-06-18 11:08|| 2012-06-18 11:08|| Front Page Top

#3 This will end well.

Posted by DarthVader 2012-06-18 12:12|| 2012-06-18 12:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll order more popcorn.

Posted by Barbara 2012-06-18 13:08|| 2012-06-18 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Well now we know why the UN observers left. No Vodka in Syria means some VERY cranky soldiers.

Posted by Charles 2012-06-18 13:09|| 2012-06-18 13:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Good old times is here again!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-06-18 14:35|| 2012-06-18 14:35|| Front Page Top

#7 The Caesar Kunikov is a Ropucha-I (Project 775) class large landing ship, not a Mistral.

The Large Landing Ship Nikolay Filchenkov is a Project 1171 / Alligator Class ship, also not a Mistral.

Posted by Steve White 2012-06-18 14:50|| 2012-06-18 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 * FREEREPUBLIC this AM > [Itar-Tass = Russia]BLACK SEA FLEET SHIPS READY TO GO TO SYRIA - GENERAL STAFF.

* SAME > IRAN, RUSSIA, CHINA, + SYRIA TO LAUNCH BIGGEST JOINT WARGAME IN MIDDLE EAST.

* TOPIX > RUSSIA: WE WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY FOREIGN FORCE INTERVENTION IN SYRIA.

I'm interpreting the above Artic as Russia saying it will not support any US-led or non-US led, "Libyuh/Gaddafi-style"?, UN Coalition = "Coalition of the Willing" agz Assad.

On a separate note, I don't see Russia giving up its Med base at Tartarus under any conditions, Assad or post-Assad.

'Tis a serious "Catch-22" for Russia - the anti-Assad Syrian rebels are supported by the Radical Islam whom also directly or indirectly support the Caucasus jihadis-insurgents. Russia also has an interest in protecting its Caucasus security [strategic flank(s)] by making sure neither Iran nor Turkey, etc. achieve their ambitions of regional + trans-regional ethnic reunification vee the former Soviet -Stans. OUTSIDE OF RECOVERING THE GOLAN HEIGHTS VEE ISRAEL, SYRIA MAY BE IRAN'S ALLY BUT HAS NEVER DISPLAYED THE EXPANSIONIST ZEAL OF IRAN. RUSSIA DOES NOT WANT ANY "ASSAD/SYRIA DOMINO" TO EXTEND TO THE CAUCASUS + CENTRAL ASIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-18 20:10|| 2012-06-18 20:10|| Front Page Top

#9 RUSSIA = CHINA in SCS + Taiwan = "front-line" of Russia's geopolitical security + desired future "manifest destiny" under alleged
"proxy/surrogate" US-Western threat, i.e. US-NATO, UNO support for anti-Assad, pro-Islamist Syrian rebels.

A situation which is NOT helped by allegations by the Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem that the SYRIAN REBELS ARE USING CHRISTIANS AS "HUMAN SHIELDS" AGZ ASSAD'S SECURITY FORCES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-18 20:19|| 2012-06-18 20:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Clearing out Tartus.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-06-18 21:03|| 2012-06-18 21:03|| Front Page Top

#11 ION GLOBAL NATION > MCCAIN URGES US-LED AIR WAR ON SYRIA.

and

* TOPIX > MCCAIN: GROUND TROOPS NEEDED IN SYRIA.

* SAME > REPORT: US-BACKED REBELS COMMITTING CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE IN SYRIA.

Arise, "Red-Star" Turbans, arise ...

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-18 23:24|| 2012-06-18 23:24|| Front Page Top

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