Penelope
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Right, and now we see the war torn pictures on TV, only since Russia is there. The last year we have been bombing Syria, we are responsible.
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Obama may be a great community organizer on domestic issues.
But he is out of his league when it comes to high stakes international geopolitics. ......![]()
There is really not much to ponder with regards to Obama's intentions in the ME. He is continuing a US policy that was made clear even during Bush's term. The US is cooperating with our supposed allies (SA and Israel) in the ME in an effort to negate any perceived advantages that Iran may have gained from the removal of Saddam Hussein. If you are insinuating that Obama is supporting his Islamic friends (Saudi Arabia) then I agree, for some reason I think you are implying something else though.Obama may be a great community organizer on domestic issues.
But he is out of his league when it comes to high stakes international geopolitics. ......![]()
We have to wonder whether Obama is just pretending to be an idiot or if his true intentions are in fact to drastically support his Islamic friends at the expense of the US and the West which is happening at the moment.
Is he playing the great game of taqiyya?
It certainly looks like it!
There is really not much to ponder with regards to Obama's intentions in the ME. He is continuing a US policy that was made clear even during Bush's term. The US is cooperating with our supposed allies (SA and Israel) in the ME in an effort to negate any perceived advantages that Iran may have gained from the removal of Saddam Hussein. If you are insinuating that Obama is supporting his Islamic friends (Saudi Arabia) then I agree, for some reason I think you are implying something else though.Obama may be a great community organizer on domestic issues.
But he is out of his league when it comes to high stakes international geopolitics. ......![]()
We have to wonder whether Obama is just pretending to be an idiot or if his true intentions are in fact to drastically support his Islamic friends at the expense of the US and the West which is happening at the moment.
Is he playing the great game of taqiyya?
It certainly looks like it!
You seem to be suggesting that Obama is sympathetic to Iran and the Shiite faction of Islam while at the same time supporting the Sunni faction. Is that rational?There is really not much to ponder with regards to Obama's intentions in the ME. He is continuing a US policy that was made clear even during Bush's term. The US is cooperating with our supposed allies (SA and Israel) in the ME in an effort to negate any perceived advantages that Iran may have gained from the removal of Saddam Hussein. If you are insinuating that Obama is supporting his Islamic friends (Saudi Arabia) then I agree, for some reason I think you are implying something else though.Obama may be a great community organizer on domestic issues.
But he is out of his league when it comes to high stakes international geopolitics. ......![]()
We have to wonder whether Obama is just pretending to be an idiot or if his true intentions are in fact to drastically support his Islamic friends at the expense of the US and the West which is happening at the moment.
Is he playing the great game of taqiyya?
It certainly looks like it!
Obama is not supporting his previous allies in the Middle East -Israel, Egypt , Saudi Arabia....he has let them down in a disgusting manner in favor of his new best friend Iran, the supporter of terrorism, who he has given the gift of a nuclear bomb.
His agenda seems to be support of Islamic factions such as the Muslim Brotherhood, which was evident in Egypt and support for the Arab Spring factions who tore down the established rulers of stable countries such as Gaddafi in Libya.
The end result is utter chaos anarchy and terrorism!
Thank you Hussein, hang your head in shame!
You seem to be suggesting that Obama is sympathetic to Iran and the Shiite faction of Islam while at the same time supporting the Sunni faction. Is that rational?There is really not much to ponder with regards to Obama's intentions in the ME. He is continuing a US policy that was made clear even during Bush's term. The US is cooperating with our supposed allies (SA and Israel) in the ME in an effort to negate any perceived advantages that Iran may have gained from the removal of Saddam Hussein. If you are insinuating that Obama is supporting his Islamic friends (Saudi Arabia) then I agree, for some reason I think you are implying something else though.Obama may be a great community organizer on domestic issues.
But he is out of his league when it comes to high stakes international geopolitics. ......![]()
We have to wonder whether Obama is just pretending to be an idiot or if his true intentions are in fact to drastically support his Islamic friends at the expense of the US and the West which is happening at the moment.
Is he playing the great game of taqiyya?
It certainly looks like it!
Obama is not supporting his previous allies in the Middle East -Israel, Egypt , Saudi Arabia....he has let them down in a disgusting manner in favor of his new best friend Iran, the supporter of terrorism, who he has given the gift of a nuclear bomb.
His agenda seems to be support of Islamic factions such as the Muslim Brotherhood, which was evident in Egypt and support for the Arab Spring factions who tore down the established rulers of stable countries such as Gaddafi in Libya.
The end result is utter chaos anarchy and terrorism!
Thank you Hussein, hang your head in shame!
Right, and now we see the war torn pictures on TV, only since Russia is there. The last year we have been bombing Syria, we are responsible.
Defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the purpose of the system was to guarantee the security of the base from the air. The move comes amid growing tension with the West. On Monday, the US halted talks with Russia on trying to co-ordinate air strikes against jihadists. A ceasefire brokered by Washington and Moscow collapsed last month. "Let me remind you that the S-300 is a purely defensive system and poses no threat to anyone," Maj-Gen Konashenkov said. "It is unclear why the deployment of the S-300 caused such alarm among our Western partners." The spokesman said the system was similar to one earlier deployed at sea on the cruiser Moskva.
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S-330 missile launch system
Analysis: Jonathan Marcus, BBC defence and diplomatic correspondent
The deployment of S-300 surface-to-air missiles (known to Nato as the SA-23) to Russia's naval base at Tartus is the first time Russia has deployed the system outside its own territory. It joins another sophisticated anti-aircraft system, the S-400, already in place at the Russian air base near Latakia. The S-300 is highly mobile - its radars, launchers and command systems carried on a number of tracked vehicles. It can be mounted on a heavy wheeled launcher as well. It is one of the most lethal area defence systems ever developed intended to engage aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles. Its deployment indicates that Russia is significantly bolstering its air defences in Syria. This is a clear signal to Washington that there would be a heavy price to pay should the US be tempted to intervene in some way against Russian or Syrian operations.
How the S-300 missile system works
Fox News reported earlier quoting unnamed US officials that the system had been deployed at the weekend. In addition to the Tartus naval base, Russia uses the Hmeimim air base near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia. Last year, Moscow deployed the more advanced S-400 system there as it began conducting air strikes in Syria. On Monday, the US said it was suspending talks with Russia over Syria, accusing Moscow of having "failed to live up" to its commitments under the ceasefire deal. Washington blamed Russia and the Syrian government for intensifying attacks against civilians, including rebel-held areas in eastern Aleppo. State department spokesman John Kirby said Moscow and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops had been "targeting critical infrastructure such as hospitals and preventing humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in need, including through the 19 September attack on a humanitarian aid convoy". Moscow strongly denies involvement of its own or Syrian planes in the deadly aid convoy strike, and says the incident was caused by fire on the ground and not by an air strike.
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"This is something that we take very, very seriously -- the safety of our aircrews," Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in response to reports that Russia sent highly mobile S-300 anti-air missile systems (known to NATO as the SA-23) to its naval facility in the northwestern Syrian port of Tartus over the weekend. "Those aircrews have the inherent right to self-defense," Cook said at a Pentagon news conference. This marks the first time the system has been deployed outside Russian territory, according to the BBC. Last year, Russia deployed S-300s and the more advanced S-400 systems around its Khmeimim air base near the coastal city of Latakia, the hub of its air operations in support of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia.
Russia has no need of advanced surface-to-air systems in Syria given its stated aim of focusing operations on the Islamic State and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the al-Qaida affiliate formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front, Cook said. "The last I checked, the Russians said their primary goal was to fight extremism. Neither one of them has an air force," Cook said of the two militant organizations. "We're obviously tracking very closely" the placement of the Russian air defenses, he said. Already frayed U.S.-Russia relations have deteriorated even further since the collapse of last month's "cessation of hostilities" in Syria and the fierce bombardment of Aleppo by Russian and Syrian air forces, with the intent of driving out rebels holding the eastern part of the city.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday announced that talks with the Russians on renewing the cease-fire had been suspended. Cook said U.S. air operations against ISIS in northeastern Syria are continuing. He also said that neither the White House nor the State Department has asked the Defense Department to plan for relief airdrops to Aleppo or to provide air cover for U.N. humanitarian convoys.
In a statement, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, confirmed that the S-300 system had been sent to Syria and questioned why the deployment raised U.S. concerns. "The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system has indeed been sent to the Syrian Arab Republic," Konashenkov said. "I remind you that the S-300 is a purely defensive system and poses no threat to anyone. It's not clear why the placement of S-300 in Syria has caused such a stir among our western colleagues."
US Claims Right to Defend Against Russian Anti-Air Systems in Syria | Military.com