This video is based on the analysis of the Saker “Escalation in Syria – how far can the Russians be pushed?“. Separately, SouthFront is working on own critical documentary on modern Russia. This documentary will be ready in middle March.
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Events in Syria have recently clearly taken a turn for the worse and there is an increasing amount of evidence that the Russian task force in Syria is being targeted by a systematic campaign of “harassing attacks”.
The recent incident, like drone and mortar attack on the Russian Aerospace Forces base in Khmeimin, the shooting down of a Russian SU-25, so-called Russian casualties in US airstrikes in Deir Ezzor, likely indicate on starting of implementation of a new US strategy in Syria: to punish the Russians as much as possible short of an overt US attack on Russian forces. This hypothesis is based on the following reasons:
First, the USA and Israel are still reeling in humiliation and impotent rage over their defeat in Syria: Assad is still in power, ISIS is more or less defeated, the Russians were successful not only their military operations against ISIS but also in their campaign to bring as many “good terrorists” to the negotiating table as possible. With the completion of a successful conference on Syria in Russia and the general agreement of all parties to begin working on a new constitution, there was a real danger of peace breaking out, something the US and Israeli-led block is absolutely determined to oppose.
Second, both Trump and Netanyahu have promised to bring in lots of “victories” to prove how manly and strong they are. Starting an overt war against Russian would definitely be a “proof of manhood”, but a much too dangerous one. Killing Russians “on the margins”, so to speak, either with plausible deniability or, alternatively, killing Russians private contractors is much safer and thus far more tempting option.
Third, there are presidential elections coming up in Russia and the US Americans are still desperately holding on to their sophomoric notion that if they create trouble for Putin they can somehow negatively impact his popularity in Russia.
Last but not least, since the US and Israeli-led block has long lost the ability to actually getting anything done, their logical fall-back position is not let anybody else succeed either. This is the main purpose of the entire US deployment in northern Syria: to create trouble for Turkey, Iran, Syria and, of course, Russia.
The bottom line is this: since the US Americans have declared that they will (illegally) stay in Syria until the situation “stabilizes” they now must do everything their power to destabilize Syria. Yes, there is a kind of a perverse logic to all that…
Step one: encouraging the Turks
There is a counter-intuitive but in many ways an ideal solution for Russia to counter the US invasion of Syria: involve the Turks. And do it not by attacking the US forces directly, but by attacking the Kurdish militias the US Americans are currently “hiding” behind. While the US and Israel will have no second thoughts whatsoever before striking Syrian or Iranian forces, actually striking Turkish forces would carry an immense political risk: following the US-backed coup attempt against Erdogan and, just to add insult to injury, the US backing for the creation of a “mini-Kurdistsan” both in Iraq and in Syria, US-Turkish relations are at an all-time low and it would not take much to push the Turks over the edge with potentially cataclysmic consequences for the US, EU, NATO, CENTCOM and Israel interests in the region. Truly, there is no overstating the strategic importance of Turkey for Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle-East, and the US Americans know that. From this flows a very real if little understood consequence: the Turkish armed forces in Syria basically enjoy what one would call a “political immunity” from any US attacks, that is to say that no matter what the Turks do, the US would never consider actually openly using force against them simply because the consequence of, say, a USAF strike on a Turkish army column would be too serious to contemplate.
In fact, the US-Turkish relationship is so bad and so one-sided that one would see a Turkish attack on a Kurdish column/position with embedded US Special Forces far more likely than a US attack on a Turkish army column. This might sound counter-intuitive, but let’s say the Turks did attack a Kurdish column/position with US personnel and that US servicemen would die as the result. What could the US do? Not only is the notion of the US attacking a fellow NATO country member is quite unthinkable, it would most likely be followed by a Turkish demand that the US/NATO completely withdraw from Turkey’s territory and airspace. In theory, the US could ask the Israelis to do their dirty job for them, but the Israelis are not stupid and they won’t have much interest in starting a shooting war with Turkey over what is a US-created problem in a “mini-Kurdistan”.
No, if the Turks actually killed US servicemen there would be protests and a flurry of “consultations” and other symbolic actions, but beyond that, the US would take the losses and do nothing about it. As for Erdogan, his popularity at home would only soar even higher. What all this means in practical terms is that if there is one actor which can seriously disrupt the US operations in northern Syria, or even force the US to withdraw, it is Turkey. That kind of capability also gives Turkey a lot of bargaining power with Russia and Iran which Erdogan will carefully use to his own benefit. So far Erdogan has only threatened to deliver an “Ottoman slap” to the USA and Secretary of State Tillerson is traveling to Ankara to try to avert a disaster, but the Turkish instance that the USA chose either the Turkish or the Kurdish side in the conflict very severely limits the chances of any real breakthrough. One should never say never, but it would take something of a miracle at this point to really salvage the US-Turkish relationship. Russia can try to capitalize on this dynamic.
The main weakness of this entire concept is, of course, that the USA is still powerful enough, including inside Turkey, and it would be very dangerous for Erdogan to try to openly confront and defy Uncle Sam. So far, Erdogan has been acting boldly and in overt defiance of the USA, but he also understands the risks of going too far and for him to even consider taking such risks there have to be prospects of major benefits from him. Here the Russians have two basic options: either to promise the Turks something very inciting or to somehow further deteriorate the current relationship between the US and Turkey.
The other obvious risk is that any anti-Kurdish operation can turn into yet another partition of Syria, this time by the Turks. However, the reality is that the Turks can’t really stay for too long in Syria, especially not if Russia and Iran oppose this. There is also the issue of international law which is much easier for the USA to ignore than for the Turks.
For all these reasons using the Turks to put pressure on the USA has its limitations. Still, if the Turks continue to insist that the USA stop supporting the Kurds, or if they continue putting military pressure on the Kurdish militias, then the entire US concept of a US-backed “mini-Kurdistan” collapses and, with it, the entire US partition plan for Syria.
So far, the Iraqis have quickly dealt with the US-sponsored “mini-Kurdistan” in Iraq and the Turks are now taking the necessary steps to deal with the US-sponsored “mini-Kurdistan” in Syria at which point *their* problem will be solved. The Turks are not interested in helping Assad or, for that matter, Putin and they don’t care what happens to Syria as long as *their* Kurdish problem is under control. This means that the Syrians, Russians, and Iranians should not place too much hope on the Turks turning against the USA unless, of course, the correct circumstances are created. Only the future will tell whether the Russians and the Iranians will be able to help to create such circumstances.
Step two: saturating Syria with mobile modern short/middle range air defenses
Right now nobody knows what kind of air-defense systems the Russians have been delivering to the Syrians over the past couple of years, but that is clearly the way to go for the Russians: delivering as many modern and mobile air defense systems to the Syrians. While this would be expensive, the best solution here would be to deliver as many Pantsir-S1 mobile Gun/SAM systems and 9K333 Verba MANPADs as possible to the Syrians and the Iranians. The combination of these two systems would immensely complicate any kind of air operations for the US Americans and Israelis, especially since there would be no practical way of reliably predicting the location from which they could operate. And since both the USA and Israel are operating in the Syrian skies in total violation of international law while the Syrian armed forces would be protecting their own sovereign airspace, such a delivery of air-defense systems by Russia to Syria would be impeccably legal. Best of all, it would be absolutely impossible for the US and Israeli-led block to know who actually shot at them since these weapon systems are mobile and easy to conceal. Just like in Korea, Vietnam or Lebanon, Russian crews could even be sent to operate the Syrian air defense systems and there would be no way for anybody to prove that “the Russians did it” when US and Israeli aircraft would start falling out of the skies. The Russians would enjoy what the CIA calls “plausible deniability”.
The other option for the Russians would be to offer upgrades (software and missile) to the existing Syrian air defense systems, especially their road-mobile 2K12 Kub and 9K37 Buk systems. Such upgrades, especially if combined with enough deployed Pantsirs and Verbas would be a nightmare for both the US Americans and the Israelis. The Turks would not care much since they are already basically flying with the full approval of the Russians anyway, and neither would the Iranians.
One objection to this plan would be that two can play this game and that there is nothing preventing the USA from sending even more advanced MANPADs to their “good terrorist” allies, but that argument entirely misses the point: if both sides do the same thing, the side which is most dependent on air operations (the USA) stands to lose much more than the side which has the advantage on the ground (the Russians). Furthermore, by sending MANPADs to Syria, the USA is alienating a putative ally, Turkey, whereas if Russia sends MANPADs and other SAMs to Syria the only one who will be complaining will be the Israelis. When that happens, the Russians will have a simple and truthful reply: we did not start this game, your US allies did, you can go and thank them for this mess.
The main problem in Syria is the fact that the US and the Israelis are currently operating in the Syrian skies with total impunity. If this changes, this will be a slow and gradual process. First, there would be a few isolated losses (like the Israeli F-16 recently), then we would see that the location of US and/or Israeli airstrikes would gradually shift from urban centers and central command posts to smaller, more isolated targets. This would indicate an awareness that the most lucrative targets are already too well defended. Eventually, the number of air sorties would be gradually replaced by cruise and ballistic missiles strikes. Underlying it all would be a shift from offensive air operations to force protection which, in turn, would give the Syrians, Iranians, and Hezbollah a much easier environment to operate in. But the necessary first step for any of that to happen would be to dramatically increase the capability of Syrian air defenses.
Hezbollah has, for decades, very successfully operated under a total Israelis air supremacy and their experience of this kind of operations would be invaluable to the Syrians until they sufficiently built up their air defense capabilities.
Conclusion: is counter-escalation really the only option?
Some starting to believe that the Empire has decided to attempt upon a partial “reconquista” of Syria, even Macron is making some noises about striking the Syrians to “punish” them for their use of (non-existing) chemical weapons. At the very least, the USA wants to make the Russians pay as high a price as possible for their role in Syria. Further US goals in Syria include:
- The imposition of a de-facto partition of Syria by taking under control the Syrian territory east of the Euphrates river
- The theft of the gas fields located in northeastern Syria
- The creation of a US-controlled staging area from which Kurdish, good terrorist and bad terrorist operations can be planned and executed
- The sabotaging of any Russian-backed peace negotiations
- The support for Israeli operations against Iranian and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon and Syria
- Engaging in regular attacks against Syrian forces attempting to liberate their country from foreign invaders
- Presenting the invasion and occupation of Syria as one of the “victories” promised by Trump to the MIC and the Israel lobby
So far the Russian response to this developing strategy has been a rather a passive one and the current escalation strongly suggests that a new approach might be needed. The shooting down of the Israeli F-16 is a good first step, but much more needs to be done to dramatically increase the costs the Empire will have to pay for is policies towards Syria. The increase in the number of Russian commentators and analysts demanding a stronger reaction to the current provocations might be a sign that something is in the making.
An alternate view:
https://new.euro-med.dk/20180225-in-syria-putin-has-walked-into-sbigniew-brzezinskis-trap-damascus-becoming-the-prophecied-ruinous-heap.php
I’m not sure what to make of the author in the hyperlink I have provided. He makes some good points but also makes some rather bizarre claims.
Random Person
Putin has NOT walked into a trap. Syria is not Afghanistan, as the defeat of ISIS proves it. Also, Russia has limited forces in Syria, easily covered by their military budget.
Turkey has to decide what path it will take. Only then will the situation become clear. Even as the US arms Kurds, certain factors in Turkey remain pro western to the core and they control many finance interests. The majority want Turkey to scrap the EU membership bid finally and have an eastward looking future. Turks, Russians (with Kadryov) along with Iran and Iraq must form a seperate forum of some kind, to make a stratergy to restrain the Kurd anglo puppets and the Wahabi terrorists.
Its now very likely the Anglo will make problems spread in the Balkans, as their Syria plan collapses. They will encourage voices in Turkey to help agitate Albanians and Sunni bosniaks. Serbia itself now gets a lot of its investment from Gulf arab countries, and Vucic being more pro West than pro Russia, will not do anything to help ethnic Serbs in Bosnia or upset Muslims. Albanian interests have become much more prominent in Macedonia recently. The fake puppet state Bosnia run by IMF, EU and NATO is ripe for collapse and Russia and Turkey are on opposite sides.
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201803011062105491-turkey-envoy-plan/
Secret plans to carve up middle east by certain 5 countries……
https://sputniknews.com/world/201803011062109568-us-double-standards-unsc/
Turkey seriously advises USA to reread UN resolution as it is interpreting it in its own way….
Syria has been important to Moscow since Soviet times. Russia has in Syria both a Naval and Air Force base. I don’t see Russia giving up Syria.
I also don’t see how much damage the US can do to Russia in Syria, short of a direct military conflict. There is no question that Russia has supplied Syria with AA missile systems, with more to follow. The entire Syrian military is being improved with high tech. I also don’t see Iranian forces leaving Syria, as Iran knows that a potential defeat of Assad would mean a potential attack against Iran.
Once the last pockets of ISIS are defeated, Syria will be free to face the northern question, territories occupied by the US, Turkey and the Kurds. In the future I don’t see the conflict spreading form the north to the south, as the Syrian military would be too strong. The latest report is that the US Air Force has yet again bombed the Syrian Army. However, on this occasion the Syrians fired back with their AA missile systems. As yet no reports of any US casualties. This is certainly a new development, as Damascus has obviously sent a warning. This warning could not have been sent if Russia has not supplied Syria with additional missile systems.
Finally, the current impression is that the US will pretty soon face a stand off in Syria. It will temporarily hold the ground it has taken, but it will not be in a position to do much more, short of a full scale war. As for Russia, its aim is obviously simple. Defeat the last ISIS pockets in Syria, beef up the Syrian military, and force the US to look at a stand off in Syria.
That’s not an alternative view Random Person. It is simply psyop lies and disinformation. It is another little storyline preparing post Christian westerners for their big awakening into a false reading of Daniel 8 which will be used to generate the emotives required to HATE Russia and Orthodoxy. You need to read more widely and use whatever critical faculties still operating in the wonderland of life your mum thought she held the day you were born.
You seem to have some hate in your heart.
Erdogan is a dog on a very short Anglo-Zionist leash. He will do as he is told and as with Cyprus reap whatever reward his US-UK-NATO allies offer up.
Erdogan lives and breathes the Erkenegon Dream, as do his Western sponsered Islamic Brotherhood, Nationalist and NATO-Gladio deep state sponsers, who all together brought him this far and have always been scheming to turn the Turkic speaking world into a recreated Ottoman Empire, including huge sections of the former Soviet Union.
Erdogan’s Western backers have offered him everything his megalomaniacal heart could desire, in addition to running a fake coup against his government specifically to bolster his position, the only possible outcome that could have resulted from such a weak and disorganized effort against a popular leader. I won’t replay the details in this short comment but we already have enough information to know the supposed attempt to overthrow Erdogan was pathetic and ultimately failed after he went on CNN Turk to rally his supporters.
CNN Turk is an Anglo-Zionist controlled entity and I should not need to say more about who ran this completely unconvincing psyochological operation.
The Russians know all this so whether or not there has been an agreement to play along with the Turks and Empire up to this point, which is a strong possibility given what we know about how World War I & II were carefully choreographed by all major players, the most impotant factors determining the immediate outcome is the Russian desire to avoid a major escalation and the Anglo-Zionist desire to entrap Russia as soon as it is possible to do so. They’ve been trying to do this exactly since 2014 with the Ukranian coup.
Everyone knows Russia is far too weak to take on what are still the world’s most powerful armies by itself and nothwithstanding mountains of propaganda concerning Russian capabilities they do not so foolishly overestimate their own strength.
That is why the Anglos want war now and the Russians do not.
Below is an article published on Voltairenet just a few days ago.
Turkey announces its preparations for invading Greece
http://www.voltairenet.org/article199824.html
On 17 February President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech on Operation Olive Branch (the current invasion of Syria by the Turkish army) at the Provincial Congress of Eskişehir of the AKP. He declared the following: “Those who think that we have erased from our hearts the lands of from which we withdrew in tears, 100 years ago, are quite mistaken. On ever occasion we say time and time again, that Syria, Iraq and other places on the map of our hearts are no different from our own homeland. Wherever a call to prayer is heard, we fight to ensure that no foreign flag flutters. What we have done till now, is nothing compared to the far bigger attacks that we have in mind for the forthcoming days. This is what God wants!”
To repeat what I said at the begining:
Erdogan is on a very short Anglo-Zionist leash. He and his ministers are promising war and could not do so without full US-UK-NATO backing. Without such support his army would collapse for lack of supplies and because it does not possess logistical capabilities independent of NATO.
The United States and UK will want to remain on the sidelines for as long as possible, as they did in World Wars I & II. If Erdogan means to start this war today Russia must make clear that neither Ankara, London nor Washington will escape nuclear devastation. The Anglo-Zionist Empire believes it can force Russia into a long war of attrition so the only response left for Putin is to explain to these psycopaths they are 100% wrong.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201803011062104541-us-loses-strategic-partner-afrin/b
Could one argue that actions by usa with or against Turkey are so deliberate to remove tens thousands Kurds away from fighting ISIS to “enable ” them to stay and retrenche consolidate, get rearmed etc…so as to ” justify” said intentions of usa coalition permanent presence in Syria to fight them????
Hmmm.
This has been a concern of mine from the very beginning. Perhaps all of this has been set up to push the Turks further from the U.S., so they can invade Syria without appearing to do so in service of the U.S. The Turkish military is far more likely to defeat the Syrian Army and establish a long lasting occupation than any Kurdish militia. This might also be intended to develop in Russia, a blindspot for the Turks as Russia would believe the Turks are no longer U.S. allies/puppets.
Until the anglosaxon enemy is at gate of Moscow.
Even then Russians will not wake up.
The East Ghouta is surrounded by SAA. How do they get resupplied? If there are holes in a cauldron, perhaps it’s a time to fill the gaps. Were is Russian or Iranian Army ? It all makes no sense.
They get resupplied with food by the Russian humanitarian relief sent for civilians. They steal it from the civilians. As for munitions, I don’t know. Perhaps they are already well stocked.
According to a recent astrology podcast I attended , Russia cannot be defeated in war because:
1. their intelligence has always been better than everyone else ( the Operation Barbarossa surprise was an ooops)
2. no one can figure out just what they will do ahead of time–the German High Command was bedeviled by this characteristic of fighting the Russians–and their technique of war shape shifts as needed
3. their soldiers will sacrifice themselves for their comrades and their nation as a matter of course–no one makes a big deal about martyrdom although they are proud of their national victories and honor their dead always.
4. their vast landmass can never be occupied completely or permanently.
It is felt in addition that the current leadership in Serbia is just as much traitorous to their country as Gorbachov was to his.
It may be implicit in your 4 points, however, it should be noted that what Russia does have is an overwhelming love for their homeland, and this is that which inspires the rest of their actions. This is what the US do not have, since they have only a love of plunder to drive them on. This is what will eventually spell their defeat. Same with the Balkan polities, the bought and paid for “leadership” are happy to manipulate their respective peoples for a few crumbs from the table of the new fascists.
Has the fall-out of the Israeli F-16 downing overtaken this analysis — or am I too optimistic that rationality will ultimately prevail?
VNN’s Alastair Crooke reports on 2.24.18 that telemetry of the F-16 obtained by the Israelis did not detect that multiple missiles had locked on the doomed plane.
No surprise, a shocked Bibi Netanyahu was immediately on the phone with Putin (note not the White House) in need of comfort. Putin suggested that a truce with Syria might be possible, if Israel stopped flying the friendly skies over Syria. Given past habits, it will take considerable strength-of-will for the Israelis to resist bombing Damascus before breakfast, but that may be price for Israel sleeping soundly the night before.
Incidentally, the F-16 downing will have greatly assisted the sale of Russian missiles to Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
I recall Putin said in an interview ,I think it was in 2015, that “we have delivered some (s-300) systems to Syria”. If the contract is completed by now remains to be seen but it seems logical especially since Russia reportedly has upgraded the existing s-200’s (that downed the squatter jet) and delivered BUKs and Pantsirs.
Especially also since the Syrian air defence is now integrated with Russia’s, which rendered the Zionazi so called “retaliation ” for the downed jet useless and a comforting lie for domestic consumption. The red line (for “israel”) has been drawn and to quote Magnier “The rules of engagement has changed”.
In light of that it would be very unwise if not stupid since the political consequences and the risk of another devastating humiliation would be immense, for the zionazis to fly and strike inside or even close as in Lebanese airspace again.
US obviously took note too, as you mentioned and as Syria has warned (“we will retaliate if US strike our troops”) it would be quite easy to do that and perfectly legal too but the cost in humiliation for the US will be the same as for their Zionist offshoot in occupied Palestine. (Then of course we have the promise of General Soleimani to “remove the US by force” if they don’t leave voluntarily)
I would not put it past the Syrians to also at some point of their convenience declare NFZ for any hostile force if and when they have the means to enforce it. (I believe they already have).
The war against Syria is an israeli war, with the americans being israel’s proxies. The two countries are not allies, the usa is an israeli colony.
As for turkey, there is much question about their goals, role and which side who’s interests they are aligned with. This question about turkey is our question, the Russian, Syrian, Hezbollah & Iranian alliance know what to do about turk incursions into Syria, whatever the turk goals are. They plugged in the variables and did the math, so know what to expect. Us, we read the news, weigh the commentaries and speculate and wait.
I think a bigger worry would be a backlash from within America. I find the people in the USA the most generous I have ever met, if I had to choose another country to live in, it would hands down be the USA.
I have many friends in the USA, I have met people in the military and they are amazing, motivated, caring people.
What the hell is the USA doing in Syria
Andrew-
The citizens of the US have little control over US foreign policy. Polls have shown over and over that the majority of them would rather see the military budget slashed and overseas adventurism ended, and the money be spent on domestic priorities instead. The two political parties which completely control the media are merely different wings of one war party. And, yes, I find most Americans individually to be quite nice as well. It just has no bearing on the political goals of the elite.
I’m surprised to see no mention of the SU-57s now in Syria (for radar tests).
Surely there is at least symbolic importance in placing such a precious asset in a contested area. And, if all there is to it are radar tests, it surely must include testing coalition radar and response to this plane. Otherwise, might as well have stayed at home.
Thoughts?
It my thought that U-57’s were sent to test the F-22’s and if possible keep the F-22 away and on the ground. No matter what the west says about SU-57, it has presented a serious threat to the F-22 and the western aviation in the skies over Syria. Syria is a testing ground for Russia, which did not have that opportunity until 2015.
Shoigu has stated the Su-57s were sent to Syria for specific missions, accompanied by monitoring (ie Russian ew) aircraft and have returned to Russia. The aircraft were housed in some of the 3 air conditioned portable hangars recently erected at Hymeim, and Shoigu effectively said the satellite images released by the Israelis were fake – the Russians would not leave the Su-57s in the open as the satellite images supposedly indicated.
https://z5h64q92x9.net/proxy_u/ru-en.en/rusvesna.su/news/1519914402
But relying on tricking others (Turkey) for victory is a sue way to defeat. Russia had just won the second phase of the Syria geopolitical war (the phase of Russian intervention). A third phase had begun – the protracted guerrilla phase (ambush, strike and hide) fought with manpads and booby traps targeting Russians. The third phase will also be fought over a larger territory – Lebanon, Syria and Iraq and possibly to involve Afghanistan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia as well.
Russia cannot win this phase even with the help of Turkey who themselves are being bogged down and paying the price with a steady return of cargo 200.
The Turks are also playing both sides (US and Russia). Putin should try to drag the US in, as in more US boots on the ground.
The US are no better at guerrilla warfare than the Russians even with their much touted “special” forces. The dynamics of guerrilla warfare are too much for them and they are not trained for this. Neither is their DNA and mindset suitable for guerrilla warfare.
I once went for a mountain hike (3,500 feet) with a vaunted US Eagle scout in the tropical jungle. He barely survived. Unlike some of the Chinese women in the group who shinned up the steep slopes with packs on their backs.
The only troops I can vouch for who can best the guerrillas at their game are the very tough Gurkhas of Nepal. Perhaps Putin should consider contracting them for Syria instead of expending Russian manpower unnecessarily in the jungles of Myanmar by involvement in local conflicts there.
Syria is different than than any where else Russian had been before. Russia is on the side of Syrian government who have popular support of citizens. Syria war is not a war of choice for Russia either. There are adjustment to be made, and Israel need to be dealt with. Russia also need some good drones.
Turkey is a lot more smarter than some government, such as India. I see Turkey and Russia will get along despite some bumps.
What exactly are the Turks expecting out of this conflict as the real prize?
I don’t think the Kurds are the real reason.
Considering the conntinual push for sanctions against russia…partially some resentment by some countries Austria Italy becoming more vocal and maybe EU beginning to realise of the futility and damge done to themselves….PACE disengagement after being sanctioned for Russia…..more “confrontation” and containment in any way possible against Syria and Russia seems to be prevalent being possible because of centcom at times to me willingly lead the middle east scene dragging Trump behind them…….. could NATO actually blockade the Black Sea exit to the Mediterranean to hinder Russian supplies to Syria?
It is so admirable that somany Syrians are trying to get home..even Turkey was saying wanted the millions of Syrian refugees to go back home interestingly enough… .it seems such deliberate policy by usa coalition as proved by Raqqa to so demolish Syrian infrastructure and economic resources also by occupation that no one can return….it will be every effort to deny that rebuilding of Syria can happen eg with China’s assistance
Putin today…state of the nation speech..just prior to Presidential election(note what fools the opposition made of themselves on Vladimir Solyvov’s programme the other day…Sovchak throwing water over one of her rivals)….
“It is our top priority to preserve our russian culture..”
Cannot remember if there are q and a’s at this occaision…..
Putin: “It is our top priority to preserve our russian culture..”.
LOL, the best way Putin can preserve Russian culture is to get/force Russian women to have more babies. Make love not war literally is the best way for Russia going forth to preserve Russian culture!
Russian Army in Damascus
It did not take long, did it? Great!
Russsia to expect infiltration..dabotage…civil disturbance?https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/03/ukrainian-special-forces-indespensible-natos-war-russia/
Meant to be “sabotage”…. duh
Many good terrorists sounds weird.
Hello Saker
Could you, please, give your opinion on the newest Russian weaponry presented by Putin at his message today.
Here is the reference video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx6vfmbqYzI
Thank you in advance.
Yes, I saw that. I am waiting for the official English language transcript.
Will do
Cheers,
The Saker
Essential denial of inclusion is a massively important point in western circles, as long as we can deny reasonable culpability of a precursory knowledge, we can live with the many resulting deaths of these “games” of thrones. Understand one thing, NOT ALL westerners think alike, any more than say all Russians or Syrians or Indians, assignment of homogeneous group think is a dangerous crutch and academically a “blunt” attempt in forced logic that will fail more often than succeed.
Let me explain, at this point many even MOST Americans have consciously or subconsciously accepted admission of the failure of all precepts of the travesty known as the Iraq invasion. The theatrics to defend chemical warfare that was introduced via western influence along with the Iraqi yellow cake, tea and circuses routines peddled by the CIA ran Pentagon are now all but forgotten as that “oops” moment of a black mark on recent history.
To be sure, any and all resulting U.S. military activity in the mideast is now being packaged and sold as a “we’re fixing it” solution to previous mistakes of Bush in Iraq, sins of the father and of course the insane continuation of the Bush-Cheney-Bush jr war crimes that were vigorously continued by the Clinton-Obama-Clinton-Kerry regime who discovered they too could profit madly from the death of tens of thousands to keep the energy market in flux. The Americans who ARE NOT interested in a continuation of global regime change for war profiteering are EXACTLY the American people who elected President Trump.
Due to this shakeup in the establishment of the global world elites death grip on the US military, we now see the non-stop barrage of “white hats to the rescue”, UN/NATO deliverance of hope and of course the never ending good ole tried and true.. “genocide” or “ethnic cleansing” committed by the solvency of the Syrian state. The difference now is the cloak has been pulled back, the corporate state owned media that dutifully reports the sensationalist headlines pumped through cable 24×7 are now fighting to keep the populace believing what they have already deduced for themselves to be a lie.
The US military(Pentagon) still controlled by the deep state arm of the global nwo fight to remind us “WE ARE WINNING” even while the Americans who have been distracted by zombie media tv are slowly waking from the stupor of deep state mind control to begin asking essential questions of exactly why we are in the mideast. Appealing to the lowest common denominator of “winning” is never a bad move by the authoritarians even when the action in question may be yet another lie stacked upon previous lies. They have always relied on these easily destabilized and balkanized regions for their purposes of sewing dissension. The patience of the American people for these “corrections” in the face of previous mistakes has it’s limits, and is not infinite.