Indeed Mr Fencepost.

ZRX1200 wrote:

Where have the Russians been all along? Their worldwide leadership on the issue would have avoided the escalating tensions of the last 30 days or so.

rfenst wrote:

Where have the Russians been all along? Their worldwide leadership on the issue would have avoided the escalating tensions of the last 30 days or so.

rfenst wrote:

Sitting back laughing at Obama and the all-of-a-sudden war thirsty Americans.

The USA is the self-appointed Worldwide Cop, not Russia.

HockeyDad wrote:

a writer at the NY Times wrote this , not Vlad...

wheelrite wrote:

The more I think about this, the more I think the Russians have the burden of any problem now. In a way, we are currently "off the hook"...

rfenst wrote:

Do you think the Russians give a **** about any burden of problem? They have the solution...send more weapons to the Syrian government until the islamist rebels are wiped out.

Meanwhile while the USA sits and does nothing, Syrians are being killed each day and the outrage is that it isn't the USA doing the killing.

HockeyDad wrote:

Do you think the Russians give a **** about any burden of problem? They have the solution...send more weapons to the Syrian government until the islamist rebels are wiped out.

Meanwhile while the USA sits and does nothing, Syrians are being killed each day and the outrage is that it isn't the USA doing the killing.

HockeyDad wrote:

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The Russians don't give a $hit about Syrians and neither do I other than Assad winning the civil war. Sending more weapons to Assad is good. He's not a good guy, but he is the lesser of evils and he is at least fairly predictable. our interest in that broad region are oil, a few allies and the Suez canal

As to the U.S. attacking for the use of gas- I don't want us to at all under present circumstances. However, I don't want to see gas used on civilian, but, not enough to be concerned about a decades old, historical treaty. Our interest in the Middle East is stability for our oil allies and for Israel (like Israel beiging included or not). Those interests are better served (unfortunately) by Assad and Russia.

rfenst wrote:

Syria is not signed on to that treaty rfenster.

ZRX1200 wrote: