U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Reuters: U.S. says won't cooperate militarily with Russia in Syria
ROME (Reuters) - The United States will not cooperate militarily with Russia in Syria because Moscow's strategy is "tragically flawed", U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday in his strongest comments yet on the issue.
However, the United States is willing to hold basic, technical discussions with the Russians to try to secure pilot safety.
"We are not prepared to cooperate in a strategy which as we explained is flawed, tragically flawed on Russia's part," Carter said during a trip to Rome, renewing U.S. accusations that Russia's strikes were not focused on Islamic State militants.
Update: US refuses to coordinate with Russia in Syria amid claims of attacks on rebels (RTE)
WNU editor: I am not surprised by this announcement .... both sides are far apart on what to do in Syria. But what probably put the nail in the coffin for any high level cooperation was this report .... Russian warplanes in Syria destroy U.S.-trained rebels' weapons depots: commander (Reuters).
3 comments:
And the US certainly knows about flawed policy.
Yes the U.S. knows more than they wish to know about flawed policy at least since 2009.
Yes the U.S. knows more than they wish to know about flawed policy at least since 2009.
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