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Anna Borshchevskaya, Forbes: How Putin Checkmated The US In Syria
September 30 will mark the two year anniversary of Moscow’s intervention in Syria that saved Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from an eminent collapse. Assad is largely responsible for one of the worst humanitarian tragedies since World War II. Today, in no small part thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has emerged in the strongest position since massive uprisings swept the country in March 2011.
Iran and its proxy Hezbollah have done much to prop up Assad in the last six years. In late spring of 2013, a Hezbollah surge kept him from falling. But in September 2015 it was Russian airpower that saved Assad from losing ground.
Putin had stood by Assad from the very beginning and protected him in multiple ways. He armed him, protected him on the U.N. Security Council, and sustained Syria’s military and economy. But the intervention was a game changer that signaled Russia’s escalation in Syria.
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WNU Editor: It looks like that .... for now.
....And Obama didn't do anything.
ReplyDeleteJAC: Not really a US political site here and everyone is well aware of the damage done in the world by, in particular the last two, Bush Jr and Obama presidents. So far as bad as he appears he can only look up at their shoelaces in admiration hoping one day to be equal to or to top their shenanigans.
ReplyDeleteand the current president...why dwell in the past when you voted in a guy to fix things? are we winning enough
ReplyDeleteYou're a genious Mr Putin. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteWNU,
ReplyDelete"for now" very prescient. What he's done so far is impressive, but it has at least one fundamental weakness existing and one big possible one one the horizon.
First for his policy to work, Russia has to stay in Syria and stay in command of events. To say that's problematic is an understatement.
The US can now withdraw, which though is a major set back allows them to influence the area from the outside.
Recent events in Kurdistan represent extreme danger to Putin's, Erdogan's, and Sulimeini's plans.
Obama's actions and inactions but limits to how much winning the U.S. can do in the near future.
ReplyDeleteObama did exactly squat to keep Turkey from becoming less democratic.