Posted on Oct 8, 2015
Is President Obama's opposition to Assad at all costs an effective way to deal with ISIS and al-Nusra front?
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The USA has been supporting various rebel factions in Syria for some time. Iran and Russia support Assad staying in power. POTUS publicly opposes Assad and essentially deny any support of his regime. Since Russia has overtly been supporting Assad and supporting the naval base in Syria, they have been focused ostensibly on shoring the regime of Assad, establishing a defensive perimeter with offensive capabilities, and strengthening their naval supply and maintenance base at Tartus. Russian aircraft have come close to Turkey and crossed into their airspace. Since Turkey is part of NATO, NATO is rattling its sword. I don't expect that the vents will lead to a WWI-like confrontation; but, it is interesting to watch the situation with its interesting alliances unfold. The enemy of my enemy applies very well to this situation. What are your thoughts.
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I say we sit back, let Russia sink in it's own quagmire, and wait to see where the chips fall. As long as we're not sending BOG, a dollar is just a dollar. A life doesn't have a dollar amount on it.
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LTC Stephen F.
SSG Warren Swan in this conflict and battleground Russia is probably much wiser than we are. I wholeheartedly concur with your statement "A life doesn't have a dollar amount on it."
They are a regional power while we are half-way round the world and they are exploiting basing rights with sufficient ground forces to defend them. On the other hand, we send aircraft with no overt ground combat forces to exploit any gains.
They are a regional power while we are half-way round the world and they are exploiting basing rights with sufficient ground forces to defend them. On the other hand, we send aircraft with no overt ground combat forces to exploit any gains.
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No. Especially with Russia in the mix, we need to be realistic and work with them.
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LTC Stephen F. the middle east has been a volatile region since the beginning of recorded history. From the Romans to ISIL, and Everyone in between that is not a region of the world that lends itself to peace. That being said, when Assad is gone (whether from natural causes, military overthrow, or assassination) there will be something else to pop up. There are several small rebel factions in Syria. IF the regime in power falls, my guess would be that they would turn on each other fighting for power. There would also be people within Assad's government who would be in on that. We need to stay out of the internal politics of Syria. ISIL is a direct threat. They have recruited in America, and made threats against America and her citizens. They need to be dealt with in an aggressive manner. In that respect, Russia has it right. Fuck political correctness, get the damned job done, and bring our people home.
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