September 11, 201312 yr https://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2013/09/10/making-sense-of-syria/ Ouch is about all that can be said.
September 11, 201312 yr https://blogs.wsj.com/peggynoonan/2013/09/10/making-sense-of-syria/ Ouch is about all that can be said. Just about nailed it wrt the entire speech tonight.
September 11, 201312 yr Russia isn't in nearly as strong of a position as they like to claim, and Iran has no interest in provoking us to directly attack them. I'm afraid to say that we're not as strong as we like to claim either...not to mention that the hardware and humans are tired as hell after 12 years of non-stop multi-theater war. Russia and Iran can get away with poking us in the eye some because we're too damn tired to give a shit or really do anything effective about it. While our military might is still the most superior, these naïve views that a compilation of our enemies couldn't put a world of hurtin' on us is dangerous. As for Iranian involvement, they don't have much to lose. At least if they jump into a fight that has already been started, they can plan out and get in a few sucker punches. The way I see it with our politicians (left and right), Iran is fukked either way. Our GOP debate on foreign policy turned into an idiotic argument over who could destroy Iran the fastest with the biggest bombs! The bobbleheads on the left have proven the single sided nature of our foreign policy (Obama has been Bush on steroids); Iran should be worried that we are going to destroy them, I don't see anyone in the US arguing that we shouldn't. With this Syria debacle front and center, we can see Mr. Noble Peace Prize winners' stance on military action. All boils down to foreign policy; if we hadn't screwed their country over royally back around 1950, likely everything would look totally different. We made the bed. Avoid the foreign entanglements dammit. While I agreed with most of what Ms Pirro had to say, I think she's also guilty of resorting to sensationalism and fear mongering. WW3? Really? It's not sensationalism, its patriotic emotionalism and concern for her country. I feel it too. Fear mongering? Why, because she is terrified of this president taking us to war in another middle east shit hole for no justifiable valid reason, with no clear objectives, and ABSOLUTELY nothing to gain (but everything to lose)? As for WW3, do we get to determine who jumps into the fight? Our intervention and entanglements have infuriated many countries around the world; if we can't win a 12 year war against the cave dweller on his land then what chances do we have of achieving an undefined goal against a collaborated group of our sworn enemies on their soil? We don't get to determine how this escalates nor do we get to say who gets to jump in. If I said regional war would that be better? Maybe it'll just be another success story like Iraq or Vietnam? Much better.
September 11, 201312 yr Ok dude. Yes, Obama is making us all look bad. He is also making our country less secure. Is this a surprise to anyone? However, WW3 will not be started over Syria. At least not now. There will be no shots fired between Russia/US or Iran/US. It's all posturing in an effort to manipulate perceptions with each party having an end goal of strengthening their influence in the region.
September 12, 201312 yr Putin wrote an Op-Ed https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&
September 12, 201312 yr Putin wrote an Op-Ed https://www.nytimes.c...anted=all&_r=1 We found a way to make a despot look reasonable. Wow.
September 12, 201312 yr And then there's crap like this - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/11/pro-syrian-opposition-analyst-fired-for-lying-on-resume/ Vetting might have been in order here and it's amazing at times who these news organizations use for analysts.
September 12, 201312 yr Putin wrote an Op-Ed https://www.nytimes.c...anted=all&_r=1 Putin has given one other Op-Ed to the NYTimes. There may be one thing that keeps Putin up at night and somewhere in these two Op-Eds is a common theme. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/14/opinion/why-we-must-act.html
September 12, 201312 yr Got to start raising funds for WW3...and maybe 4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sdO6pwVHQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dz-sdO6pwVHQ
September 12, 201312 yr Putin has given one other Op-Ed to the NYTimes. There may be one thing that keeps Putin up at night and somewhere in these two Op-Eds is a common theme. https://www.nytimes.c...e-must-act.html I am sure this is one issue that keeps him up at night... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/chechen-militant-doku-umarov-targets-winter-olympics-in-sochi-8686107.html
September 13, 201312 yr I am sure this is one issue that keeps him up at night... https://www.independe...hi-8686107.html +1, Putin sure has a nice little homestead in Sochi. https://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/detail.asp?id=150672 https://www.businessinsider.com/putin-palace-black-sea-2011-2?op=1
September 14, 201312 yr Twist and turns in Syria continue, the fog is thick. Before this is all over we may end up having to bomb the rebels to ensure the security of the CW stockpiles. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/09/14/securing-syrias-weapons-may-require-us-troops.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1 https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/14/politics/us-syria/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
September 19, 201312 yr https://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324807704579082924138453120 Yep...as expected. Also isn't Isis the company from archer?
November 7, 201312 yr https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24823846 Saudi Arabia saying they are ready and could buy nukes from Pakistan to counter an Iranian threat. With such a successful leading from behind policy in the Middle East, I do not understand why they would be worried. Edited November 7, 201312 yr by TreeA10
November 7, 201312 yr Honestly this has been the case since Pakistan got the bomb. The Saudis likely paid for some of the development and the world always kind of assumed that if Shia Iran got the bomb that Sunnis (i.e. Saudi and Pakistan) would stick together and respond in kind.
March 23, 201411 yr Turkish F-16 downs Syrian jet (type?).https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26706417
March 24, 201411 yr Read it was a MiG-23 that was downed. Curious that a media crew was there to report and show the explosion live.
March 25, 201411 yr Read it was a MiG-23 that was downed. Curious that a media crew was there to report and show the explosion live. Report to your nearest squadron crapper for remedial VID training.
March 25, 201411 yr Somewhere on F-16.net.... A thousand Flanker fanboys cried out and then were suddenly silenced.
March 25, 201411 yr If that picture is accurate...when did Syria get Su-27s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force Doesn't mention any Flankers in their inventory.
March 25, 201411 yr If that picture is accurate...when did Syria get Su-27s? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Air_Force Doesn't mention any Flankers in their inventory. I'm thinking somebody found some stock photo of one and just ran with it. I don't remember seeing anything on Syria getting Flankers.
March 30, 201411 yr I'm thinking somebody found some stock photo of one and just ran with it. I don't remember seeing anything on Syria getting Flankers. Exactly. Yeah the picture in the BBC article is clearly a Flanker, but as pointed out, Syria never has operated Flankers before. They do have Fulcrums and Fencers, but that's not in the pic (obviously). This is the image I'd seen screen captured from video... Seems anybody posts whatever photos to their news articles, if you google "Turkey shoots down Syrian" you see pics of MiG-21s, Su-27s, MiG-29s, L-39s, Su-22s, Mi-8s...go figure. Seems the Syrian Fulcrum fleet has gotten more involved...videos have lots of 'Allahu Akhbar' going on as normal, but still impressive imagery. First link is a strafing run pointed right at the camera... https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b36_1395944414 https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=15e_1396010090
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