Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a military buildup in Syria in response to the United States operations in the area, and is locked in a stare down with President Obama that could have long-term implications.
Coupled with Russia’s aggression in the Ukraine, experts say a new Cold War may be developing with the U.S. and Russia again competing for military influence in nations around the world.
Moscow’s latest actions have taken many by surprise, leaving the Obama administration wondering how to respond and complicating our military’s efforts to combat Islamic State extremists.
Underscoring the administration’s waffling about what to do, Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday placed his third phone call in 10 days to Russia’s foreign minister, seeking clarity about Moscow’s moves, the State Department said.
In recent days Russia has sent about a half-dozen battle tanks and other weaponry — along with military advisers, technicians, security guards and portable housing units — to Syria with the apparent goal of setting up an air base near the coastal town of Latakia, a stronghold of the Syrian president.
But U.S. officials insist Putin’s intentions in Syria, particularly in the medium- to long-term, remain a mystery. Privately, some believe he may be laying the groundwork for a large Russian presence in a post-Assad Syria, and therefore greater influence for Russia in the Middle East.
And so far, there seems to be limited will to stop him.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Putin´s actions have delayed WWIII, for which some of us are grateful. More power to Russian honesty that has revealed the dishonesty of US leadership and its collusion with the Israeli MOSSAD in training leadership and uniting straggling groups into ISIS.
More effective questions to ask revolve around the CIA-MOSSAD´s private army, ISIS. Why US funds, secreted as “Black Budget” funds through the annual US appropriation are combined with $$ from Saudi Arabia to fund ISIS is one valid question. Another valid question is, why are injured ISIS soldiers taken to Israeli hospitals for treatment? More former intelligence operatives should be blowing the whistle, similar to the following: http://www.dcclothesline.com/2015/05/04/special-ops-officer-blows-whistle-on-cia-funding-isis-through-swiss-bank-accounts/
You are right, The Obama presidency is a disaster, in Europe we are all convinced that the ‘Saudi Arabia and Qatar are the real masters of the White House. Obama wants the ‘Europe under the control of Arab madness, Obama should be tried for crimes against’ humanity……. careful US citizens’ that all the Europe is with Putin………..
The alias, Barack H. Obama, is a puppet placed to accelerate and broaden the subterfuge initiated by George H. W. Bush and the CIA/MOSSAD. He also is assisting the Bush/CIA/MOSSAD to use ISIS to initiate a war between Christians and Moslems. Christians and Moslems constitute the major religions of the Middle East and the Western World, and oppose Israeli Judaism. ISIS consists essentially of mercenaries from Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Great Britain, the US, Australia with a few from provinces of Russia. ISIS is not controlled by ISLAM, and its wounded soldiers are sent to Israeli hospitals for treatment.
Obama is also to be used as a scapegoat in an attempt to blame him with the Bush/CIA/MOSSAD subterfuge since 1979, in an attempt to cover the continuous Bush family treason. Obama is guilty of the treason and other subterfuge against the USA since 2008 and deserves punishment. He is NOT guilty of the continuous treason conducted by the bush family since 1979, when Bush Sr. and the CIA conducted a coup against president Jimmy Carter, and the US of America. Details at this link: http://www.nlpwessex.org/docs/irancontra.htm
An evil communist Dictator…wait, too easy to confuse one with the other. An evil KGB agent stares down a narcissist child dictator with messianic overtones…..gee I wonder who’s going to win?
Dr. B Helthi: You are a wack job! Is that a tin hat you’re wearing?