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Title: Russia will not sit idly by as jihadists press Iraq assault
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Published: Jun 29, 2014
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Post Date: 2014-06-29 07:44:43 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo... Damascus (AFP) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in Damascus on Saturday that his country "will not remain passive" as jihadists push an offensive in Syria's neighbour Iraq. "Russia will not remain passive to the attempts by some groups to spread terrorism in the region," Ryabkov told journalists after meeting with President Bashar al-Assad. Sunni militants, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) which is active in both Syria and Iraq, have seized vast territory north and west of Baghdad since launching their offensive two weeks ago. Ryabkov, whose country is Assad's main backer, did not elaborate on what steps Russia might take. "The situation is very dangerous in Iraq and the foundations of the Iraqi state are under threat," he said. Ryabkov also reiterated Moscow's position that the crises in Syria and Iraq must be resolved "through a genuine national dialogue". Asked about Washington's decision to support moderate rebels in Syria, Ryabkov said: "There can be no alternative to a political solution." He added: "We reject this US policy. It is in everybody's interest, including the Americans, to act responsibly on Syria." President Barack Obama has asked US lawmakers to authorise a $500 million plan to arm and train the Syrian opposition, which has been fighting both Assad's troops and the jihadist ISIL. Ryabkov said Damascus had taken a "responsible" decision in handing over its chemical weapons arsenal, while calling on Israel to "abide by" the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Poster Comment: Kyle Mitchell 3 The Syrian conflict, as with nearly any conflict, is not being reported accurately in the media so let me repeat this one more time. The Syrian conflict, in the minds of the US and Russia, is about natural gas. Syria was in the midst of a pipeline deal with Qatar that would have brought massive volumes of natural gas from Qatar's northern fields through Saudi Arabia and into Europe. Russia, not wanting to lose its dominance in natural gas exports to Europe, couldn't allow this to happen. Putin forced Assad to renege on that deal, and Assad decided to sign a pipeline deal with Iran instead, angering both Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia pleaded with Russia to reverse its policy, promising increased political influence and tens of billions of dollars upfront. Russia refused because Putin's government trusted its 50 year relationship with Syria more than a new relationship with Saudi Arabia. Qatar and Saudi Arabia then pleaded with the US to intervene, promising to fund our entire war. In return, the US would get a cut of the profits from the natural gas pipeline as well as the political influence that Russia refused. The US was also happy at the prospect of weakening Russia economically. Russia, meanwhile, feared not only its loss of profits, but also threats to its only naval base in the region. The US, having been blocked by Russia in its efforts to invade Syria now sees a way to achieve the same result by arming and training the rebel forces. Russia, meanwhile would be expected to support Assad against the rebels. It is not a moral issue, and not an issue of terrorism. It's simply two nations with competing interests, neither wanting a full-scale war with the other+12 Lee the fight is only for greater Israel ---everything else is just bluffing by mossad agents -2 Wayne If we spent the money we have wasted on wars for oil looking for and developing new energies or developing the electric car infrastructure we could be done with all this trouble.... This will continue to play out as long as there is oil to be had and a buck to be made from it. We already have solid alternatives we just don't have the infrastructure in place to make it work. Were killing ourselves and others so big oil can hold onto its filthy legacy. Isn't it time we moved on? Do now what we will have to do eventually, spit out the greasy teat of oil and go with something we can all live with. Nobody is fighting for turf, it's about the greasy resources for now. Then what ? _4 Derek What I still don't understand is why Assad suddenly became the bad guy. He did our dirty work torturing terrorists for us. Then we funded and trained Syrian rebels, and when Assad (of course) fought against them, suddenly he was evil for "killing his own people." (Would the U.S. do anything different against any militia suddenly gone into active shooting?) The rebels we're supporting have no intention of protecting and respecting the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Syria. Can anyone make any sense out of this? +4-2 http://news.yahoo.com/russia-not-sit-idly-jihadists-press-iraq-assault-133213933.html
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
ALL of this bs for some 13 yrs has been about Russia...beyond Iran. China'r'US.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams 
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