Russia’s Military Gets “Frisky”, Part 3

| April 21, 2016

I’m sure that everyone’s heard that earlier this week, the POTUS called Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin.  While he did not address the recent incidents where Russian military aircraft “buzzed” US ships and aircraft during the call, the POTUS apparently did ask Putin to “maintain the cease fire in Syria”.

Well, it appears the POTUS now has his answer.

Per a US defense official, Russia has moved the bulk of its forces in Syria to the vicinity of Aleppo.  Why?  The official further indicated an offensive to retake Aleppo from Syrian rebels “is poised to take place soon”.  Local fighting has apparently already resumed in the Aleppo area, and Russian bombing in support of Assad’s forces has been occurring since November – cease-fire or no cease-fire.

I don’t think it’s exactly rocket science to figure out why Russian forces in Syria just relocated.

US officials also report that “hundreds” of new Iranian troops are also now in Syria.  Given Iran’s past support for Assad’s regime, I’m guessing they’re probably not there to support the Syrian rebels.

Now, about those “buzzing” incidents: while the POTUS and Putin didn’t discuss them during their PHONECON, they’ve also returned to the news this week. The Russian Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, met with the NATO-Russia council yesterday – for the first time in 2 years. Afterwards, Grushko publicly accused the US of trying to “intimidate” Russia by conducting naval operations with our allies in international waters in the Baltic. He then went on to say that Russia would take “all necessary measures” in response to future such encounters.

Yep. Looks to me like Putin has once again given the POTUS the finger – with both hands – followed shortly afterwards by mooning.  But this time, I believe Putin shouted something in Russian just before “shooting the moon”.  The first two parts sounded something like “yob” and “ti-voy-you”, respectively.  Not sure I caught the last part correctly, but I think it sounded something like “Matt”.

Your move again, Mr. President.

My prediction:  look for yet another ineffectual but “strongly worded” diplomatic protest by the State Department after the Syrian-Russian offensive near Aleppo begins – and that’s it.  I’ll frankly be shocked if we do anything more than that.

I wonder if Putin – or anyone else in his inner circle – has pulled a muscle or otherwise injured himself from laughing at us. I know their sides must ache terribly by now.

Category: "The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves", Foreign Policy, Government Incompetence, Military issues

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MustangCryppie

The solution to this should be multi-national naval exercises in the Baltic, minus the Rooskies of course, but as close to their waters as possible.

In other words, a very big “Fuck YOU back atcha, Vladimir.”

Nicki

And the Russians’ claim of us intimidating them by conducting NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea is so transparently whiny and stupid! NATO conducts exercises there all the time, and the Balts are NATO allies. This is nothing new, and we should call them on it and publicly call them pussies.

But no… We’re going to cower. Meanwhile Trump thinks he can make deals with Putin. I can’t even….

Ex-PH2

Well, gee whiz. You guys were actually expecting a lack of administration group to do their duty by their country? (Falls down laughing, gets a stitch in side.)

Vlad is as transparent as glass about what he’s doing. We all know that. Angry responses from us, the proletariat, don’t count for much with him at this point, and I doubt that Trump knows how to broker a deal with someone who used to run the KGB.

What Vlad needs is some bitch like me telling him in Russian “отвяжитесь и умереть”.

Nicki

LMAO!!! This is why he respects Merkel so much. She smacks him at every opportunity.

BTW – I’d use “отвали и сдохни” or “Пошёл на́ хуй и сдохни” or “Отъеби́сь и сдохни!”

Ex-PH2

Did the best I could.

I’m going to have to spend some time actually learning Russian. Some place, buried in my bookshelves, is a textbook I bought a while back.

2/17 Air Cav

Vlad has pollsters, too, I guess, and maybe this posturing will give him a ratings boost. Besides, if the Rs win the WH, the days of bullying our pres might be ended. By the way. the next presidential election in Russia is 2018.

Graybeard

I suspect that Michelle O was artificially inseminated, or something.

Because our CoC has no balls.

jonp

The dangers of a weak and indecisive President are crystal clear for those willing to look.
Unfortunately, most Americans couldn’t find Syria on a map and are more concerned with the free internet Obama just showered on them or having our money redesigned to get rid of the evil white men that founded our country than the implications of a dangerous lack of coherent foreign policy.

Wars are not started by domestic policy, they are started by feckless leaders that can not and will not see the dangers of a weak America.