The Russian government has been clear they view Thursday’s US attack on a Syrian airbase as an act of aggression against a sovereign nation, warning of “extremely serious” consequences if the US attempts to carry out any further attacks against Syria.
Russia insisted the last attack was a “flagrant violation of international law,” and that they would not tolerate the US threatening regional stability with more attacks. Russian and Iranian officials insisted that they’d considered further attacks to be crossing “red lines.”
Indeed, Russia and Iran issued a joint statement warning that they are prepared to respond with military force if the US or anyone else crosses the “red lines” with further attacks on the Assad government. Russia has also deployed a warship to the region off the course of Syria.
That’s the least of Russia’s moves, however, with officials also saying they intend to both improve Syria’s own air defenses and to bolster their own air defense forces in Syria to respond to any future incursions. The US has been cutting back on anti-ISIS strikes recently, fearing that their planes could be the target of retaliation.
Can’t Russia deploy something in Syria that will take out these missiles?
Russia doesn’t have the money assets or capabilities to win a war with America.It’s got to contend with the fact that it’s facing numerous countries in the region who ate allies of USA .It also must understand it’s also arming enemies of Israel who is also a nuclear country and as long as chemical weapons are being used there puppet Assad will pay a price.Nuclear rhetoric is dangerous for them aswell Trump may take the bait and react in a way they’ll regret.Shouldn’t have interfered in the election NATO has been preparing this beefing up it’s forces and membership while Russia goes broke.
Nonsense. Russia can push buttons as well as the U.S.
Russia and Iran have plenty of means to make an USA intervention is Syria unsustainable.Both Russia and Iran can absorb damages that the USA will never accept.You “eagle”(?!) are just a Langley troll.
There won’t be winners in a war between the US and Russia. Still, the world doesn’t benefit if the the corrupt establishment gets to do whatever it wants in Syria. At least, Russia should intercept missiles in the future that the US launches or run more effective interference as according to some they did during these attacks.
Oh, and Russia didn’t interfere in the elections. What does that have to do with Syria anyway? Are you saying that Syria was bombed because of the alleged election hacking?
Most of the world believed that the Wehrmacht would definitely occupy Moscow by Christmas of 1941.
Russia can’t win a conventional war with the US. At least you got that right even though it was getting it right without the slightest knowledge of it being so.
What you ignorant patriotic americans can’t get through your thick skulls is that Russia can’t lose a nuclear war with the US.
Give it some deep thought and then tell me who you think would win. Then maybe when you get that figured, you will decide that it’s not a bad time to go out and see if you can get the suicide injections you will need for your children?
Or better still, let em all suffer with you as you watch them die from radiation poisoning. I’ll buy the popcorn if you record it for me!
Trump is just another stooge for the Terran Empire.
What will the bozo do next if one of his fancy new
over-budgeted aircrafts is shot down and the pilot
taken hostage?
All of ‘us’ masses who support PEACE must let this
bellicose Slum Lord know he’s playing with fire.
And yet so far, he’s still the least belligerent member of the elite establishment. Compare for example these 57 cruise missiles only causing minor damage to an airbase, with the “accidental” attack on a Syrian army base which killed 62 soldiers and wounded 100 more. Everyone around Trump is urging him to hit harder. Our best hope for peace is Trump himself saying no.
If the Russia and Iran warning is a FACT then the USA attacks in Syria will stop abruptly.
The neo cons would love things to descend into a regional war with Russia and Iran, so long as they think it can be contained.
The neocons aren’t that stupid. If a war breaks out against Russia and Iran, it will turn into a 3rd World War in a flash. Remember, China is also an ally of Russia and Iran.
Alexandru Nemoianu’s right on target with this one. Should the Russian and Iranian warning be actual Fact, then the USA attacks in Syria will abruptly stop, as he said.
I’m not so sure. The neo cons may think they can win a limited war, destroy Russia’s base in Latakia, or even Crimea, and force Russia to back down to avoid catastrophe. Russia has far fewer air and sea resources than America. America can launch thousands of these tomahawks from her battle fleets. They may also think that if they inflict a humiliating defeat on Russia, the Russian people will rise up and overthrow Putin in another colour revolution.
Delusional? Yes, of course. But we’re taking about the people who thought Saddam was building nuclear weapons and helping bin laden. They believe whatever is politically convenient.
Eileen, would you kindly do us a favour and can the neocon stuff?
There’s just nothing that defines those who are pushing for war as neocons, as opposed to Americans. Do you even recall the meaning of the term now?
Why would “new conservatives” be descriptive of those who are pushing for war. It’s a mixture of conservatives, liberals, Democrats, and Republicans and I don’t see any particular majority of any one group.
Would you like to explain? I’m certainly open to be corrected if you have a POV that explains why you use the term.
This is indicative of the point reached at which calmer heads prevail, as in the past when MAD has saved us.
Now Americans, the wild card is Trump who is a corporate psychopath and so it’s necessary to repeat again, what the experts on human psychology tells us.
Psychopaths know no fear and will not allow themselves to be defeated from carrying out their agenda.
Perhaps there’s some hope in the fact that Trump was completely ignorant of foreign affairs during his campaign speeches, and now he’s being educated by his generals.
That’s a very risky hope for us to rely upon now!
Now that real war has broken out in Syria Turkey can close the Dardanelles for all ships. Will it stop Russian war ships? Unless Turkey declares war on Russia that apparently cannot be legally done because Russia is a Black Sea state (Crimea!). Because aircraft carriers are not allowed through the Dardanelles Russia has developed the Kiev-class and Kusnetzov-class cruisers which carry planes. Russia absolutely demands naval access to the Mediterranean and its only permanently available port there is in Syria. Every Syrian ‘rebel-government’ is likely to ask the Russians to leave that port. Assad will not. Got it?
Erdogan is trying to cross the issue on a high wire. He may fall off.
This Reuters report appears to have been a hoax…
Reuters, Others, Report Fake Iran/Russia Statement on Syria — ‘Russia Insider’ Blindly Follows
http://russia-insider.com/en/breaking-russia-and-iran-say-they-will-respond-force-if-us-strikes-syria-again/ri19518
I think Russia might be getting a little upset about US attacks on Syria . You must understand Russia thinks the forces the US is aligned with also carried out both the Sarin gas attacks .on its own people . Than the US wants to punish Assad and do away with his murderous government .Because of these false flag attacks.crossing Obamas red lines I don’t know who is lying the most but aparently President Trump is putting more faith in Fake news , George Sores NGOs, and faulty U. S intelligence now days . there was a time he deplored them .
It’s just fortunate that you can’t put your thoughts down in writing eric. Otherwise people would be able to read your stupidity and could get some wrong ideas.
Who but a raving racist would claim to be antiwar and not accept that Obama and Putin really did convince Assad to dispense with his chem/bio weapons.