Tuesday September 8, 2015

I've Been Thinking:

Iranian Foreign Minister Jarif said yesterday that calling for Syrian leader Assad's removal is wrong. He said Assad's departure will only cause more death and devastation.

The importance of these comments is that they indicate how the lines are drawn and how each side sets up.

In the West it is simply assumed that Assad is bad and that he must go. But Iran and Russia disagree with us. Remember, Russia just re-established a very large presence in the Middle East that includes fighter jets to attack ISIS and al Qaeda. The Russians have moved into a base outside of Damascus and their pilots and jets are all there.

We should never forget that Russia, together with Iran, have significant boots and weapons on the ground.

The West talk as much as it wants about ousting Assad -- but Russia and Iran are propping him up and making it more and more difficult to dislodge him.

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