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The United States and its Western allies should compensate Russian President Vladimir Putin for the costly military intervention to destroy terrorist groups operating in Syria, a writer and activist based in Boston says.
Russia has carried out airstrikes since Wednesday against the Daesh Takfiri terrorists (ISIL or ISIS) near the city of Homs in western Syria.
The Russian strikes have drawn criticism from Western governments and their allies in the Middle East, which have been supporting the militants operating in the region.
Moscow is “helping an ally who is under attack from a foreign mercenary army,” Daniel Patrick Welch told Press TV on Friday.
“They’ve been fighting this fake war on ISIS which is partly their creation or at the very least is an outgrowth of the death squads that they have funded and trained,” he noted.
A senior US administration official said Thursday that Russia will not be able to hold out long in Syria with “no future” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Arab country.
CNN quoted several Obama administration officials who said no ambiguity remains about Russia’s strategy in Syria.
According to the CNN report, President Barack Obama's administration assessment is that Russia is seeking to take over the airspace in the region and be the agenda-setting force on the ground.
"The Russians can't be stupid," said a senior administration official. "This is going to be wildly expensive. And they can't hold out long.”
originally posted by: Misterlondon
I've never heard so much nonsense in my life...
"The Russians can't be stupid," said a senior administration official. "This is going to be wildly expensive. And they can't hold out long.”
originally posted by: Sublimecraft
a reply to: FlySolo
Vlad, whose government thugs have ties to global crime activities and the Russian mafia are legendary in reputation has more revenue flow than is necessary for this task.
Considering Russia's has barely hit any ISIS targets is another failure in the argument.
Moscow is “helping an ally who is under attack from a foreign mercenary army,” Daniel Patrick Welch told Press TV on Friday.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: FlySolo
Watch presstv to get your news about the war
Because the official organ of a shi'ite theocracy is the only source for information about sunni jihadists.