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A Russian newspaper has warned that Russian President Vladmir Putin is playing an "astonishingly risky game" in the Syrian conflict that could even lead to a Third World War.
Popular tabloid, Moskovsky Komsomolets, ran an article that suggested hostilities in Syria could spark a “direct military confrontation" between the nations of a similar scale to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Russian newspaper warns 'risky game' Putin is playing in Syria could start Third World War
Russian officials intensified their rhetoric over the Syria crisis Thursday, saying Moscow was stepping up cooperation with Iran and boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Russian military said Thursday that a new small warship armed with cruise missiles will join Russian’s naval grouping off the coast of Syria in the coming days, adding to Moscow’s naval presence in the region. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier is also expected to join the grouping before the end of the year.
In Syria Crisis, Russia Expands Alliance With Iran, Increases Missile Presence
The founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that if America tries anything against the Islamic Republic, the regime is capable of deploying nine million troops to fight U.S. forces in a matter of days.
In a speech delivered last month in Tehran and translated this week by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Mohsen Rafighdoost, who was minister of the IRGC during the 1980s and the Iran-Iraq War, added that IRGC ground forces are “five times better” than the U.S. Army.
We Can Mobilize Nine Million Fighters Against U.S.
originally posted by: goou111
a reply to: StolidPanda
How would citizens stop it?
Trump..
originally posted by: StolidPanda
originally posted by: goou111
a reply to: StolidPanda
How would citizens stop it?
Trump..
No. He wouldn't have that power. So, how would citizens stop it?
originally posted by: StolidPanda
a reply to: lordcomac
How would citizens stop it? We have a say in nothing. Much less who we war with. Putting new people in seats of congress wouldn't change anything either. Always see people on here say that. What do you suggest we do?
The elite will do what they want. Thats been proven over and over. Realistically there is nothing a regular citizen can do is sit back, watch, and pray for the best.
There will be no uprising here. Even if there was. Put different people in power still get the same results.
originally posted by: goou111
originally posted by: StolidPanda
originally posted by: goou111
a reply to: StolidPanda
How would citizens stop it?
Trump..
No. He wouldn't have that power. So, how would citizens stop it?
vote Trump and some of these problems will just go away.
Deterrents to independent reporting and commentary included draconian laws and extralegal intimidation. Although no journalists were killed in connection with their work in 2015, the persistent threat of deadly repercussions for expressions of dissent was reinforced in February, when opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated in central Moscow.