Russia and Iran warn US they will 'respond with force' if red lines crossed in Syria again

[canetoad]

Source: The Independent

Threat comes after UK Defence Secretary demands Vladimir Putin rein in President Bashar al-Assad

Russia and Iran have warned the US they will “respond with force” if their own “red lines” are crossed in Syria.

Following Friday’s cruise missile strike on a Syrian airbase, in retaliation for the chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun earlier in the week, the alliance supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a joint statement threatening action in response to “any breach of red lines from whoever it is”.

“What America waged in an aggression on Syria is a crossing of red lines. From now on we will respond with force to any aggressor or any breach of red lines from whoever it is and America knows our ability to respond well,” the group’s joint command centre said.

US President Donald Trump said the strike on al Shayrat airbase, near Homs, with some 60 Tomahawk missiles was “representing the world”. The base was allegedly used by Syrian forces to conduct the attack, which killed more than 70 people.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/russia-iran-us-america-syria-red-lines-respond-with-force-aggressor-air-strikes-war-latest-a7675031.html

[pangaia]

1. So frumpy and putin get to look like big dicks in the USA and russia,

[Jonny Appleseed]

2. What the fuck is with this mutual masturbation hate-fuck role play that TrumPutin is forcing us to

watch? So much for Christian values. This stuff is depraved. And they're doing it in public too.

[dalton99a]

3. It's all pre-arranged bullshit.

[TomCADem]

5. WaPo - Trump and Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says

Hey, perhaps Assad's gassing of Syrians was greenlighted by Putin/Trump given their early bromance.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-and-putin-discuss-coordinating-on-isis-and-syria-kremlin-says/ar-AAmma1m?li=BBnb7Kz

President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin had their first official phone conversation Saturday, agreeing to partner in the fight against terrorism and the Arab-Israeli conflict and to forge stronger economic and political ties between their two countries, the Kremlin said.

At a moment of badly strained relations between the United States and Russia, Trump has hoped to cultivate “a great relationship” with Putin despite domestic pressures to maintain sanctions against Moscow.

Trump’s call with Putin was one in a series of conversations he had Saturday with world leaders as he seeks to develop a personal rapport with the heads of such traditional U.S. allies as France, Germany and Japan.

His conversation with Putin comes during a period of tension for the two countries brought by Russia’s role in the Ukrainian crisis and the war in Syria, as well as the conclusion by U.S. intelligence agencies that Putin ordered systematic hacking of Democratic emails to tip the presidential election in Trump’s favor have strained. The leaders agreed to have their staffs determine a possible time and place for their first meeting, the Kremlin said.

[dalton99a]

6. You can't really put anything past Putin

He didn't get to where he is by being nice and dumb. He knows how to prop up his puppets.

[TomCADem]

4. CNN (2016): Syrian President: Trump's pledge to fight terror 'promising'

What happened to the Assad/Trump bromance?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/middleeast/syria-bashar-al-assad-intv/

(CNN)Syria's leader has praised Donald Trump's rhetoric on terror, saying the new US President's pledge to prioritize the fight against terrorism, including ISIS, was "promising."

President Bashar al-Assad, whose government is waging a bloody civil war, told Belgian media that it was too early "to expect anything practical," from the US President but that he had high hopes for a cooperative effort between the US and Russia to engage ISIS.

"Trump during the campaign and after the campaign is promising regarding the priority of fighting terrorists, and mainly ISIS, that's what we've been asking for during the last six years," Assad said.

"It's still early to expect anything practical. It could be about the cooperation between the US and Russia, that we think is going to be positive for the rest of the world, including Syria."

[C Moon]

7. Fake news? How about fake war? This is working nicely to bury the treason inquiry.

They don't give a fuck about lives. They'll start a fake war, and kill innocent people to keep fuck-head in office.

[dchill]

8. Wag the Dick.

These two moral degenerates hold the attention and fate of billions in the hairy palms of their tiny hands. What could go wrong?

[Alice11111]

9. If you slap someone down, they will slap you back. That's why you

have bsckup plans and exit plans. Let's hope so

[dchill]

11. Trump backup plan, always...

1. Lie
2. Blame someone else.
3. Change the narrative.
4. Back to step one.

[LakeArenal]

15. Same as Putin... Their plan is working... "Excellent"

[tavernier]

10. Wink wink nudge nudge.

Never mind that people die.

[Marcuse]

12. The strike had no strategic or tactical value.

It was an insult tweet with Tomahawks.

[bluestarone]

13. I still see no proof???

Again i ask anybody see 20 aircraft destroyed? gotta be the biggest bogus war i've ever seen!!!!!

[jeanmarc]

14. They're gonna move on a US ship? Bullshit

It was a stupid exercise, but no way either country moves on a US ship. That would be war.

[dchill]

16. Probably a Freudian typo...

They obviously meant to say, "respond with FARCE."