Putin: We don't protect Assad, we protect Syria from becoming Libya

[Peace Piper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gr-U80t_rc

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[Zippyjuan]

They have said so all along. They are less concerned about keeping Assad (they blame him for the mess in Syria) than the chaos which could result if he were to be removed from office without a legitimate replacement. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-road-to-syria-bill-whitaker/


Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov is the chairman of the Russian Parliament's Defense Committee. He was involved in the planning of the Syrian mission.

Bill Whitaker: The United States is focused primarily on defeating ISIS. And Russia seems to have other priorities, supporting the Assad regime and helping the Assad regime fight its enemies. And that seems to take priority over fighting ISIS.

Vladimir Komoyedov: If you cut off the head, you get chaos. There's chaos in Libya, chaos essentially in Iraq. Half the country is under ISIL. And the head was chopped off there, you see. So, if you want to so stubbornly remove the leaders of Syria, it's an enormous mistake.

Bill Whitaker: I'm just wondering if you believe that Assad has a role in the future of Syria?

Vladimir Komoyedov: The problem is that he has lost some of his authority. The people themselves must figure out, in elections, whom to follow and how to build their lives, which have been essentially ruined in Syria.

Ruined, in large part, by President Assad's own military. We got the sense Admiral Komoyedov is not crazy about the Syrian president, who has dropped bombs on his own people. The admiral used a derogatory term to describe Assad, then asked that we not repeat it on TV.

Vladimir Komoyedov: We know why the opposition was formed. It was formed due to the mistakes of the president of Syria himself.

They seek to stabilize the territory of Syria and then hold elections to replace Assad.

[nikcers]

This is moving the goalposts to say the least. Russia put up a red line when we ordered Assad to go. At the time Putin offered us a deal if we let them have Crimea Obama said fuck that and started amassing troops with NATO. Now after Germany announced we were no longer good allies
Russia says Assad can go? Covfefe

[Peace Piper]

Now after Germany announced we were no longer good allies
Russia says Assad can go? Covfefe

I don't think that is what he's saying.

Someone on Reddit said this would be too complicated for most Americans to understand.

At least there's one statesman left on the world stage.

[TER]

At this rate, Putin will be the most respected leader in our lifetime and his legacy will live on for many generations. It's good to see there are some real men who have been given the privilege to serve their country. May God bless him.

[TER]

I don't think that is what he's saying.

Someone on Reddit said this would be too complicated for most Americans to understand.

At least there's one statesman left on the world stage.

Yep. Putting aside the demonization by the liberal western media, he is admired and loved by citizens around the world. Especially true for Christians.

[enhanced_deficit]

Only if Putin could think more like Hillary, Obama, NYT globalist flatist Friedman etc., world would be a much more peaceful place with fewer Syrian refugees uprooted.

Thomas Friedman's Perverse Love Affair With ISIS (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?509844-Thomas-Friedman-s-Perverse-Love-Affair-With-ISIS&)

[AZJoe]

"We are not defending Assad – we are defending Syrian sovereignty to prevent it from turning into Libya, Afghanistan or Somalia."