Reversal: Tillerson tells U.N. chief its up to Russia to decide whether Assad stays or goes

[goldenequity]

Foreign Policy
In latest reversal, Rex Tillerson tells U.N. chief its up to Russia to decide whether Assad stays or goes (http://archive.is/bTKmo)
http://archive.is/bTKmo

[goldenequity]

Latest gruesome images from the oppressive Assad regime in Tartous.

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June 29: Bloodthirsty Assad interrogating defenseless children CAUGHT ON FILM!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cttxy75Ms-Q

[Origanalist]

I wish these idiots would come up with some consistency. At least this "seems" like a less confrontational stance.

[Swordsmyth]

Russiagate is running out of steam.

[Zippyjuan]

Russia wants him replaced via elections after they get the country stabilized. They fear more chaos otherwise if he is removed before then.

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.

[UWDude]

Zip always posts the same article snippet. One guy, and Zip claims he speaks for "russia".

[Zippyjuan]

Zip always posts the same article snippet. One guy, and Zip claims he speaks for "russia".

Yep- just an anonymous nobody.


chairman of the Russian Parliament's Defense Committee.


involved in the planning of the Syrian mission

Has Putin contradicted the statements?

[UWDude]

Putin contradicted the statements?

Yeah, the last part, the part you always point to.

This part:

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

He's contradicted it many times. Maybe if you listened to any of his speeches and statements on the subject, you would see he contradicts that statement quite often. So has Lavrov and a whole bunch of other Russian officials.

So either you were asking a rhetorical question, are ignorant, or already knew the answer, and just chose to ignore it, for the sake of your lies.

[goldenequity]

US Secr. of State Tillerson: Syrian rebels should stop fighting the Syrian Government and focus on ISIS instead

https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2017/07/272371.htm#.WV8pn5ch-Wc.twitter

(can't stop laughing)