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ISIS update 12/19/2015..Obama Mocks Russia: They Haven’t Moved the Needle in Syria
Obama Mocks Russia: They Haven’t Moved the Needle in Syria in Last Two Months
Obama says no peace in Syria without legitimate government
Davutoğlu: We don’t take Putin statements seriously! Dec.19, 2015
Obama urges Erdogan to ease tensions with Iraq
UNSC puts its weight behind a resolution that outlines a peace plan for Syria
UN Security Council unanimously approve resolution to deal with Syrian crisis
‘After Syria peace deal US will overthrow Assad by different means’ – political analyst
Iraq urges UNSC resolution on Turkish invasion
TURKS EXPANDING MIDEAST DEPLOYMENT BY THE THOUSANDS
Turkish forces kill 54 PKK members in south
PKK liberate the suburb of Botan Cizre
Iraq: US raid killed dozens of Iraqi soldiers
US deliberately hindering Iraqi advances: Lawmaker
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/12/19/442341/Iraq-US-airstrike-Hakim-alZamili-Anbar
A senior Iraqi officer says the US is deliberately hindering his country’s military advances after an American airstrike kills at least 20 soldiers in the Anbar province.
Hakim al-Zamili, the head of Iraqi parliament’s Security and Defense Committee, blamed the US for the inability of Iraqi troops to enter Ramadi and Fallujah in the western province.
The MP accused the Americans of launching airstrikes or dropping aerial packages that provide weapons and equipment to Daesh.
His strong words came after a US strike hit the Iraqi army’s 3rd Division 55th Brigade west of the Iraqi capital on Friday.
According to Iraq’s joint operations command, the strike came as Iraqi forces were advancing on terrorist positions near Amriyat al-Fallujah.
Zamili put the death toll at 20, saying the number may increase since “many were seriously injured and have not yet been taken to hospitals.”
The lawmaker asked Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to conduct an investigation into the airstrike against the 55th Brigade “which had previously had huge success in the fight against Daesh terrorists.”
“We will go to court over this crime, there will be a hearing,” an apparently outraged Zamili said.
Another MP rejected US military assistance, saying it would harm the national security and cause chaos in the country.
The US has proposed to provide ground forces including Apache helicopters to help Iraq recover Ramadi. On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter went to Iraq to discuss the details about sending troops and helicopter gunships, which was not approved by the Iraqi government.
Abd al-Hussain al-Zergawy, member of the Iraqi Parliament, said the US move may harm Iraq’s national security and impinge on its sovereignty.
“The actions of the special forces on the ground are not controlled by us due to the nature of the tasks, which is harmful to our national security. Because we cannot tell what they should or should not do, which may lead to new problems and infringe on Iraq’s sovereignty,” he said.
“It is not simply about Apache helicopters, but about the trust between us,” al-Zergawy added.
Iraqi army and allied paramilitary fighters maintain a heavy presence in Anbar, where they have been engaged in a massive operation against Daesh.
The Iraqi forces have managed to recapture most parts of the desert province, including several districts of its capital Ramadi, which fell into the hands of Daesh in May.
Iraq has on several occasions complained about the ineffectiveness of the airstrikes launched by the US and its allies in June 2014 allegedly targeting Daesh Takfiri terrorists in north and west of Iraq.
Iraqis say many attacks have been carried out without coordination with Baghdad, increasing the likelihood of coalition fighter jets hitting civilians and Iraqi forces.
Zerqawi said Iraq should not allow the US troops to enter as it cannot control them and they may also cause chaos.
“If they send out ground troops and you cannot control them, it will be considered a new invasion into Iraq. So we will refuse that directly. The US invasion is a painful experience to us. They just left after causing chaos in our country.
“So we cannot open our door again when we are able to make progress in fighting extremist groups,” the lawmaker said.
Hezbollah says Lebanon will not be part of Saudi coalition
How Saudi Arabia added Pakistan & Indonesia to its anti-terror coalition without even asking
Saudis Are up to Their Eyeballs in Terror
The House of Saud’s costly and counterproductive effort to draw “moderate” head choppers, Wahhabi extremists, and fanatical jihadists into a unified political front against Syria is both desperate and laughable.The mindboggling idea is to encourage the world community to look the other way rather than face up to the dangers created by an out-of-control US “ally” and its misguided interventionist policies. The problem with this “Syria talks” story is that Riyadh simply can’t afford to admit they have failed to isolate the Syrian government and establish a Salafist principality in Eastern Syria – despite misleading the world community on a matter of war.
Another problem with this story is that the House of Saud and the mere extras are the major forces driving the terrorism in Syria. Foolishly, the West, the Persian Gulf Arab states, and Turkey support the death cults, despite the risks they present to the region and the world. But perhaps even more so, an admission that their “moderate” terrorists are actually homicidal maniacs who are determined to establish an “American Caliphate.”
After all, these are just some of the ridiculous demands the medieval goons made during recent anti-Syria talks in the terrorist capital of the planet, Riyadh:
-All Iranian and Russian military personnel must leave Syria.
-The Syrian Army should be disbanded, along with their paramilitary units.
-Syria will become a caliphate.
-No negotiations with the Syrian government.
-Fighting the ISIL cult is secondary…
This clearly shows the House of Saud and its spawns are not hoping for a more peaceful and loving Syria. It also shows they are anything but moderate. They were all spawned by the War Party and its rogue partners in the region, with long-standing ties to Al-Qaeda, ISIL, and other psychopathic monsters, in order to wage a perpetual “War on Terror” with unforeseen and tragic long-term consequences.
As is, most of these foreign jihadists are funded, armed and trained by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States. The regime changers have sown the seeds of tumult in the Middle East and helped give birth to the unimaginable, including media-hyped beheadings, suicide bombings and other forms of savage brutality perpetrated by narrow minded zealots in the name of God. The story remains the same, whether the players are Al-Qaeda, the Taliban or ISIL.
One thing is for sure though: The Saudis are up to their eyeballs in terror, so their “political” tactics aren’t working. Their jihadi goons are getting beaten quite badly by the Russian-led coalition of Iran, Syria and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Which is why the regime changers have moved on to Plan B – a political strategy for uniting the anti-Syria terrorist outfits to improve their chances for success in the next round of negotiations in Vienna.
The only problem is that Moscow and Tehran know that. They are not going to be fooled by this new charade. They are not going to let any of these foreign-backed psychopathic monsters decide Syria’s future either. That has to be decided by the Syrian people themselves, which is what international law AND the Geneva Communique are all about: Self determination, sovereignty and free elections.
“Only Syrian People must decide their future”
Syrian army retakes key areas from terrorists
Suspected Russian air raids kill 32 civilians in Syria
‘ISIS stole sarin gas from Libya stores & already used it’ – Gaddafi’s cousin
This has been an amazing week. While last week I concluded that “The only way to avoid a war is to finally give up, even if that is initially denied publicly, on the “Assad must go” policy”. Now it is true that various US officials, including Kerry, did make statements about the fact that Assad need not go right now, that a “transition” was important or that “the institutions of the state” had to be preserved, but of course what I, and many others really meant, was that the US needed to fundamentally change its policy towards the Syrian conflict. Furthermore, since Turkey committed an act of war against Russia under the “umbrella” of the US and NATO, this also created a fantastically dangerous situation in which a rogue state like Turkey could have the impression of impunity because of its membership in NATO. Here again, what was needed was not just a positive statement, but a fundamental change in US policy.
There is a possibility that this fundamental change might have happened this week. Others have a very different interpretation of what took place and I am not categorically affirming that it did – only time will show – but at least it is possible that it has. Let’s look at what happened.
First, there were some very unambiguous statements from John Kerry in Moscow. The most noticed ones were:
“As I emphasized today, the United States and our partners are not seeking so-called “regime change,” as it is known in Syria” source.
“Now, we don’t seek to isolate Russia as a matter of policy, no” source.
Now, I am acutely aware that Kerry has “lost” every single negotiation he has had with the Russians and I have written about that many times. I am also aware that Kerry has a record of saying A while with the Russians and non-A as soon as he gets back home. Finally, I also understand that Kerry is not the one really making the decisions but that this is what the US “deep state” does. But with all those caveats in mind, it is undeniable that these two statements constitute an official, if not necessarily factual, 180 degree turn, an abandonment of official US goals towards both Russia and Syria. Furthermore, we have seen not only words, but actual actions from the Americans. First, the US and Russia have agreed to draft a common list of “recognized terrorists” (as opposed to “moderate” freedom fighters). While it is debatable as to who will end up on the “good guys list”, it is certain that all those who matter in Syria – al-Qaeda and Daesh – will make it to the “bad guys” list. That, in turn, will make it much harder, but not impossible (remember the Contras!) for the US to continue to assist and finance them. But the US did something even more interesting: The USA announced that it was withdrawing 12 of its F-15s from Turkey, 6 F-15C and 6 F-15E. Now this might not look like much, but these are highly symbolic aircraft as they are the aircraft which were suspected of “covering” for the Turkish F-16s which shot down the Russian SU-24. The F-15Cs, in particular, are pure air-to-air fighters which could only have been directed at the Russian aircraft in Syria. Of course, the US declared that this was a normal rotation, that it has been an exercise, but the bottom line is here: while NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg had promised to reinforce the NATO presence in Turkey, the US just pulled out 12 of its top of the line aircraft. Compare that with the Russians who continued to increase their capabilities in Syria, especially their artillery (see here, here and here). Furthermore, there is this very interesting news item: “Erdogan’s Spin Machine Now Blames Su-24 Shoot-Down on Turkish Air Force Chief”. Read the full article, it appears that there is a trial balloon launched in the Turkish social media to blame the downing of the SU-24 on the Turkish Air Force Chief (nevermind that Erdogan publicly declared that he personally gave that order). Finally, Russia succeeded in getting a unanimous decision of the UNSC to adopt a Russian resolution targeting Daesh finances. Needless to say, if the Resolution was officially aimed at Daesh money sources, it really puts Qatar, Saudi Arabia and, especially, Turkey in a very difficult situation: not only does the Resolution foresee sanctions against any country or entity dealing with Daesh, but the investigation of any claims of such financial relationships will be conducted by the UN…………………………
It is quite amazing to see how western leaders and experts project their own mindset unto others and then end up terrifying themselves in the process. It’s quite pathetic, really.
In conclusion I will just add that it is quite likely that the focus will shift back to the Ukraine again. Not only is the Ukraine hours away from an official default, but the Ukronazis are openly threatening Crimea with, I kid you not, a “naval blockade”! Considering the lack of US and NATO enthusiasm for Erdogan’s shooting down of the Russian SU-24, I very much doubt that anybody in the West will be happy with that goofy idea. So between the economic collapse, the political chaos, the coming winter and the Nazi freaks and their crazy plans to fight Russia, there is a pretty good chance that the next flashpoint will be in the Nazi-occuppied Ukraine again. I doubt that the US has the “mental CPU power” to deal with both crises at the same time, at least not in a sustained and energetic manner. That, again, is good news – the Empire is over-committed and overstretched and that is typically the only situation when it is willing to compromise. We shall soon know if my
very cautious optimism is warranted or not.
The Saker
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Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/12/isis-update-12192015obama-mocks-russia.html
