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hack89

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11. Only if they are stupid enough

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:49 PM

Sep 2013

Last edited Fri Sep 6, 2013, 03:15 PM - Edit history (1)

to hang around likely targets. I suspect all Russian advisors have been withdrawn to Tartus for their safety. It is hard to imagine the Russians are actively involved in the civil war - Putin will not want to be associated with war crimes.

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If the Russians choose to ship S300 [View all] Harmony Blue Sep 2013 OP

"What could possibly go wrong?" unhappycamper Sep 2013 #1

Yes, very much so. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #2

The Russians could complicate the US' life by selling S400s to anyone who wants them FarCenter Sep 2013 #3

If the S400 is tested and proven effective... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #4

A missile system that obsoletes the existing fleet of fighters and bombers would be welcome by most FarCenter Sep 2013 #7

Not really hack89 Sep 2013 #5

I'm sure that the Russians have trained operators. FarCenter Sep 2013 #8

Russia is not.going to kill Americans to protect Syria hack89 Sep 2013 #9

There are Russian "advisors" in Syria now. FarCenter Sep 2013 #10

Only if they are stupid enough hack89 Sep 2013 #11

Stupid is as stupid does. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #14

Hardly the first time... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #17

Yes. jsr Sep 2013 #6

That service altitude is wrong krispos42 Sep 2013 #13

1 m = 3 ft 3.325in.; 30 km = ~98,312 ft n/t Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #15

Exactly. krispos42 Sep 2013 #26

I think I was being a little lexdysic Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #28

It looks to be on par sarisataka Sep 2013 #19

Israel bombed Assad 3 times since the civil war in Syria Lifelong Dem Sep 2013 #12

Who takes his place? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #16

Kerry said it Lifelong Dem Sep 2013 #18

He said he has a pipedream of what should happen. He has no way of guaranteeing it. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #20

A pipe dream that involves the Geneva Conventions Lifelong Dem Sep 2013 #21

Again, a pipe dream. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #24

You mean like what we did in Iraq and Libya??? sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #23

What 'mutual agreement'? Who is going to enforce it? Kerry himself? idwiyo Sep 2013 #29

That's a pisspoor argument AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #25

The tyrant may be a tyrant but he is a tyrant on the tight leash of Russia Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #27

But he does do overtly stupid things AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #31

Allowing him to be replaced by AQ would be a disaster. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #32

I don't buy into the "Quadas" argument AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #33

They're already there flying the AQ flag. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #34

"Gotta hide from the Quadas" AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #36

"we can have our war cheap, easy and expedient" is another Bush era lie. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #37

More "Quadas" nonsense AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #38

In case you missed it -- Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #39

I don't buy it AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #40

Do you buy the "let's not have another $2 trillion war" arguments? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #42

No, I don't buy those either AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #44

"Assad never once retaliated" <-- So he's a threat to global peace or he isn't? NoOneMan Sep 2013 #30

Ooh. Good catch. n/t Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2013 #35

It's usually pretty easy to get around a single weapons system. stevenleser Sep 2013 #22

Or third, mind our own fuckn business NoOneMan Sep 2013 #41

That's a separate issue. I'm against the war, the OP asked a specific question. nt stevenleser Sep 2013 #43