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    US and Russia announce breakthrough Syria ceasefire - and plan to tackle ISIS and Al-Qaida TOGETHER



    • The deal was announced early Saturday, with ceasefire starting Monday
    • Syria's Russian-backed govt and US-supported rebels must lay down arms
    • They must also leave demilitarized zones and allow civilian traffic through
    • If that holds for a week, US and Russia will partner up to tackle ISIS
    • John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov negotiated the deal
    • Kerry says this could end five years of bloodshed
    • But some in Washington, DC aren't happy about a partnership with Russia


    A landmark agreement will see the US and Russia teaming up to tackle the twin threats of ISIS and Al-Qaida, it has been announced. Both countries announced a ceasefire after a day-long meeting between secretary of state John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, concluded early Saturday morning in Geneva, Switzerland. If the ceasefire, which begins Monday, holds for a week, the two countries will then begin an unlikely military partnership to target Islamic extremists in the region.


    US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed
    to a Syria ceasefire in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday in order to tackle ISIS and Al-Qaida


    The ceasefire will be followed by an unlikely alliance between the two nations, who will strive to get their partners
    Syria's Russia-backed government and US-backed rebels - on side


    It's hoped the ceasefire, which begins at sundown Monday, will reduce bloodshed in the region, where 500,000 people have been killed.

    At a joint news conference, Kerry said the plan could reduce violence in Syria and may lead to a long-sought-after political transition. It could also, he says, end more than five years of bloodshed that has claimed the lives of 500,000 people. Kerry called the deal a potential 'turning point' in the conflict - although it will require support from both Syria's Russian-backed government, led by President Bashar Assad, and US-supported anti-Assad rebels.


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    But some in Washington, DC aren't happy about a partnership with Russia
    jingoistic morons...I hope it holds

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    ive heard that anyone who works with russia is a traitor and unpatriotic
    is on twitter @realtsuke

    https://tsukesthoughts.wordpress.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    ive heard that anyone who works with russia is a traitor and unpatriotic
    Once again proving that the old double standard is alive and well......and thriving....

    If Dems do it....its always wonderful....if Reps. do the very same thing, its wrong, unpatriotic, etc. etc....

    This is exactly what Trump envisioned and was accused of 'sucking up' to Putin.....it is exactly what Trump talked about.....an alliance between the two countries to fight
    Islamic terrorism.....
    Put blame where it belongs
    ATF decided it could not regulate bump stocks during the Obama administration.
    It that time," the NRA wrote in a statement. "The NRA believes that devices designed to allow semiautomatic rifles to function like fully-automatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations."
    The ATF and Obama admin. ignored the NRA recommendations.


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    Quote Originally Posted by NOVA View Post
    Once again proving that the old double standard is alive and well......and thriving....

    If Dems do it....its always wonderful....if Reps. do the very same thing, its wrong, unpatriotic, etc. etc....

    This is exactly what Trump envisioned and was accused of 'sucking up' to Putin.....it is exactly what Trump talked about.....an alliance between the two countries to fight
    Islamic terrorism.....
    Sure thing.

    I can't remember, bravs - what were you saying when Obama was talking about working with leaders that were more adversarial?

    I wonder if you guys can even hear yourselves sometimes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    jingoistic morons...I hope it holds
    Russia and Assad are brokering ISIL oil genius. McCain was right about Putin, I see KGB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Face, Your View Post
    Russia and Assad are brokering ISIL oil genius. McCain was right about Putin, I see KGB.
    Mostly the oil runs to Turkey. ISIS does have some small portable refineries ("teapots").
    Most of the refineries are bombed out/abandoned -but oilfields are still strategic holdings

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    The difficulty is, I think, that any solution that gives power to the terrorist groups supported by the West will mean the murder of President Assad and all non-Sunni Syrians, probably leading to its occupation by Saudi Arabia.

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