Russia: We told US where in Syria they could not bomb
Source: SKY NEWS
Moscow claims it outlined its "red lines" to US officials before the strikes were launched last weekend.
11:08, UK,
Friday 20 April 2018
Russia has revealed it warned the US about "red lines" it should not cross before it launched airstrikes on Syria.
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is reported to have said that officials in Washington were contacted before last weekend's strikes by the US, UK and France.
Mr Lavrov said: "There were military leadership contacts, between generals, between our representatives and the coalition leadership.
"They were informed about where our red lines are, including red lines on the ground, geographically. And the results show that they did not cross these red lines."
Some 105 missiles were launched in response to a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma on 7 April that killed more than 40 people.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/russia-we-told-us-where-in-syria-they-could-not-bomb-11338625
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)and does the republican Velveeta-scarfing Surrender-Monkey thang that earned him status as THE republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.
* aka Dirty Donny
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)If and when his base finally figures out what a traitor he is, they'll want his skin.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I know you are, but what am I?
I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.
v
7962
(11,841 posts)dalton99a
(81,515 posts)What a joke
7962
(11,841 posts)But the way it SHOULD be handled is "If Assad uses chem weapons, we are going to destroy their Air Force. Now that you're aware of that, use your influence to make sure it doesnt happen, or get your troops out of the way after a chem attack. If you DONT, then its on YOU if you have Russian losses"
lark
(23,105 posts)Hint - it isn't the traitorous orange assface, he's just the enabler.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)agencies may still be independent of Moscow, however.
malthaussen
(17,204 posts)We are not at war with Russia. (Technically, we are not at war with Syria, either)
Why would we want to kill Russian nationals? If the Russians bombed areas where we had people, and killed a few of them, would we not be outraged? Does it not make sense that the Russians would do us the courtesy of telling us where our ordnance would not kill Russians? Especially as the whole attack was nothing more than a piece of political theatre?
-- Mal
Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)Alls fair in love and war. How many innocent civilians were killed by Russians, Assad or the US?
malthaussen
(17,204 posts)Well, we are neither in love nor at war with Russia.
As for "innocent civilians," get real. As long as they can't retaliate, neither we, Russia, nor Assad care how many are killed. But kill one of "ours," and the shit flies.
-- Mal
TomVilmer
(1,832 posts)... and they talked and planned this together, as they should. Nobody want's some Russian general blown up by mistake, forcing other idiots to "respond".
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-assessment/pro-assad-official-says-targeted-bases-were-evacuated-on-russian-warning-idUSKBN1HL07R
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-russian-hotline-syria-strike-looms/story?id=54418142
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/09/17/following-airstrike-u-s-military-moves-to-establish-closer-communication-with-russian-forces-in-syria/
Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)John Barron, or David Dennison, or whatever he wants to call himself today, performed another theatrical act by bombing useless targets in Syria, just like the last time, except this one was even more costly to the taxpayer in that we launched a hundred missiles instead of sixty two. This game of charades was ludicrous and does not impress me in the least. The actual targets were removed prior to the strike and the red lines established by his buddy Vald were understood in advance. Im sure they both had a toast afterwards to another successful con - the fart of the con.
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)see this on the nightly news or Meet the press b.s. shows.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)orange asshole: when you say jump, you mean actually jump?
putin: it's a metaphor
orange asshole: meta-what? look I can't jump, I've never jumped, but if I could I would jump so high you wouldn't see me anymore
putin: >puts face in hands<