via the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20140815170104/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2014/08/maliki-stands-down-us-regime-change.html my blog from 2014 original url to June 14/14– try the wayback again. https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2014/06/obama-delivered-ultimatum-to-maliki-via.html The Obama administration had been weighing the use of US ground forces and aircraft to mount an emergency rescue That strategy depends on the formation of a new Iraqi government Therefore it’s correctly written that the […]
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‘The Americans did not fight ISIS’
Interesting piece from The Cradle. And the claim is completely unsurprising to myself. It was always obvious. One would have been a complete fool to believe the US ever fought ISIS. They armed them. Dropped weapons to them. Etc., But they did not fight them! https://thecradle.co/Article/Interviews/19989 Selected excerpts below; Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian commander of […]
IndianPunchline The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 draws to a close. The […]
And a possible Erdogan, Putin, Assad meeting. A brief digression.. oh that the resources of my old blog were public, sigh 🙁 This is part 2 to the report below; Turkey prepared to hand over Syrian regions under it’s control to Syrian government- as long as the Syrian secure the territory Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut […]
An interesting perspective on Syria’s importance in the region particularly as it relates to Israel’s wanting to dominate the Arab people and their lands Link to article Former diplomat Frederic Hof explores how Damascus is Tel Aviv’s last frontier in overcoming the Arab ‘problem’ As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
Link The defense ministers of Turkey, Halusi Akar, and Syria, Ali Mahmoud Abbas, met on Wednesday in Moscow. The meeting is the first between the defense ministers of the two countries since 2011 and was part of a tripartite meeting with their Russian counterpart Serghei Shoigu. The announcement was made by the Russian defence ministry. […]
First, a trip down memory lane. Years back I’d hoped for this type of an outcome with regard to Syria. Yup, I wanted to see Turkey, Syria and Iran work this out, for themselves. If Russia was going to help, that was okay with me. Turkey and Syria should be good neighbours, the neighbours they […]
original url https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/pt-2-lavrov-adana-agreement-understood.html via the wayback machine as it looked in 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190128184911/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/pt-2-lavrov-adana-agreement-understood.html Putin said: “The treaty between Syria and Turkey of the year 1998 is still valid. And it deals, in particular, with the fight against terrorism. I think that this is the base that closes many issues in terms of ensuring Turkey’s security […]
https://web.archive.org/web/20190127013159/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/russiaturkeysyria-2019-adana-agreement.html https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-positive-on-turkeys-plans-to-secure-its-borders-fm-cavusoglu-140741 I’ve written about and mentioned the Adana agreement on more then one occasion here at the blog- One extensive post on the topic, from 2016, will be re-linked at the bottom of this report. Cavusoglu is suggesting the 1998 Adana Agreement was discussed at the Erdogan(Turkey) – Putin (Russia) talks. Russia positive on […]
“Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first to call for a return to the agreement during his meeting with his Turkish counterpart” Yes, he did! Years ago. Covered at my big tech censored site way back. But those previous reports will be brought forth here. This region of the world has always fascinated me. Centered […]