http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/0...175036414.htmlRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to begin pulling out "the main part" of Russian troops in Syria.
The announcement came just hours after peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition got under way in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday.
"The task presented to the defence ministry and the armed forces has been completely fulfilled," Putin told Sergei Shoigu, according to the state news agency TASS.
"Thus, I order the defence minister to begin withdrawing the main part of our troops from the Syrian Arab Republic."
Putin said he hoped the withdrawal of Russian troops from Tuesday will be a stimulus for a political resolution of the conflict.
"I hope today's decision will be a good signal for all conflicting parties. I hope it will sizeably increase trust of all participants in the process," he said.
"I ask the Russian foreign ministry to intensify Russia's participation in organising the peace process to solve the Syrian problem."
Shoigu said the Russian troops killed more than 2,000 rebel fighters, including 17 rebel leaders, since the start of the operation.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, said Putin discussed and coordinated the decision with Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
i wonder if putin can borrow dubya's mission accomplished banner
LOL...
That stupid BS again.
LOL...
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
word on the street is Putin will fly a TU bomber over Siberia buck naked and land on his base on the North Pole where the Mission Accomplished celebrations will take place.
um US sustained 80% of their casualties after Mission Accomplished tbh
I really doubt Russia will get even remotely close to that level of failure
You idiots.um US sustained 80% of their casualties after Mission Accomplished tbh
I really doubt Russia will get even remotely close to that level of failure
The Iraqi missions wasn't completed when we saw that banner.
It was that ships mission that was complete.
My God, just how ing stupid are you gy baggies?
WC hates when you bag on his Republican party
The ME is a cluster . Always has been --always will be. No one can fix that hole except the people that live there. Based on their ideology, that ain't happening any time soon.
" s getting real, we don't have the $"um US sustained 80% of their casualties after Mission Accomplished tbh
I really doubt Russia will get even remotely close to that level of failure
Then went was the speech about the end of combat operations in Iraq. Not the end of that ship's combat operations, then end of all Comcast operations in Iraq
Bernie "Nostradamus" Sanders taking the Bush administration to the woodshed when voting against this war. The guy called every damn consequence correct down to the last detail. If only we had a man of Bernie's judgment and intelligence in the White House instead of a dumb Cowboy elected by a bunch of dip religious rubes. Could have saved trillions of dollars, saved the lives of thousands of American troops, and had a more stable middle east with no ISIS.
True dat'
The business ..
Not true.
I just hate pathetic liars.
My God.
You partisans never learn and continue to repeat ignorant lies. How about getting the full transcript and see what it actually says unedited.
Oh...
Since you're too lazy...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/text-of-...ch-01-05-2003/
In his speech, he said "Major" combat operation have ended. He never said combat operations were over. That phase of the attack was over. He never said the war was over.
Why are you all so blind to the facts?
Good for Sanders.
LOL Iraqi civil war was mission accomplished
... and the Repugs passed the ADA 26 years ago! where would we be without the Repugs?
Putin tries declaring victory and going home
Let’s not forget that when Russia launched its offensive in Syria, Putin envisioned a “decisive three-month offensive producing major territorial gains for the Syrian regime.” That was the expectation in September, but those “major territorial gains” simply never occurred. Take a look at the maps Mother Jones’ Kevin Drum posted showing Syrian land controlled by the Assad government now as compared to seven months ago. If the two side-by-side images look practically identical, that’s because they are.
The New York Times’ report added that Russia is “also facing deepening economic problems caused by the collapse in global oil prices, and the announcement may reflect Mr. Putin’s desire to declare victory and extricate his country from a costly military venture.”
To see this as a Russian triumph is to overlook every relevant detail. Putin bought Assad some time – propping up an ally in the midst of a brutal civil war – but military intervention proved to be vastly more difficult than the Russian president expected and produced little of the intended goals. By withdrawing, Putin is cutting his losses, so he can redirect his attention at some of his other pending messes.
That said, there was also the possibility of a broader proxy war in Syria, with Putin backing Assad and the U.S. backing some (but not all) of Syria’s rebels. With Russia scaling back and U.N. talks underway, that crisis now appears far less likely.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-s...d=sm_fb_maddow
Did someone just try to use the phrase " gy baggies" as an insult?
Just seeing which gies respond to it...
Ah, trying to hook up.
Carry on, then.
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