Putin Faces Syria Money Crunch After U.S. Keeps Control of Oil

Micawber said:
Trump's base is too unsophisticated and basically dumb to see how the levers of power operate. To us it's as plain as the orange beaver pelt sitting atop Trump's head.
I confess though, I never exactly apprehended the degree of utter whoreishness of Republican politicians until now. I held out hope there was a tiny
light in their hearts and souls for our country. Nope, they will sup with the devil, lie like rugs, deny patent truth with God on high staring them in the face and sell
out the USA and all that it means for the short play. Dumb, crass, craven and cowardly to the utmost.

To say that shaking down a foreign leader to investigate his chief political rival using a conspiracy theory as a figleaf and OUR appropriated tax $ as a bribe/lever
to force them to comply, is not a high crime is absolutely galling to any fair minded human. It's about as over the top brazen and illegal as the most imaginative
horror film director could conjure. And impeachment is exactly what this behavior demands. It's exactly why the idea was invented.

If Republicans has the tiniest shred of integrity and care for this country, they'd be in total lockstep with Democrats and DEMAND Trump's immediate resignation
with an arm in arm walk to the white house. These Republicans are not Americans. I excommunicate them all.
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What a pile of RIDICULOUS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT, NON-SEQUITUR BULLSHIT. ^^^^


CARE TO ADDRESS THE TOPIC???


Yeah...DIDN'T THINK SO....
 
Cinnabar said:
The birther-in-thief's base, at least the ones on Internet forums, is comprised of a mixed bag of Russkie/paid trolls, bots, bible thumping phony Christians, white supremacists and garden variety dumbed-down nitwits...or a combination of all of the above.

As for the GOP, they have morphed into a crime syndicate that exists to funnel money to the top. Just look at who they attract these days...shitheads like Jim Jordan and Devin Nunes and even POS like Rick Scott who perpetrated the biggest Medicare fraud in history.

In this instance, we know for a fact that even the majority leader the Moscow Mitch took money from the Russkie oligarchs. This is a RICO case and they should all go down with this rotten ship. And Trump's new fixer mafia style consigliere Barr is as corrupt as the day is long.

Politics makes strange bedfellows and as much as Bolton is warmongering POS in his own right, he just might be the one to knock down this house of cards as he appears to have been disgusted with Ghoul-iani's orchestrated shakedown of Zelensky and likley, the selling out of the USA to Putin.
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What a pile of RIDICULOUS COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT, NON-SEQUITUR BULLSHIT. ^^^^


CARE TO ADDRESS THE TOPIC???


Yeah...DIDN'T THINK SO....
 
Celticguy said:
You would have thought vlad would have learned that the ME is a money pit after their last foray there.
But no, he took the bait and now has to figure out how to unhook his ass.
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Won't be easy...especially without that Syrian oil, to help cover the bill...
 
Darth Omar said:
You’re right.

That said, it’s comical watching lefties try and fit this into their absurd Trump/Putin conspiracy theory.
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Because it's nonsense, that's why. At 25,000 barrels/day at best, there's absolutely no benefit to Russia.
 
Althea said:
Because it's nonsense, that's why. At 25,000 barrels/day at best, there's absolutely no benefit to Russia.
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Oh really? Maybe you should get ahold of them and inform them of their ERROR, being as concerned as they are about the US BLOCKING THEM FROM MONETIZING the SYRIAN OILFIELDS, and that the oilfields "really don't matter", according to your "Great Expertise": :rofl2:



(From OP link: ) ~" Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 succeeded in shoring up Assad at a time when he was at risk of being overthrown in a rebellion backed by the U.S. and its allies. The UN estimates reconstruction costs in Syria at $250 billion and the Syrian leadership can’t count on either of its two main backers, Iran and Russia, for significant financing.

The U.S. then announced it was deploying forces in the vicinity of the oil-producing Deir Ezzor region to deny access to Islamic State as well as Syrian and Russian forces, a move the Defense Ministry in Moscow denounced as “international state banditry.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Monday of an “overwhelming” response to any threat to U.S. forces there.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticized the Pentagon’s decision to return forces to Syria that had earlier moved across the border to Iraq, describing the military operation to control the oilfields as “illegal.” ~ :laugh:
 
Althea said:
Because it's nonsense, that's why. At 25,000 barrels/day at best, there's absolutely no benefit to Russia.
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I realize I am on your ignore -and I'm posting thru you,not at you- but the point is that was enough to fund ISIS.
It's not enough to fund Russia's occupation in Syria - but it would help.

At least we got a freaking mission now instead of standing around with our heads up our ass
between Turks and the Kurds. Yankee Doodle
 
Grokmaster said:
Bu-Bu-Bu-BUT TRUMP DOES WHAT PUTIN SAYS!!!!! :laugh:


Pres.Trump TRUMPS PUTIN...AGAIN: SYRIAN OILFIELDS UNDER US CONTROL

Once again , while the Schiff Charade Stalin-O-Crats continue their POLITBURO "IMPEACHMENT" SHAM, Pres.Trump continues to outsmart American's enemies and rivals...this time sending US troops to maintain control of the Syrian oil fields, thus DENYING BOTH PUTIN, and ASSAD , sorely needed access to them.

The MIFFED RUSSIANS did not MINCE WORDS ABOUT IT, CALLING THE BOLD, DECISIVE MOVE "INTERNATIONAL BANDITRY". :laugh:




Putin Faces Syria Money Crunch After U.S. Keeps Control of Oil




Bloomberg) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing an unwelcome new financial challenge in Syria after the U.S. pullback enabled his ally Bashar al-Assad to reclaim the biggest chunk of territory in the country still outside his control.

The U.S. decision to keep forces in northeastern Syria to guard oil fields denies Assad access to desperately needed funds to rebuild the Middle East state after eight years of civil war. That’s adding to the urgency of United Nations-led talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups in Geneva starting Wednesday, which Putin has said could be “decisive” in settling the conflict.

While agreement is far from certain, the negotiations on constitutional changes could help unlock money from U.S. allies in the Gulf and Europe, which have withheld aid because of Assad’s close ties to Iran and his refusal to loosen his grip on power by making space for opposition groups.

While agreement is far from certain, the negotiations on constitutional changes could help unlock money from U.S. allies in the Gulf and Europe, which have withheld aid because of Assad’s close ties to Iran and his refusal to loosen his grip on power by making space for opposition groups.

“If we see some political progress, there could be more interest in supporting reconstruction,” said Yury Barmin, a Middle East expert from the Moscow Policy Group, a consultancy. At the same time, the Syrian authorities “clearly feel they are winning,” he said.

Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 succeeded in shoring up Assad at a time when he was at risk of being overthrown in a rebellion backed by the U.S. and its allies. The UN estimates reconstruction costs in Syria at $250 billion and the Syrian leadership can’t count on either of its two main backers, Iran and Russia, for significant financing.

Saudi Arabia has softened its demand for Assad’s immediate departure as the Russian role in Syria has grown increasingly dominant and the U.S. presence has reduced. That accelerated when President Donald Trump last month ordered out U.S. troops protecting Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, leading to a Turkish offensive that forced the Kurds to turn to Damascus for protection by pledging loyalty to Assad. Russia and Turkey struck a deal last week for joint patrols of a border zone in northern Syria.

The U.S. then announced it was deploying forces in the vicinity of the oil-producing Deir Ezzor region to deny access to Islamic State as well as Syrian and Russian forces, a move the Defense Ministry in Moscow denounced as “international state banditry.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Monday of an “overwhelming” response to any threat to U.S. forces there.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticized the Pentagon’s decision to return forces to Syria that had earlier moved across the border to Iraq, describing the military operation to control the oilfields as “illegal.”

The American maneuver came even as Trump thanked Russia for its assistance with the U.S. raid that killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi complained that the White House had told the Kremlin about the operation in advance while keeping it secret from Congressional leaders.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-faces-syria-money-crunch-040000435.html

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Nice try. Trump moved our troops of Syria to Saudi Arabia for Putin.
 
Cinnabar said:
Give me a break!

Your standard bearer gave the ME to Putin...gift wrapped...after he betrayed the Kurds. Maybe Putin should dip into his $70 Billion USD net worth that made trump want to be a dictator too. You will believe anything with such hillbilly gullibility.
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Oh look, the stupid rich racist little white girl is upset.:(
 
anatta said:
so the mighty USA is mired in Syrian negotiations ( if the war ever decides to end) and trying to figure out the truth
( a Pravda type truth at best) of whom is & whom isn't corrupted in Ukraine politics..
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WTF are we doing dicking around with these 2 headaches?

GTO out of Syria - let Russia die over it
Ukraine are all thieves and corrupt -quit funding their war with Russia
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Excellent point about not trusting Ukraine. :thup:

But I think it is very smart for Trump to hold the oil fields as a bargaining chip.
 
Bigdog said:
Excellent point about not trusting Ukraine. :thup:

But I think it is very smart for Trump to hold the oil fields as a bargaining chip.
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Ukraine is it's very own Swamp. I want the oilfields to be used for Assad as much as the Kurds -it IS Syrian oil.
But at least we have a mission then instead of babysitting the Kurds
 
Bigdog said:
Oh look, the stupid rich racist little white girl is upset.:(
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they have zero understanding of the factions in Syria, or Syria is by treaty a Russian client state -why should we contest that?
Putin is all in ( don't forget Russia's Tartus Naval facilities & Khmeimim Air Base) let him have that mess
 
Cinnabar said:
Give me a break!

Your standard bearer gave the ME to Putin...gift wrapped...after he betrayed the Kurds. Maybe Putin should dip into his $70 Billion USD net worth that made trump want to be a dictator too. You will believe anything with such hillbilly gullibility.
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Trump got the Syrian oil and left the sand to Puttie lol?
 
dukkha said:
they have zero understanding of the factions in Syria, or Syria is by treaty a Russian client state -why should we contest that?
Putin is all in ( don't forget Russia's Tartus Naval facilities & Khmeimim Air Base) let him have that mess
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And they obviously do not grasp the STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE OIL FILEDS THERE, as well....not surprisingly.
 
Grokmaster said:

Oh really? Maybe you should get ahold of them and inform them of their ERROR, being as concerned as they are about the US BLOCKING THEM FROM MONETIZING the SYRIAN OILFIELDS, and that the oilfields "really don't matter", according to your "Great Expertise": :rofl2:



(From OP link: ) ~" Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 succeeded in shoring up Assad at a time when he was at risk of being overthrown in a rebellion backed by the U.S. and its allies. The UN estimates reconstruction costs in Syria at $250 billion and the Syrian leadership can’t count on either of its two main backers, Iran and Russia, for significant financing.

The U.S. then announced it was deploying forces in the vicinity of the oil-producing Deir Ezzor region to deny access to Islamic State as well as Syrian and Russian forces, a move the Defense Ministry in Moscow denounced as “international state banditry.” Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned Monday of an “overwhelming” response to any threat to U.S. forces there.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday criticized the Pentagon’s decision to return forces to Syria that had earlier moved across the border to Iraq, describing the military operation to control the oilfields as “illegal.” ~ :laugh:
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LMAO. Maybe you should pay more attention to the actual facts.
 
Grokmaster said:
And they obviously do not grasp the STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE OIL FILEDS THERE, as well....not surprisingly.
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Because there is none, save for keeping the newly invigorated (thanks trump) ISIS from getting the revenue after Obama cut them off.
 
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