Russia essentially abandoning base in Syria

http://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-...m-syrian-base/

Free Syrian Army Major Maher al-Naimi told the paper that Russian and Cypriot ships docked at the port in order to evacuate the remaining Russian technicians as well as 52 of the 72 armored vehicles from the military installation.
Al-Naimi said the Syrian opposition considers the Tartus base as part of Syria that is occupied by Russia and that it will be liberated once the Russian military leaves. He claimed that Russia was evacuating because it recognized the Syrian opposition’s military upper hand.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

http://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-...m-syrian-base/

Coach what do you make of this?

[Danzig]

" Although it is merely a ship repair and refueling station with a limited military presence, it is the sole remaining Russian military base outside of the former Soviet Union."

interesting.


i make of it that russia knows it can do nothing at this point but bow to the inevitable. they've used what bargaining power they could to keep the int'l community from getting involved like in libya, but they know they're on the wrong side of this.

Originally Posted by jms62

Coach what do you make of this?

Looks like we're one or two new moons away from an air strike.


http://www.redstate.com/2012/09/29/s...-gone-missing/