Putin
managed to surprise nearly everyone with his sudden decision to
withdraw Russian troops from Syria. The decision comes at a crucial
moment, as jihadists' forces doesn't seem to have been completely
defeated in all fronts. From tass.ru
:
President
Vladimir Putin has issued an order to begin withdrawal of Russian
forces from Syria starting from March 15.
“I
think that the tasks set to the defense ministry are generally
fulfilled. That is why I order to begin withdrawal of most of our
military group from Syria starting from tomorrow,” Putin
said on Monday at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu
and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
In Putin's words, during their
operation in Syria, Russian military have demonstrated
professionalism and teamwork, having performed all the set tasks.
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Perhaps
Putin just 'smelled' the Western trap and tries to escape from the
Middle East chaos before it's too late. As described in previous
articles:
...
dragging Russia in the Middle East front, is probably part of
Washington's changing strategy at this moment, and has two main
targets:
The first
target is to allow the US to withdraw progressively any forces
from the Syrian mess, avoiding another endless attrition war. At
the same time, Washington will start a new propaganda war to pass
the blame for the mess to Putin and his allies. Simultaneously,
Washington hopes to restore, to some degree, the relations with
the European allies, as many of them are dissatisfied with the US
policy, which generated the huge problem of the fleeing refugees,
finding Europe totally unprepared to deal with it. Putin will be
considered responsible for the new waves of refugees.
[...]
The
second target, is to drag Russia into what the US try to avoid: an
endless attrition war. Putin could be trapped in a condition
similar to that of the Soviets in Afghanistan, although probably
not for such a long period. What the US and their European allies
failed to do in Ukraine, may be achieved now. The US will probably
continue to arm militants in Syria, keeping Putin busy, at least
until 2016 presidential elections. With a more willing puppet than
Obama to follow neocon agenda (any GOP, or Hillary), Washington
may then open a new front in the Russian borders.
...
another reason for which the West wanted Russia to get involved in
the Syrian mess, is to 'absorb' the Jihadist fanatism in its soil.
If the suicide bombings start to 'shift' from Western targets to
Russian territories, Putin will have to face another big problem,
apart from any other potential 'color revolutions', a dead end in
Syria, or, renewed Western sanctions and further economic trouble.
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The Russian
president was probably waiting for the beginning of the negotiations,
in order to identify the real intentions of the Westerners and the
alleged Syrian opposition. It appears that they were only interested
to gain some time, so that to re-organize their forces, not to
achieve a solid agreement which would attempt to put an end to the
Syrian mess.
If this is
true, then we are talking about a surprise move by Putin against the
plans of the Westerners to trap him into a dead end war, opening
other fronts too, in order to get rid of him.
Of course,
there is always a possibility that Russians and Americans have
already agreed to re-build the map of the Middle East, which will
include a sovereign Kurdish state. This explains Erdogan's anxiety
who acts under pressure and makes things worse, as he probably
understands that he has been left out of the game.
They .. and we all know who They .. are, seem to have under estimated Putin's wisdom once again.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between Russia and the USA is that Russia has suffered at the hands of many invaders and defeated them only by determination, courage and an enormous death toll affecting all its people. USA has known none of this so it thinks it can bully everyone on earth with impunity and invade and kill without consequence to the rich elites hiding safely well away from danger. That is about to change so the USA ought to wise up - but no sign of that yet.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Putin can save some lives in the third world by reminding the neocons in America that they are vulnerable if they continue their death dealing regime change and treasure hunting. Meanwhile normal Americans drift into poverty as they pay the price - I guess they should wise up too..