Aren't Putin and Assad, in some measure, responsible for the US/Israel attack on Iran?
Posted by Der on July 6, 2026, 1:37 pm
By denying Iran and Hezbollah a role in protecting Syria didn't they expedite the fall of Syria? Basically giving the US the opportunity to then pivot, as they say, towards Iran.
And then the new head of Syria visits the Kremlin!
I, obviously, don't have the makings of a good politician. I'm missing the bloody minded streak. Bummer!
Re: Aren't Putin and Assad, in some measure, responsible for the US/Israel attack on Iran?
It's quite a while ago. And it was probably all on video. Videos have pretty much taken over this board. Which is a serious weakness. Berletic seems to be the only guy who gives sources with his videos.
Marandi discussed it. And, I think, Beeley. Videos most definitely. Which makes it difficult to track down.
That's all I've got, I'm afraid. And it's pretty useless.
Re: Aren't Putin and Assad, in some measure, responsible for the US/Israel attack on Iran?
"It's quite a while ago. And it was probably all on video. Videos have pretty much taken over this board. Which is a serious weakness."
Very true. I much prefer written material to " talking heads" Even worse is the Yanqui predilection for talking heads discussing other talking heads. It's soporific.
How Putin and Assad kicked Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria
How Putin and Assad kicked Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria
Elijah Magnier is being interviewed by Rania Khalek. She totally ignored what he said. The same reaction as I got when I posted it here before. This is the third time I've posted it.
The relevant bit starts at 46:20
Elijah Magnier Youtube Transcript from June 15, 2025:
Extract: [46:20] I'm going to be honest with you here. Um, since January 2024, Mhm. President Assad put a limit to the Iranian movement and presence in Syria. He started imposing restriction on their movement and the property they bought in Syria as individuals. and he uh made a deal with the Saudi with the Saudis and the Emiratis, met with the Americans on several occasion outside the country and he was going toward the um lift of the siege on Syria and the price was Iran should be out. The Russian played an effective role in convincing Bashar al-Assad to drop Iran.
And any Iranian plane that would land in Syria needed the approval of the Russian first and then Assad next for that. Even at the last moment when Assad was when the um Gulani advised an advanced toward Aleppo, the point was to occupy Aleppo but not to occupy Hams and Damascus. It was to stop at Aleppo. And then this is where Iran said, "We will create a bridge and we'll bring man and weapon for you to stop them." He said, "You need to ask the Russians." And the Russians said, "No."
So, would Syria made it any difference? Syria was going somewhere else already a year ago. I mean, a year ago, a year and a half now, we're talking about January 2024. And then Assad said to the Hezbollah and Iranians, you cannot fire a bullet against Israel. And the main bulk of the um missiles, strategic missiles were in Syria on the Syrian borders between Syria and Lebanon in the mountain area very well hidden that the [48:30] Israelis bombed and tried to destroy several time and failed. So they've sent the commander troops to go and blow up [48:40] all the tunnels under the mountains in person because it was impossible for them to destroy them. These were the [48:50] missile the strategic missiles that Hezbollah was counting on and this they were not allowed to be used. And of course when there is a war it is impossible to start moving missiles [49:00] left, right and center. And every missile is between 11 to 12 or 13 meters long. And it needs a special vehicle to transport it because it's very heavy. [49:10] And some of these missiles have between 900 uh kilogram of explosive to 1.5 [49:20] kilogram of explosive. So it is not any vehicle that can transport these missiles. And they came with their vehicle actually. So the fall of Assad [49:30] increased the the uh uh siege on Hezbollah and inevitably Iran. [49:40]...
Re: How Putin and Assad kicked Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria
I had the impression that Assad was like Albert I of Belgium 1914-1818 making the point that he wasn't the creature of the Great Powers, merely asking them to uphold their treaty obligations. Resisting the US invasion was only part of the maintaining of sovereignty.
I had the impression that Assad was like Albert I of Belgium 1914-1818 making the point that he wasn't the creature of the Great Powers, merely asking them to uphold their treaty obligations. Resisting the US invasion was only part of the maintaining of sovereignty.
This is an invasion to my intelligence, to be clear. It's an effing meaningless throw-away comment without proper citations, more or less as usual. Not expecting anytime soon to have anything 'proper', so to speak hehe.
I am glad you have got rid of:
The last working class hero crap comment at the end.
I'll drop the narcissism as an issue now.
Meanwhile it concerns me about the dead felines you cite in your comment that we still see at the end of your comment.
I've had similar heartbreaks meself as a kid (with felines, rabbits, turtles etc.).
And .. it surely doesn't compare with heartbrakes that disappearing humans can cause, in many ways. I just had one of my best friends in coma and death. Doubt I will comment on this board in a same manner ...
We are different ..
Re: This and that
Posted by Keith-264 on July 7, 2026, 7:09 pm, in reply to "This and that"
Fuck off
I laughed heartily at your response. I'm still laughing. nm
Posted by Der on July 7, 2026, 8:52 pm, in reply to "Re: This and that"
nm
Re: How Putin and Assad kicked Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria
Thanks Der. I do vaguely remember Beeley mentioning something a good while back. I've held a suspicion that Putin has often been over-tolerant of the Israelis, allowing empathy for its 15% Russian population to override his knowledge of its undeniable role as an overt Yanqui proxy.
Would be more interesting to hear Marandi on the subject- I'll see if I can dig anything up.
Re: How Putin and Assad kicked Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria