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Totally Agree... (Original Post) pbmus Oct 2019 OP
Makes sense to me. Ohiogal Oct 2019 #1
I think that one of the motives IS the release of the ISIS lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #2
Notice though that every move he makes benefits Putin. He's a Russian asset. Moving the troops... brush Oct 2019 #3
Interesting. Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #4

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
2. I think that one of the motives IS the release of the ISIS
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:05 PM
Oct 2019

prisoners. especially those from Europe that "want to go home". I think this is part of the plan that Putin has to cause chaos in the EU and NATO... terrorists and more refugees from Syria will cause the reaction by the easily frightened to elect even more right wing autocrats... isolationists... thus letting Russia regain the Soviet Union and, possibly, beyond that.

brush

(53,782 posts)
3. Notice though that every move he makes benefits Putin. He's a Russian asset. Moving the troops...
Mon Oct 14, 2019, 03:13 PM
Oct 2019

out of Syria doesn't just benefit Erdogan and the Turks, it benefits Putin's client Assad who now gets back control of the northern part of Syria and the oil fields there.

Also check out this post:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2381032

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