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Old 01-16-17, 07:14 AM   #2495
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Originally Posted by Skybird View Post
Why pyrric victory? The objective never was to "save" the city in any meaning of the term, but to drive out the enemy. And the enemy is gone. That battle has seen a total victory with the victor now doing as he pleases, or not?
Well "the enemy" (woever it is apart from Daesh) can come back easily anytime, or not?

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... It seems to me Putin plans to keep Syria open ended and thus: instabile, so that he always will be needed by the regime, and he always can fall back to playing the Syria card, also against the West. ...
I agree.
Also: "A Kremlin spokesman said on Monday that Russia agreed with Mr Trump's evaluation of Nato, particularly that it had become obsolete, Russian news agency Interfax said."
Then i guess all is well and we can all be good friends
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