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Putin: Syria's chemical weapons – alternative to Israeli nukes
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Published: 19.09.13, 19:46
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1. And what is the answer to Russia's WMD?
(09.19.13)
2. Funny ; They've seen Obama coming
(09.19.13)
and are playing him with mind bending techniques, double speak, conditioning Hezballah, Iran Syria, out to carve the Middle East for Russia and the pussy cat in the White House does not know what to do. The game is dangerous for Israel, with its main ally in decline
3. Seeing the blatant hutzpa of dear, "World Leaders" Israel
tom ,   tel aviv   (09.19.13)
should openly declare policy equivalent of MAD (mutually assured destruction) except that it should include chosen, Western targets as well... It's about time, to make the lobotomised Europeans/Americans aware of the fact that we are crazy enough to do ANYTHING, because...we've had ENOUGH! But I guess it's only me & some "right wing nuts" that might think so, yes?
4. Putin lost it....
God'sway   (09.19.13)
Always blame it on Israel. Syrian citizens were gas in their own war and Putin behaving as little.
5. Putin lies and the "Arab Lie"...
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (09.19.13)
Putin lies are just something; Israel has never attacked anyone or treathend anybody....Putin is the Master of Lies and for this reason Russia helps the Syrian regime to justify what has no justifications...killing their own people is totally unhuman...Putin does the same; he kills jurnalist and people from his own countrie to take control of Russia
6. Putin is a third rate tyrant
(09.19.13)
as senator maccain stated, the russian people deserve better than putin. putin's apology of assad's possession and use of chemical weapons is a contradiction of all international laws and norms. putin is just the old kgb thug that he always was.
7. #1 May I
(09.19.13)
You Must Be Referring To The ONE AND ONLY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! We Must Have As Many Or More ICBM than the Old Brown Bear???
8. Looks Like czar putin Is Back Peddeling
(09.19.13)
Now? Where's kerry now? Where is the statement about USA is'nt playing games? What is the time frame for the Butcher of syria to Identify ALL chemical/biological Cashes And Start Destroying Cede WMS? kerry should Demand a reasonable time frame say 72 hours ??? He (assad) agreed to the deal last week, more than enough time to show All his stashes??? kerry needs to grow a pair and FAST!
9. its a very clever move on Putins part
zionist forever   (09.19.13)
He lays blame for Assads possession of chemical weapons on Israel and he knows that only the US will criticise that comment. The arabs will all start calling for Israelis disarmament as part of a deal that ail disarm Syria and both the Europeans and UN will all support it because nobody UN included wants Israel to have nukes. Only reason the US would not back such a move is because its politically suicidal for American politicians to call for Israeli disarmament whilst Iran has nukes and Assad chemical weapons. If Putin can make Israeli disarmament a condition on Syrian disarmament he can give drag out the Syria deal he personally suggested just a week ago. He knows now though its been a month now since chemical weapons were used and its pretty much to late for Obama to launch air strikes with any legitimacy because its been so long. Putins KGB skills are coming through the way he keeps trying to outsmart the rest of the world.
10. 'Putin' the blame on Israel again
shmulke ,   w coast USA   (09.19.13)
...so what else is new? One thing I know: if Israel actually has WMDs, it will NEVER use them on their own citizens as does the Butcher of Damascus. What a craven hypocrite Putrid Putin is!
11. Russia developed Kiloton Nuclears in response to Israel's
Alan ,   SA   (09.19.13)
Nuclear Programme.
12. Let s not forget Putin killed KGB man by poison in London
Anna M sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (09.19.13)
Let s not forget what kind of person is Putin; he killed a KGB man just a few years ago in central London,by poisoning him with a radioactive poison pill...the man died in a tremendous pain...this is Russia,the mother of Syrian chemical weapons...of course he defends Hassad,the 2 are just the same....
13. Careful Putty, IF NECESSARY they will ALL go to Russia .....
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (09.19.13)
14. Putin trying to take us for fools
Arnold ,   Montreal-Canada   (09.19.13)
It is 130 miles from Damascus to Tel Aviv. that means that within hours of a nuclear bomb being dropped on Damascus the fallout will reach Tel Aviv. Why would Israel do that ? Fool. Secondly let me get this straight. Israel has nukes ... so assad wants Sarin gas and now that he used the Sarin gas on the Syrian public Putin is going to spin it that it is Israel's fault that Assad gassed his people.
15. Putin would love to have Israeli technologies..
Ivan ,   South Africa   (09.19.13)
16. the real putin
marcel   (09.19.13)
while putin shows a touch with animals which is important, and has confidence in his black belt martial skills, and can sit with israeli leaders comfortably, if syria destroyed israel, putin would not lose sleep over it.And israel does not threaten anyone whereas iran,s yria and hezbollah routinely threaten it. Not only syria but the US while its congress and people support israel, it cannot depend on it to police thejoredan valley or any other spot. And israel should not be asking for a presence like dumb bibi askes for but sovereignty ov er th ejordan valley period. And if abbas doesn't want, fine. Israel controls it , end of story. it is so obvious that bibi has to step down for bennett, feiglin, shamir and the others. Bibi just doesn't have it. And that he is better than most of the labour, lapid, meretz and shas leaders shows that the israeli state has a long way to go. The answer to palestine lies in jordan as there is not enought space period and would only lead to constant warring.
17. Putin, friend of war criminals and mass murderers
CJK   (09.19.13)
if putin had a brain cell, he would not apologise and excuse the use of weapons of mass destruction. one must assume that the kgb does not teach the art of strategy. the sunni world will eventually exact revenge from the poor russians for putin's unqualified support of mass murdering shia.
18. the real putin
marcel   (09.19.13)
while putin shows a touch with animals which is important, and has confidence in his black belt martial skills, and can sit with israeli leaders comfortably, if syria destroyed israel, putin would not lose sleep over it.And israel does not threaten anyone whereas iran,s yria and hezbollah routinely threaten it. Not only syria but the US while its congress and people support israel, it cannot depend on it to police thejoredan valley or any other spot. And israel should not be asking for a presence like dumb bibi askes for but sovereignty ov er th ejordan valley period. And if abbas doesn't want, fine. Israel controls it , end of story. it is so obvious that bibi has to step down for bennett, feiglin, shamir and the others. Bibi just doesn't have it. And that he is better than most of the labour, lapid, meretz and shas leaders shows that the israeli state has a long way to go. The answer to palestine lies in jordan as there is not enought space period and would only lead to constant warring.
19. Putin aka the Butcher of 100,000 in Chechnya
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (09.19.13)
20. one interesting and terrifying question
CJK   (09.19.13)
are obama and putin in a conspiracy against the jewish state of israel? the first sings the praises of iran and its alleged moderation, and the second sings the praises of syria and its right to possess wmd's. normally, such a question would not arise, but with the deceitful obama, everything is possible.
21. Putin thinks Muslims forgot Russian murders in
Abuya   (09.19.13)
Chechnia and Afganistan.
22. For a second, I thought Putin was reasonable. NOT!
David ,   Hartford USA   (09.19.13)
Putin: "Syria has poison gas because Israel may have nukes." What hogwash. Israel may have nukes because it's surrounded by rabid Islamopaths who have never gotten over Israel's existence and who take every opportunity to call for jihad against it. Israel's nukes (if they do exist), are its doomsday weapon. If the Arab states all went to war and were really winning, Israel would have no choice but to level all of the Arab capitals. It would cause terrific fallout on Israel as well, but at least the Arabs would be back in the stone-age, where their mentality is, and they couldn't hurt Israel for a generation or two. C'mon, Vlad, do you really think Israel would start a nuclear war? It's had plenty of chances due to Arab hatred against her, but never has. Only Arabs start wars in this neck of the woods, Jews end them. To say anything else shows you to be a conniving shmuck. You disgrace the presidency of your country. Putin did order the hit on the Russian agent in England. He did arrest all pretenders to his 'throne.' He can't be trusted. Period. And if he can't be trusted, what does that say about Assad? Assad has kissed Putin's ass to stay in power and Putin will do nothing that might alter that arrangement. The west (USA) should wash its hands of this entire mess. No good will come of it.
23. Evil Man, Unintelligent Man and also full of S**t!!
Gregg Bowman ,   Parksville, Canada   (09.19.13)
This man that calls himself the leader of Russia is against everything and anything in the world that is righteous and true and good. The Russian People need to wake up now and see where this poor excuse for a leader is taking their country.....warm regards, Gregg Bowman
24. Question: How long would it take to Cook Up
(09.19.13)
All those chemical and Biological Weapons in syria's arsenal? Didn't the baath party start in damascus? Wasn't a syrian the founder of this arab party? Then came along a young Pychopath by the name of saddam heussian he murdered his way straight to the top of the baath party and was born a Tyranical Dictator using chemical weapons on his own countryman sounds familar? Did any government research the fact that saddam could have Moved His WMD across the Porous border between iraq and syria??? vladimir putin is ex-kgb Can He Really Be Trusted??? I Tink NOT!!! Dos Vidanya Comrads
25. Putin: Syria's chemical weapons – alternative to Israeli nuk
Lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (09.19.13)
The twists and turns, the somersaults that this apologist for Assad contrives is embarrassing if it were not for the fact that Putin represents a thought process, as ignorant as it is, of many others. However, the gall to represent the WMDs as a foil against Israel's military capability is utterly disingenuous if not downright stupid. Assad has not used and would never use his arsenal of chemical weapons against Israel as it would not only cause his own downfall but would reduce Syria into the military capability of bows and arrows. No matter how many replacements of weapons that Putin supplies, as before it will only end up as scrap; it is this fact of complete failure and vulnerability of these supplied Russian weapons that is probably causing Putin, against all logic to continue his pathetic intransigence of Assad's guilt of using these weapons against his own citizens. Putin can not bear to accept the knowledge that the world is aware of his impotence that is clear to all, of the so called Russian military machine against tiny Israel.
26. When Obama strikes Syria, pussycat Putin won't lift a finger
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (09.19.13)
Look for it in the late spring of next year.
27. Nazi Soviet Pact
Zechariah   (09.20.13)
The Nazi Soviet Pact and French and British Cowardice in Defending Poland Gave The Nazis Time to six million Jews ..Islam by Muhammad's Law ought to have offered Jews Refugee under Dhimmi .But the Basics is for Israel and the Jews to Maintain Readiness against a massive Suprise attack and be willing to exercise the Sampson Option.
28. #19 So much in common
shmulke ,   w coast USA   (09.20.13)
It would figure that he's the bosom buddy of the Butcher of 100,000 in Syria.
29. Putin
Max ,   Washington DC   (09.20.13)
Wonder what Mr. Putin would say when the Chechens get chemical weapons to offset Putins nukes?
30. They signed reduction pact with the US idiot.
(09.20.13)
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