I understand the US supported a proposed Qatar-Saudi pipeline that was to run through Iraq and Syria, but President Assad said no. I wonder if that has anything to do with the US efforts to destabilize and ultimately force out President Assad. The US recruited, armed, and paid ISIS mercenaries to fight the Syrian government forces, and provided ISIS with direct air support, special forces support, and logistics support. That's right . . . 2000+ US military personnel are illegally in Syria not to fight ISIS, but to SUPPORT ISIS. Then in Sep 2015, at the request of President Assad, Russia sent its military in support of Syria, and within a few weeks, had decimated ISIS, much to the chagrin of the US.
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True, Russia established a naval base at Tartus, Syria in 1971, which is another reason it wanted President Assad to stay in power. But, it wasn't until 2015 when it moved major forces into Syria to help President Assad fight off the various western-backed terrorist factions that were trying to force him out. Russia built the Khmeimim Air Base from which it launched air strikes against ISIS. It also moved warships into the Mediterranean off the coast of Syria, and inserted special forces to assist Syrian government forces. Russia is largely responsible for making ISIS combat ineffective. In the meantime, the US was bombing Syrian infrastructure such as electric power plants, water reservoirs, bridges, and Syrian military installations, killing many civilians, Syrian military personnel, and even some Russian personnel.
Of course, you won't hear any of this on the CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, etc. government propaganda networks. The US hypocrisy about its involvement in Syria (we're there to fight ISIS and keep the American people safe), is so blatant it would truly be hilarious if it wasn't so serious.
Also, it's hard not to note the hypocrisy of someone from a country that has some 700 military bases in countries all over the world complaining that Russia has a military base in a country that they are allied with. Apparently we're the only ones who are allowed to do that.
Yeah, it's actually closer to 800 bases. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-number-of-US-military-bases-around-the-world
The number is estimated at over 800 Military bases worldwide, obviously many are unofficial and clandestine installations.
The next closest countries to the united states are: the UK (7), France (5) and Russia (8 - in former Soviet republics).
https://steemit.com/politics/@v4vapid/eight-hundred-and-the-china-containment-strategy
http://empire.is/
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-united-states-probably-has-more-foreign-military-bases-than-any-other-people-nation-or-empire-in-history/
Just FYI, the Arab Spring, which led to the unrest in Syria, was also orchestrated by good ole Uncle Sam. https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-us-engineered-arab-spring-the-ngo-raids-in-egypt/28433
It's a well-worn tactic: When you have no argument, attack the source.