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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts) Mon Oct 3, 2016, 02:24 PM Oct 2016

U.S. suspends talks with Russia on Syria ceasefire [View all]

Source: Reuters

The United States said on Monday it was suspending talks with Russia on trying to end the violence in Syria and accused Moscow of not living up to its commitments under a ceasefire agreement.

"The United States is suspending its participation in bilateral channels with Russia that were established to sustain the cessation of hostilities," U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. "This is not a decision that was taken lightly."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-russia-idUSKCN1231X3?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social

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U.S. suspends talks with Russia on Syria ceasefire [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2016 OP

Putin is inwardly jumping for joy (hates the fact the USSR lost against the world) but outwardly BlueCaliDem Oct 2016 #1

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why do you care so much? nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #3

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Welcome to DU. What happens in Russia only affects Russians? uppityperson Oct 2016 #4

Have you, uh... Been keeping up with what's going on? Blue_Tires Oct 2016 #5

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Yeah, your whole red menace crap is BS. Americans have no problems with Russian citizens. FSogol Oct 2016 #7

another young liberal has gone west nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #9

LOL, "Leave Putin Alone....." FSogol Oct 2016 #10

Poor man. uppityperson Oct 2016 #12

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I have karynnj Oct 2016 #13

Also no one coverage of Kerry prposing mylye2222 Oct 2016 #14

The UN resolution the diplomatic process was under karynnj Oct 2016 #15

Dittto. mylye2222 Oct 2016 #23

Re: going for military solution mallard Oct 2016 #16

Assad is running his daddy's playbook from Hama, but scaled up for Aleppo geek tragedy Oct 2016 #19

I did not say "nothing to regret" - nor did Secretary Kerry karynnj Oct 2016 #27

thanks for your commentary. MBS Oct 2016 #17

the idea of preserving Syria as a nation state was always a folly. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #21

Who would have the authority and legitimacy to define the partitions? karynnj Oct 2016 #28

they should be negotiating those boundaries, not negotiating follies like national elections geek tragedy Oct 2016 #29

Who is "they" and who do "they" negotiate with? karynnj Oct 2016 #32

Both sides believe, with some justification, that this is winner take all, even if all winds up geek tragedy Oct 2016 #33

I agree karynnj Oct 2016 #34

you're right, but it's so difficult to see the scale of the horror geek tragedy Oct 2016 #35

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Your support for the genocidal dictator in Syria (and the one in Moscow) is duly noted. nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #20

Yea jamzrockz Oct 2016 #22

Who's bombing Aleppo? nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #24

Hmm jamzrockz Oct 2016 #25

Small correction jamzrockz Oct 2016 #26

nauseating apologism for one of the most brutal dictatorships on the planet nt geek tragedy Oct 2016 #30

I don't really care what you say about me jamzrockz Oct 2016 #31