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KoKo

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10. This is well worth the watch: Putin Answers Questions re ISIS at Valdai International Conference

Reply to Ghost Dog (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 11, 2015, 11:49 AM

Dec 2015

This is not a long watch, but Putin covers ISIS, Libya Invasion, U.S. Paying Mercenaries to fight in Syria and why he believes Russia and US (given past cooperation) can and should be allies.

Valdai International Discussion Club
Published on Oct 1, 2015
Here's something you probably never saw or heard about in the west. This is Putin answering questions regarding ISIS from a US journalist at the Valdai International Discussion Club in late 2014.

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Putin's Power Play in Syria [View all] bemildred Dec 2015 OP

This regressed to a bipolar view, ignoring the wildcard of Saudi leveymg Dec 2015 #1

Yes, the Saudi/Gulf States and the Iranian and wider Shi'a Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #3

The article while a good read also ignores the obvious. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #5

McCain: US should "tolerate a large degree of risk in order to see that this goal" of overthrow leveymg Dec 2015 #8

... And, yes of course we have to mention Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #9

Of course, the intellectual origins of the neocon agenda belong to the Israeli-American RW leveymg Dec 2015 #11

"(T)he United States, has overstepped its national borders in every way,” he warned." Ghost Dog Dec 2015 #2

+1. bemildred Dec 2015 #4

According to many's thinking... Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #6

I think he is allowed to have interests. bemildred Dec 2015 #7

This is well worth the watch: Putin Answers Questions re ISIS at Valdai International Conference KoKo Dec 2015 #10

Putin Throws Down the Gauntlet KoKo Dec 2015 #12

Whitney has a vivid imagination and he gets too emotionally involved. nt bemildred Dec 2015 #13

Oh...yes..and that's why I cautioned.. KoKo Dec 2015 #14

Had to Edit the above for clarity.. KoKo Dec 2015 #15