the game is on... hmm... although I'd still say Russia/US coordinateing their actions
US Navy Pulls Two Aircraft Carriers From Syria Shores
Two aircraft carriers stationed off the Syrian coast were sent back to the US this week in a move that the Obama administration thought would ease tensions, but angered Turkish officials who hoped for significant US military presence in the region...
Russia Tells US To Back The Hell Off...
Rarely in the annals of modern history has a sovereign nation stated their position so strongly and clearly.
Russia is telling the West in general and the U.S. specifically to stop the rush toward an intervention in Syria, which the Russians see as inevitably starting a regional war in the Middle East which would grow into World War III.
They don’t want that.
So they are posting gigantic warning signs with their actions, seeing that their words have not been sufficient...
Russian Forces Take Syrian Chemical, Biological Weapons Under Control
The chemical warfare threat looming over Syria’s civil war and its neighbors has taken an epic turn with the announcement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Saturday, Dec. 22, that “the Syrian government has “consolidated its chemical weapons in one or two locations amid a rebel onslaught and they are under control for the time being.”
He added that Russia, “which has military advisers training Syria’s military, has kept close watch over its chemical arsenal.”
update:
US Defeat In Syria Would Be End Of US Hegemony In Middle East
US putting all in to create additional new rebel leaders... Turkey seeing writing on the wall... (ie. end of Modern Turkey) ... talk about left holding the bag.... this analyst must have solid intel and goes straight to the point, he should have his own thread on this forum with regular updates.