Russia Shows its Power in Syria as the ISI are Attacked
At long last the Russians under Vladimir Putin intervened in Syria to support their long time ally Assad. It was a terrific moment as for the first time the Russian Air Force SU 34 and 35 hit ISIS targets and videos show they had a devastating effect. This is the first time the ISIS has been attacked in this manner. Before the attack the Russians informed the United States Air Force to clear the skies as the assault was to begin. Thankfully the USAF complied and withdrew their air force during the period of the Russian bombardment. After the attack was over the USAF helicopters landed in these areas to help rescue their "moderate " allies. This is the bane of the USA as it draws a line between moderate and extreme terrorism. One wishes the USA had realised that all terrorists are bad and their is nothing like a moderate terrorist.
Looking back at history the genesis of the problem commenced from Afghanistan where the USA and CIA armed the Taliban. One has just to watch the old movie" Rambo", which commenced witha phrase on the screen saying" Dedicated to our friends the Mujahadeen". This was shortlived as very soon diehard Muslims attacked the twin trade towers in New York and in Afghanistan itself the captured US soldiers were beheaded. This unfortunately is the face of Islam, intolerant and ungrateful. It also shows that the US perception of Islam is faulty, especially with Barack Mohammed Obama as President. It is so flawed that this man has appointed two Muslims as part of Internal security in USA. I think I will have to write another article on this matter.
Coming to Syria, a Russian intervention was long desired especially after the cowardly manner the Americans removed Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein. Gaddafi as brought out by Vladimir Putin in his UN address was executed under the aegis of US special forces and Saddam was hanged again with support from the US. However the birds have come home to roost and in both Iraq and Libya the USA is worse off. The Islamic extremists led by the ISI are in control and no American can roam the streets of Baghdad and Tripoli freely. The US thus bungled badly. Again in Syria the US and its allies started the same game to remove Assad and replace him with a 'Moderate' terrorist group. It is good that at long last Putin reacted and the Russians have entered the fray and bombed the ISI targets. Let Indians not forget that the USA propped up Pakistan with $ 21 billion worth of arms for free during the last 2 decades and these have been used only against India. Modi will be committing a blunder by putting all his eggs in the US basket. As it is he ( Modi) has little comprension of military power.
The Russians , Chinese and Iranians are on the same side and a Chinese aircraft carrier is now anchored off the coast of Syria. The Russians have also threatened to bomb Saudi Arabia, which is the centre of Islamic terror funding and at the same time a US ally. One just can't understand how a US ally can also be a fund raiser for Islamic terrorism around the world.Tthis game is continuing since 1932 when both the USA and Britain propped up the Saudi dynasty, which is the centre of Wahabbi Islam.
One clear fact emerges that US is soft on Islamic terror. They were very well aware that Osama Bin Laden was in Pakistan and yet continued to cultivate that state. They continued giving billions of dollars as dole free for military hardware. The US has also done precious little to dismantle the terrorist camps ( Over a 100 as per the CIA) being run in Pakistan. These are harsh realities. Again the US has put no pressure on Pakistan to hand over Hafeez and Dawood. Thsi is a fact. India should beware of long term US plans.
The attacks by the Russians are a welcome change of scenario and its about time India recognised that there is no substitute to military power and that needs morale. Modi and the BJP are again like Nehru falling into the trap of being a " world leader". Nothing could be more sillier than trying to be a world power sans morale and military might. Maybe Modi needs to take a leaf out of the book of Putin and not from Nehru.
In the meantime lets sit back and hope the Russians are successful. It is important that they succeed as it will have a great bearing on how the ISI will react against India in the years to come.
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