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Okay, now you're just pissing me off.
Here's a sample of coming attractions:
originally posted by: theultimatebelgianjoke
ISIS using mosques as shelter as they know Russia will never hit them there – Defense Ministry
And in order to better understand where the Syrian casualties are reported as of the western MSM :
Let's return to this is a few days when there is actually something discuss.
The Russians are claiming that Daesh is using mosques to justify bombing mosques.
Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL) forces are sheltering in mosques and trying to hide their vehicles around them, Antonov told reporters Tuesday, citing video evidence. “Knowing our careful, respectful attitude to mosques they understand that we would never - under any circumstances – carry out airstrikes against civilian facilities,” he said, following a meeting with Defense press attachés from several countries, with a US representative among them. Antonov emphasized that Russia uses data from space and air surveillance - not only information gathered from the Syrian Army. “We check the data a hundred times. Our decisions are well balanced, deliberate and calculated. We carry out airstrikes only if we are 100 percent sure that we are hitting the right target,” Antonov said.
originally posted by: DJW001
No, because it would take too much effort to avoid hitting mosques. That's one of the things that slowed the coalition down, remember?
originally posted by: tsurfer2000h
a reply to: BelowBottomSecret
Sorry, but I gave you a star for your avatar...
Bubbles...love it.
originally posted by: theultimatebelgianjoke
originally posted by: DJW001
No, because it would take too much effort to avoid hitting mosques. That's one of the things that slowed the coalition down, remember?
How much effort did the US coalition avoid when hitting an Afghan hospital ?
That doesn't seem to slow down the coalition imo.
Maybe you shouldn't have been running your mouth if you are aware that there is nothing to discuss.
Do you fear the Russian intervention or just the fact that it might be successful ?
originally posted by: peck420
originally posted by: DJW001
No, because it would take too much effort to avoid hitting mosques. That's one of the things that slowed the coalition down, remember?
So, neutral medical facilities should setup in mosques?
2nd.
originally posted by: DJW001
They should be properly marked, wherever they are. A certain recent event was due to incompetence, not design.
The very first post was a prediction that "ISIL" will fall in a few hours. That was days ago. Is it wrong to continue speculating on how future events will unfold?
originally posted by: theultimatebelgianjoke
a reply to: DJW001
So far ...
In Assad’s heartland, villagers see Russians as saviours
The Russians are the heroes of the hour. People greet the few foreigners who visit with a cheerful Russian “Dobry den!” and shout out their enthusiasm for President Putin, who they believe will deliver them from terrorism. Many think the west is supporting Isis, which they call by its Arabic acronym, Daesh.
“We can see that the Russians are determined to defeat Daesh and the terrorists, whereas by contrast the Americans and their coalition don’t seem to have the same determination,” said Safwan al-Saada, the governor of Tartus. “In the last year they said they were fighting terrorism, but Daesh grew stronger, not weaker, so we can say their coalition is not serious.”