The Cold (stare) War: Obama and Putin exchange an icy glance as they clink champagne glasses after dueling UN speeches

[Dave007inVegas]

Dave, the world is fortunate enough right now that Egypt is run by its military, who is fighting global terror groups. Another plus is security cooperation between Egypt/Israel/US is at the highest levels ever. There are still 3 problems in Egypt though that existed under Mubarek and Morsi's Sunni Shariaites that subsist today - The people are ruled. They are 50% unemployed with no prospects. And generally they are really stupid:
Poll: Egyptians View Israel as Most Hostile State - Ro Yeger (Jerusalem Post)
Egyptian public perception views Israel as the most hostile state, according to a poll conducted in May 2015 and reported by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research on Tuesday analyzing the perceived hostility or friendliness of 26 countries.
Saudi Arabia was found to be the most friendly country toward Egypt, followed by the UAE.
Israel was ranked as the most hostile country, with the U.S. second.
Earlier this month, a high-level Egyptian source said that relations between Israel and Egypt are perhaps the best they've ever been, because of ongoing security coordination.

Based on the polling I would say so. Sometimes it takes a group of men to overrule the population for its own good.

Morsi was popular until he got into power and exposed himself as maniacal ideologue. The military had no choice but to remove him.

Can you imagine if that scenario had played out here?

Congress would hold a thousand hearings to debate whether or not to remove him and never reach a conclusion. Then they would go on a break, come back and schedule more hearings.

Gowdy said it best when asked if he wanted to be speaker of the House…

"Please ... If I wanted to be a manager of a mental health hospital I would have gone into another line of work."

 

[SheriffJoe]

'We must be prepared’ to use force on Russia" face)(*^%

Presidential timber?

I think not.

 

[neverbend]

'We must be prepared’ to use force on Russia" face)(*^%

Presidential timber?

I think not.

She reminds me of Saakashvili
a persona not grata in his homeland,
no stranger to failure
she'll do anything hoping for a lifeline
back to relevance. Saakashvili in a skirt!

 

[ScottL]

Here you go Vlad, a half a million ISIS for ya. Prove you're not a Shitstain on the underpants of mankind:
Islamic State Gaining Ground on Golan Border as Moderate Rebels Wither - Elhanan Miller (Times of Israel)
Islamist groups in southern Syria are growing stronger, with IS fighters now operating openly near the border with Israel, a spokesman for the Free Syrian Army said Thursday.
He said 500-700 Islamic State fighters are currently active in the towns of Jamlah and Ash-Shajarah, adjacent to the Israeli border in the southern Golan Heights.
No ammunition or weaponry has reached the Free Syrian Army on the southern front in three months, he added.
Salaries have also been cut, he noted. Islamist Nusra Front combatants earn $300 a month and the salary of IS fighters can reach $500, while the average FSA combatant earns just $70 a month.
"If the donor states do not take a firm stand, within two months most fighters in the southern front will switch to Nusra or ISIS," he said.

 

[ScottL]

Wake-Up Call on Syrian Army Weakness Prompted Russian Intervention - Ian Black (Guardian-UK)
Syrian military weakness, painfully exposed over the last few months, is the main reason for direct Russian intervention in Syria.
Analysts say Moscow decided to deepen its involvement after the fall of the northern towns of Idlib and Jisr al-Shughour in May served as a "wake-up call" about the state of the Syrian army.
The Syrian army is estimated to be down from a pre-war figure of 300,000 to between 80,000 and 100,000. Fatigue, desertions and losses have taken a heavy toll.
Alawites - the Assad family's minority sect - are no longer ready to fight for Sunni areas but only to defend their own homes.
"Idlib fell very quickly because Syrian soldiers were simply not prepared to fight," said one Syrian expert. "Ahrar al-Sham [a rebel group] were surprised how quickly the regime defenses crumbled."

 

[ScottL]

• Russian Airstrikes Defend Strategic Assad Regime Stronghold - Sam Dagher
  Russia's first airstrikes in Syria showed a meticulously planned effort to eliminate any rebel threat to the coastal Alawite stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, analysts said. The Russian raids hew closely to an arc running on the fringes of this strategic core. The airstrikes highlighted a tightening military and strategic alliance among Russia and other pro-regime parties, such as Iran and Hizbullah. (Wall Street Journal)
  
  Syrian Group Says Russian Airstrikes Killed 36 Civilians
  Khaled Khoja, head of the National Coalition, Syria's main opposition group, says Russian air strikes on Sept. 30 killed 36 civilians, including five children, in Homs province. The strikes also hit a base for the Free Syrian Army. Moscow insists that its 20 strikes hit Islamic State targets, but Khoja said there are no IS forces in the four areas struck. (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty)