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Putin Calls US, Allies "Oatmeal Heads" On Syria
To be sure, there are a lot of absurd things about what Washington has done and is currently doing in Syria.
There’s the support for Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for instance, who has used ISIS as an excuse to wage war on his own people. Then there are the various efforts to arm and train a hodgepodge of different anti-regime rebel groups (with more embarrassing results each and every time). And just yesterday we learned that the best idea the Pentagon can come up with now is to literally paradrop “50 tons” of ammo on pallets into the middle of the desert and hope the “right” people pick it up.
Of course when it comes to absurd outcomes in Syria, it’s difficult to top the fact that at some point - and you don’t have to go full-conspiracy theory to believe this anymore - either the West or else Qatar and Saudi Arabia provided some type of assistance to ISIS, which then proceeded to metamorphose into white basketball shoe-wearing, black flag-waving, sword-wielding desert bandits hell bent on establishing a medieval caliphate.
Having said all of that, things took an even more surreal turn late last month when, after Russia stormed in via Latakia and started bombing anti-regime targets, Washington was forced to claim that somehow, Moscow’s efforts would be detrimental to the war on terror.
To be sure, there really wasn’t much else the US could say. After all, you can’t simply come out and say “well, we need to keep ISIS around actually and we’d much rather them then Putin and Assad, so no, we’re not going to help the Russians fight terror.” The only possible spin to avoid blowing the whole charade up was to claim that somehow, The Kremlin is helping terrorists by killing them (and not in the whole 72 virgins kind of way).
Now as we’ve said before, Putin is there (along with Iran) to shore up Assad. There’s no question about that and Moscow hasn’t been shy about saying it. But at the end of the day, when you are trying to wipe out your friend’s enemies and some of those enemies are terrorists, well then, you are fighting a war on terror by default and that’s not good for terrorists by definition. By denying this, the US is effectively arguing against a tautology which is never a good idea, and we’re running out of ways to describe the ridiculousness of it.
Fortunately, Vladimir Putin is not running out of colorful descriptors.
Here’s Bloomberg with some amusing excerpts from a speech he gave at an annual conference organized by VTB Capital in Moscow on Tuesday:
Some of Russia’s international partners have “oatmeal in their heads” because they don’t understand clearly that its military campaign in Syria seeks to help the fight against terrorism, President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia notified the U.S. and the European Union in advance “out of respect” that it intended to begin airstrikes against Islamic State and other militants in Syria, Putin said at an annual conference organized by VTB Capital in Moscow on Tuesday. This showed Russia’s ready to cooperate on Syria, while nobody ever warned the authorities in Moscow about their operations, he said.
Putin’s colorful phrase, normally used to describe someone as confused, to characterize relations with the U.S. and its allies on Syria comes amid deep tensions over the Russian bombing campaign and cruise-missile strikes that began Sept. 30. The EU demanded on Monday that Russia stop targeting moderate groups opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned that Russia’s actions “will have consequences” and the bombing “will only inflame” Syria’s four-year civil war.
Russia “received no answer” when it asked its international partners to provide information on terrorist targets in Syria, or to say at least where its planes shouldn’t bomb, Putin said. “It’s not a joke, I’m not making any of this up,” he said.
And while the US insists on says things like this (out just hours ago):
EARNEST: SOME RUSSIAN STRIKES IN SYRIA ARE HELPING ISLAMIC STATE
Put makes a more logical argument. Namely that when one drops 50 tons of ammo from the sky into the most dangerous place on earth, there’s absolutely no way to know for sure where it will ultimately end up:
U.S. air drops of weapons and ammunition intended for the Syrian Free Army, which is fighting Assad’s regime, could end up in the hands of Islamic State instead, Putin said.
Yes, they might “end up in the hands of Islamic State” which we’re sure wasn’t what Washington had in mind. Oh ... wait...
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Then WHY are ISIS suddenly kicking ass and taking names!
You're joking, right? What dimension are you posting from anyway? Oh, I got it - the IsraeliZone.
And BTW - it should be; "Then WHY is ISIS . . . " not "Then WHY are ISIS . . . .". Maybe you'd be better off working on your grammar than posting bullshit.
Israelis don't need no steenkin' grammar. They are Chosen. Capiche?!
Hey DW - just a note on your grammar copping and not the substance of your post- it is why ARE ISIS everywhere in the world except the US. The rest of the english speaking world consider acronyms to be plural and thus use ARE... As an American living in the UK for the past 18yrs hearing it still grates on me.
Moral is - if you are gonna be a grammar cop you need a broader worldview.
Regards
you know, that kind of make sense
if kgb was involved with creating ISIS
it would give them the perfect opportunity to finaly enter into Syria etc, full force
pretty smart
now don't give us this crap that kgb is innocent of training and supporting terrorist
that is being totaly ignorant of the past 50 years
not saying the the US is innocent by any means
but most of you guys are pretty niave about Russia.
remember, a troll is anyone who disagrees with you!
ZH rules
Exactly Mr Burton. This is what deceit, lack of respect for human life and criminality has brought America to.
We could also ask Toyota who picks up the tab for all the pick up trucks...but then again, some things just don't get asked. Like who made all the money on the ridiculously high volume of airline options just before 9/11.
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Mossad
CIA
MI6
Saudi Intelligence
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They hate us for our freedoms :)
T H E N W H Y I S N T P U T I N B O M B I N G I S I S ? ? ? ? ? ?
Yawn.
Yawn . . .
Exactly!
Because you take out the terrorists in your backyard before moving on to more distant targets?
seriously you guys, who the crap does putin think he is to insult oatmeal like that. its always treated me well, far better than TPTB.
At least the Slaaaav contingent here shows where their remaining fertility lies (Sure ain't in the propagation realm)...posting cyber reach arounds for Putzin's Putz. ;0
Booorrrrrring . . . . . .
Actually this is the pinnacle of the 101st Oatmeal Brigade's achievements.
the company you keep...
Obama and Putin greet with long handshake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPhIPT9yOu8 (1:18)
whatever.
Lost in translation. It was a diplomatic way of saying Western leaders have shit for brains.
.... Like anyone out there doesn't know about Western Leaders ( see Presidental "Debates" ), give the little people some credit Vlady... Idiots are US
What Does It Mean When Russia Sprays Chemtrails Just Like US/NATO?
http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2015/04/04/what-does-it-mean-when-russia-spr...
Russian biological warfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW5c3S_3HSc (1:50)
"Oatmeal head"!...
Interesting choice of words to describe American(s) in charge of the pen most importantly the "white negro" in the oval office...
It's the same term the ethnic Italians and Irish call the blacks in Boston and New York!
I thought it was black squash; mulen yams (phonetic).
Which would have been worse Buckwheat or Farina?
Putin calls allies "Puddin' Head Wilsons".
lol I'm sure someone else already said that.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJoTw8YdHAs (1:45)
I'm a good ol boy redneck American in an "Earl Pitts" kinda way....but I got to tell you. It's really fucking amusing to watch how Putin virtually humiliates O'Bozo and his Aministration at every turn!
Hairball off
And I believe Putin actually said they were "shit heads" not oatmeal heads!! Something was lost in the translation :) LOL
Obama's new strategy for Syria/Russia is to saturate the desert with weapons & ammunition so anything that moves can arm themselves.
Goal is to bog down Putin in another Afghanistan. Scorched earth policy, fuck the civilians and international law. Another gift from America to the rest of the world!
"weapons and ammunition ..could end up in the hands of Islamic State"
Interesting, the US leadership wants to remove the citizens right to arms and ammo, but freely gives it to our enemies. nice
Let me get this straight . . . automatic weapons and things like hand grenades are absolutely forbidden for anyone in the USA to own but it's o.k. for our government to drop 50 TONS of these kinds of weapons into the middle of no-where in the Middle East. Got it . . . .
They all passed a mental check no doubt.
And none will engage in mass shooting event.
You mean those guys don't have to fill out a form and pass a background check? Next, you'll tell me that they can have more than one gun in 5 days without being put on a federal list. Crikey.
"Criminal shit for brains" would be more appropriate.
Technically what is the difference between oatmeal and porridge. Just asking
Here here, Bitchez... Oatmeal sounds about right.
Causus Belli? Open the silos ;0
It doesn't translate well.
Squid
:0
I shouldn't be laughing, but I am!
I shouldn't be laughing, but I am!
It's not oatmeal...it must be a vacuum.
It's not oatmeal...it must be a vacuum.
bird shit for brains would be more accurate
Never forget what happened at Beslan. Let the Russians do what they need to do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege
I think President Putin and Russia are now finally beginning to comprehend the insanity they're gonna have to deal with. I really feel sorry for them as there's no known way to overcome stupid.
There is one way and it involves poisoning with lead or uranium.
Because.......
There is no limit of the depth to which the leaderships' stupidity in this country can undermine.
Should make having breakfast easier: Just look at yer bowl and shake yer head
Dont mess with an awakened grizzly
Putin and his putin pussy brigrade will get their time in the sun...
I wish they could just keep the fuking mess....
Unfortunately it will be short lived and the US will be right back having to do our part........
Ruskmies will just hit and run and then try to blame it on the us.
Then it will be cack where it started....
When the ruskies hit a hospital it is a munition dump.
Whan the us hits it and gets caught at least they pay the people off...........
Go on and luv putin....
Maybe move to utopia in siberia somewhere.............
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you ever been to Russia? No. I have seen what is going on there and I know the people. Let me give you a word to the wise, no matter how fucked up things are in Russia, the Russians will survive and have a thousand years of history to prove it. No one said the Russian citizens love Putin. Look at the size of the country. I would never underestimate the Russians as an enemy but I do not see them as such.
You will not see any gang banging brothas from the hood "up in there" in Russia flying "Black Lives Matter" banners.
you might want improve your attitude
Siberians are good people
You seem to have oatmeal in your head as well, you must of failed the troll exam.
Oatmeal ??
Or rather syphilis eaten ? dunno how much brain is left in these homosexuals westerns.
I had to ask Mrs. M about the oatmeal statement because I am not a Russian and she is. It just didn't sound like a Russian statement to me. She laughed and said "We have been making fun of your translations and Putin likes to speak in idiom so there is no direct translation for this". I asked what he really said and she said that it just will not translate verbatim. Mrs. M Russian woman said that the closest translation you will get is this: "Don't mix a gift from God with your fried eggs". Russians are notorious for saying things like that. It would appear to me that it is an inside Russian joke.
There was no mention of oatmeal at all in what Putin said. Now you know.
So he says, "They would not tell me where not to bomb, because they know that is the first place I'll bomb: those idiots."
"Young skulls full of mush" is the Americanism.
Wars start with careless words
If you call some one a mush head
you better have the firepower to back it up
this is very serious
it could quickly escalate into an all out war
shame on you Mr Putin
We are ablout to unleash Anderson Cooper on you!
How does that make you feel Mr Pooty Pants?
Putin is wanting the Golfer and Chief to re-live some of his most stupid moments (kind of a rub salt in the wound psychological game which insults him at a much higher level than seen in the media)--This is one of Obama's quotes from 6/28/14.
“They don’t do anything, except block me … and call me names,” Obama said. “It can’t be that much fun. It would be so much more fun if they said, ‘Let’s do something together.’”
Yes, Russia has blocked you
Yes Russia is calling you names
Yes Russia is having fun and laughing their ass off at you
Yes Russia did want to rid the MidEast of terrorist with you together
Putin, scale back your intellect. You're dealing with morons here.
He said more like Mush for brains. But pretty much the same.
Sergei Lavrov says US undertook 25000 active air missions over Syria, 60000 sorties in total.
That's oatmeal in your bombs and something else entirely in your heads.
I am in Sochi Russia today and things look very friendly and pleasant. Nice food not a single unfriendly person. A few funny things, at the Moscow airport I saw a Putin memorabilia vending machine. There is more American music here then Russian music. Mickey Mouse t shirts and other western icons are common.
He was being polite, we would all call them terrorist fuck faces.
Obama will not finish his second term! Current Events Linked to Ancient Biblical Prophecy!
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Even if the US was supporting IS until Assad was deposed before being turned on there is still one card Putin has left to play ...
A real blinder and if it happens then the USA will need to bury its head in the sand in shame.
Anybody else figured it out? Torture works right, so Guantanamo suggests, CIA, Pentagon alll shout! Right on.
Russia to capture (not kill now) a whole load of IS terrorists and then ... yes ... torture to obtain a confession and you can globally broadcast it on all media channels the torture and the extracted confession.
The US as shown in Iraq believes torture works to extract the truth so do not be squirmish.
So it will be what the confession could contain, even to naming of other operatives in Syria, then up the chain and like a trail of breadcrumbs right into the heart of US government and foreign policy.
There might be good arguments for torturing ISIS operatives if caught, especially after their professionally produced evil videos of beheadings. Nevertheless, two wrongs don't make a right. I cannot see the world supporting Putin's people doing this.
I'd have gone with Dickhead, but Oatmeal is good too.
Good ol' archaic Midwest vernacular would call Obama a 'pudd'nhead', as in Mark Twain's "Pudd'nhead Wilson".
Someone who cannot distinguish fact from fantasy or who speaks in non-sequiturs.