Trump orders attack on Syria, asks for other countries to join him.

[JEEP]

There may possibly be another factor to consider in this sudden attack upon Syria - isn't it more than a bit strange that the 'red mercury legend' just popped up in Atlanta along w/ an inexplicable collapse of a bridge?

My post on this thread:
https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=43954.msg710272#msg710272

And again . . .

(Windmill knight) Is the situation in Syria going to escalate to a third world war as some people think?

A: No. But there may be a terrorist dirty nuke or two!

Q: (L) And when you say, "terrorist", we assume that that should be in quotes?

A: Yes

Is the Donald trying to protect the homeland by appeasing the "terrorists"?

Drop Dead April indeed!

p.s. Atlanta / Atlantis since symbolism/dates always seem to come into play.

 

[Cosmos]

I think at this point we all ought to be as pessimistic as possible without turning into Chicken Little. The reason I say that is that then we won't be let down with disappointment which can have a negative effect on the health.

As to what the Cs said in last session:

A: Yes. Implications are serious and dramatic beyond what is immediately apparent. From our perspective, the import is indeed chilling. Watch how it all plays out. The irresistible force has met the immovable object. Who is more clever?

What if they were talking about the Deep State vs. Putin, ultimately, and NOT the Deep State vs Trump?

Also, ya'll remember the "April Drop Dead Date" thing?

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you!

 

[meta-agnostic]

Okay, not trying to get any false optimism riled up but what about this scenario:

Putin gets wind that the false flag chemical attack/hoax is coming up, knows very well the position Trump is in and manages to get the message to him through whatever back-channels he has, "Go ahead and respond in a measured way. Your enemies will eat it up and enough of your supporters will either also eat it up, or realize either there wasn't much to it or there's a lot more to it." Or something like that. The Deep State thinks they've got their war game going but it all depends on what Putin and his allies do next, and as usual he has them outmaneuvered. If it results in some kind of agreement for Assad to be removed from power, essentially peacefully, then the Deep State gets to claim their hollow victory but Trump possibly has a legit angle to ally with Russia from that point.

Possible? I'm not trying to sow false hope, just look a bit beyond the (admittedly bloody) horizon.

 

[munaychasumaq]

I think at this point we all ought to be as pessimistic as possible without turning into Chicken Little. The reason I say that is that then we won't be let down with disappointment which can have a negative effect on the health.

As to what the Cs said in last session:

A: Yes. Implications are serious and dramatic beyond what is immediately apparent. From our perspective, the import is indeed chilling. Watch how it all plays out. The irresistible force has met the immovable object. Who is more clever?

What if they were talking about the Deep State vs. Putin, ultimately, and NOT the Deep State vs Trump?

Also, ya'll remember the "April Drop Dead Date" thing?

The Deep State vs.Putin...Why not?. This idea could be a great possibility.Any way we are just at the beginning of April.Let`s wait and see.

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[loreta]

The deep state put Trump as President. Is not the deep state controling everything? We know. And we need to see things as they are. And we are seeing how Trump is.

There is a beautiful article by Hugo Turner where he expresses his anger of what happens in Syria, of how the USA are making humanity suffering, and how it is important to have some hope for Syrians, that have suffered so much.

The world is spinning dangerously out of control. Syria is in deadly danger. The world could be on the brink of Nuclear War. In other words everything is going as planned for the empire of chaos and it's sinister controlling brain the CIA and a host of interlocking agencies and private corporations, lying media, genocidal humanitarians, thieving bankers, crooked politicians. The Deep state which is only a part of transnational network an interlocking web of spies, despots, global looters. Their world is not our world despite their billions of dollars they are never satisfied unless they are causing untold suffering. How many Hundreds of millions have died for the sake of the planets small ruling elite there is no way to find out because they own the media, the universities, and human rights groups who are nothing more then intelligence fronts providing cutouts for monstrous propaganda. The whole world is built on lies, greed, murder, cowardice. And of course at it's heart a great madness an unspeakable evil.

There are not enough tears in the world to mourn the mindless destruction wrought by imperialism upon the planet for centuries. The conquest of the Americas, Australia, Africa, and Asia untold millions perishing century after century. World war Zero as I call it. And before that there was World War C the crusades which also lasted centuries and involved untold suffering. And before that the crusaders barbarian ancestors had descended upon the classical world destroying roman civilization and bringing on a dark age (World War B?) . And of course rome itself wrought untold destruction and misery upon the world as did the greeks before them. This is the west that sees itself as the beacon of virtue in the world. It burns our libraries and calls us ignorant destroys our cities and calls us savages without history. Just how many more centuries of genocide and slavery do you think the world will tolerate before it gives up hoping the west will change and decides to take it's awful revenge? As for me with Syria on the brink of destruction my patience has already run out

The rest of the article is here:
_http://anti-imperialist-u.blogspot.com.es

 

[JEEP]

Hmmm:

The Al-Sha’ayrat airbase was the place from which Syria fired anti-missile Sam rockets at attacking Israeli warplanes, two weeks ago. Syria downed one of the four warplanes, hit another and forced the remaining two fighter jets to quickly fly out of Syrian airspace.

This sent a strong message to Israel, a state which continues to illegally occupy Syrian territory, in addition to the decades long occupation of Palestine.

Syria’s message to Israel and the wider world was that the equation had changed, the regional balance of power was being re-shaped. Syrian missile systems were now able to counter the consistent illegal aggression of Israel against Syria. Additionally, it showed Israel and the wider world that Israel could not so easily thwart Syrian advances against terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda/Nusrea Front and the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

The Al-Sha’ayrat airbase is one of the most important military bases in Syria and has played a vital role in the war against the terrorism of Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, which rages both in Syria, Iraq and beyond.

The base has or at least had advanced missiles such as MIG , Sam, SU..etc. It also had Radar stations and an advanced air-defence system. It is important to remember that the airbase was developed by Iran.

The illegal US airstrikes killed Syrians officers, and some civilians from the Sha’ayrat countryside.

This is an American message to Israel; it is the good news Israel has been waiting for!

_http://theduran.com/exclusive-act-of-revenge-observations-from-syrian-political-commentator-afraa-dagher/

Any reports of Israeli art students in Atlanta?

 

[Tristan]

About an hour ago I spoke with a conservative acquaintance. Said he is ticked about the bombings because Assad wasn't behind the gassings - it was ISIS hidden stores of gas that got bombed. He thinks Assad was set-up to make the US and Russia go to war. He pointed out that Killary, Democratic Senators Schumer and Pelosi, along with the Deep State, were cheering this kind of thing on. Feels betrayed by Trump. I was shocked as I thought a conservative would love bombings. When I asked him where he got his information regarding Assad not being the guilty party, he said he read Scott Adam's blog and the conservative site Free Republic! Seems a lot of Freepers are unhappy with the events.

In addition, several "right-wing" leaders and have turned against trump bitterly disappointed by this decision. Nigel Farage, Ann Coulter, Marine Le Pen among others.

https://www.theissue.com/politics/le-pen-shocked-by-trumps-decision-to-hit-syria-macron-urges-military-intervention

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/07/nigel-farage-right-wing-populists-turn-donald-trump-missile/

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[ApotheosisMMC.]

Let's look at what the cassiopaeans said intrinsically about whether or not trump was put by the deep state or not in office :) :
12 of november 2016:

Q: (Pierre) Already know, there's been a recurring pattern lately. These mistakes made with allowing Putin to be elected in Russia, the mistakes with Brexit, and now the mistakes they made with Trump ... This series of mistakes, what is it due to?
A: Wishful thinking.
Q: (Pierre) It seems to be happening more lately. Is it the coming Wave, or ...?
A: Pressure and desperation makes for rod and carelessness.
Q: (L) Well, I guess the only question is: Will Trump make any kind of decent president considering he's loaded with ego?
A: Wait and see!

We do not know that "quality" have had the trump sconbersaciones with china and russia ... I guess they are aware that everything is "monitored" but who knows if they still took the step ... it is not logical that Russia respond to the attack Of the United States in Syria, let's respond and it's nuclear war assured! In the eyes of the world.

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[Windmill knight]

Like Pierre said, the base was not a highly strategic target. Russia and thus Syria were given advanced notice of the strike which allowed them to clear out personnel and it was made explicit that people were not targeted. It's being reported there are between 4-10 casualties. Russia could have intercepted the missiles, but they didn't. The Russian Ministry is also reporting that only 23 of the 59 missiles hit the base (it's currently unknown where the rest landed). The runway was not hit. Only six jets were hit. Russia's revocation of the airspace agreement establishes a significant deterrence that the neocons will not likely challenge. The US is already saying that future strikes are not being planned.

Now, the thing with this show is that Trump was able to completely take the steam out of the crazed neocon and democratic war mongers. Not only that, but now they are now fawning over the decision and he'll undoubtedly gain support from those who have opposed him. Yes, he did it with an illegal and outrageous strike, but he's battling some immense power and in the grand scheme of things the US has done far worse unofficially in Syria. It's only a big deal because it's 'official' and Trump is utilizing that official importance for an ineffective strike. The strike has also provided an excuse for Russia dominance over Syrian airspace, so it has indirectly supported and enhanced the Russian position as well.

The main problem I have with this theory is that if Trump was being strategic by throwing a bone to the war crazies, then it is clearly a losing strategy. Think of the likes of Lindsay Graham and John McCain. They are happy now, but how long is that going to last? After a couple of weeks, if Trump hasn't shot any more missiles, they will be even more encouraged to demand Assad's head. Now they know that with the right amount of pressure Trump gives in. They have finally tasted blood; are they just going to drop the issue? Of course not; they are psychopaths. Furthermore, other parties will also be encouraged to behave more aggressively: Israel and the Israeli lobby, a bunch of NATO members, the yihadists themselves and their sponsors in the Gulf states, etc. Trump has let the genie out of the bottle, and even if he didn't mean to cause any real damage, how on earth is he going to maneouver himself out of getting more and more involved in military intervention? If he was up to a week ago standing his ground against the Deep State, this week he lost a huge amount of terrain, if not all of it. Had he still been standing his ground, he would have dismantled the chemical attack narrative by exposing its obvious flaws, instead of bombing a foreign country! And this scenario is even conceding that he was being strategic with a limited missile strike. There's also the possibility he was being stupid by believing whatever "intelligence" dossier was handed to him on Syria.

Personally, I think he was "made an offer he could not refuse". You better take back what you said about not going after Assad, or else you or your family go Kennedy's way! (for example) So he tried, but they got him in the pocket already.

There's also the argument that the US cannot get too involved in Syria because of the presence of Russia, and they know they can't afford to have WWIII. That simple logic may exist in the minds of many career militares who understand war. But when we think about neocons, zionists and all the "bobobomb Iran" McCains in the US, we are not talking about rational people, but people so pathological that they think that nothing is going to happen to them even if their adversaries are loaded with nukes. Wishful thinking taken to its most dangerous extreme. So yes, I think a direct confrontation with Russia is possible.

In short, I totally share Laura's pessimistic view on this. Furthermore, I think we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump.

 

[Jacques]

In short, I totally share Laura's pessimistic view on this. Furthermore, I think we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump.

I totally share also Laura's pessimistic/realistic view on this and I also agree on the fact as said by Windmill knight that "we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump".

 

[Michael B-C]

The appeasement issue has always been, for me, a losing wicket. If he is playing such a strategy then he will lose all round. There is simply no appeasing such merchants of death. They will want more and more and more. We've seen them feed like gluttons for close to 100 years now and there's simply never enough blood, never enough profit. It started with the Flynn saga; whatever the personality issues and the infighting, giving them his bones was a fatal move. He showed his weak underbelly. It showed he had no real stomach for the fight whose terms they set as bottomless. And then we have all those little glimmers of Trumps real nature (why didn't we just steal the oil from Iraq/bomb Isis to bits then take the oil). I've been reading David Talbot's masterful 'The Devil's Chessboard'; we know Trump is no Kennedy but the scenario, despite the personalities, the contrast in depth of purpose etc, that Kennedy faced after the Bay of Pigs defeat came to mind and the following section says much about their difference:

p401-402
Years later, Bob Amory would acknowledge that JFK was indeed “a little bit trapped” by the CIA on the Bay of Pigs, though Amory himself had nothing to do with it. But if Dulles thought he could force Kennedy to carry out his Cuba plan, he had seriously underestimated the young man in the White House.

Around midnight on Tuesday, April 18, in the midst of the unfolding fiasco, some of the principal advocates for a bigger war in Cuba made one final assault on Kennedy, gathering with him in the Oval Office after the annual congressional party in the East Room. Among those pressing the case for escalation were Bissell and two long time Pentagon allies of Dulles, Joint Chiefs chairman Lyman Lemnitzer and Navy chief Arleigh Burke. Dulles was absent, still keeping his distance from the mess and hoping that Bissell would take the fall for it. The CIA director was placing his confidence in Lemnitzer and Burke, hoping that the two blunt-spoken, highly decorated warriors could strong-arm Kennedy into unleashing the U.S. military. The president was still in formal white-tie-and-black-tails attire from the East Room party, and the military men were in their full dress uniforms. But there was nothing polite or decorative about the intense discussion in the president’s office.

Admiral Burke was especially gruff with Kennedy, treating him as if he were a weak-kneed ensign. Without informing the president, Burke had already taken the liberty of positioning two battalions of Marines on Navy destroyers off the coast of Cuba, “anticipating that U.S. forces ‘might be ordered into Cuba to salvage a botched invasion.” It was one of many extraordinary acts of Pentagon and CIA insubordination that plagued the Kennedy presidency from the very beginning. Now the Navy chief was browbeating Kennedy into taking the first steps toward a full-scale war with Castro.

“Let me take two jets and shoot down the enemy aircraft,” growled “31-Knot” Burke, who had become legendary for his speed and daring as a destroyer squadron commander in the South Pacific during the war, while JFK was a mere PT boat captain. But by this point in the unfolding disaster, Kennedy was not inclined to take any more advice from his national security wise men, even if they were World War II idols.
“What if Castro’s forces return fire and hit the destroyer?” Kennedy sensibly asked.
“Then we’ll knock the hell out of them!” Burke bellowed.
Now Kennedy began to show some of his own icy, if more restrained, temper. He had made it clear all along that he did not want the Bay of Pigs to blow up into an international crisis with the United States in the middle—and here was his Navy chief urging just such a course of action.
“Burke, I don’t want the United States involved in this,” he firmly repeated one more time.
“Hell, Mr. President,” the admiral shot back, “but we are involved!”
But Kennedy stood his ground. As he had repeatedly warned them, there would be no air strikes, no Marine landings—and the fate of the Bay of Pigs operation was sealed.
“They were sure I’d give in to them,” Kennedy later told Dave Powers. “They couldn’t believe that a new president like me wouldn’t panic and try to save his own face. Well they had me figured all wrong.”

JFK was even more vehement when he spoke with another old friend, Paul “Red” Fay Jr., whom Kennedy installed as undersecretary of the Navy. “Nobody is going to force me to do anything I don’t think is in the best interests of the country,” he vented. “We’re not going to plunge into irresponsible action just because a fanatical fringe in the country puts so-called national pride above national reason.”

At the moment I do not buy the wishful thinking that Trump is playing the Deep State at its own game. I think he is personality-programmed to allow his ego and his bluff to fall to a sucker-punch. Putin is the only one in which we should hold our faith. His moves are the key to what happens next on the Devil's Chessboard and he at least is, like Kennedy, made of the right stuff. So let us pray that the spring sacrifice does not lay ahead of him.

 

[stellar]

In short, I totally share Laura's pessimistic view on this. Furthermore, I think we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump.

I totally share also Laura's pessimistic/realistic view on this and I also agree on the fact as said by Windmill knight that "we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump".

Me too. Whatever his intentions were he is absolutely surrounded by deep state puppets no matter how many he changes. Second verse same as the first. I think they have him by the short n' curlies and he has no-one of weight to back his moves.
Trump has met with many foreign leaders already but not Putin. Why? Such a meeting would surely shed light for him on the reality of the situation. Maybe his pre-election bark was worse than his bite.

 

[flashgordonv]

In short, I totally share Laura's pessimistic view on this. Furthermore, I think we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump.

I totally share also Laura's pessimistic/realistic view on this and I also agree on the fact as said by Windmill knight that "we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump".

I agree. While many of the scenarios spelled out above have been interesting and thought provoking, and even hope inspiring, IMO if we subscribe to all or any of them we run the risk of indulging in wishful thinking. At this stage, I have given Trump all the leeway I am prepared to. From here on in, actions speak louder than words for me.

 

[angelburst29]

I think this US operation in Syria might be a concerted bluff by Putin and Trump. Several data suggest so:
- the weak attack conducted by the US: 59 Tomahawks that are precision missiles of a limited size (about 3000 pounds)
- the target (Shayrat Syrian Air Force base) which is not an highly strategic Syrian target
- the number of casualties (6 according to the MSM) which suggests a limited strike and possible forewarning (see the witness testimony above reporting prior evacuation of the base, and the fact that the US signaled Russia about the coming strike )
- the weak Russian retaliation: Russia only reaction so far is to cancel the airspace coordination agreement. Also, Russia has its own military area in this base, as a consequence the base is probably defended by S-X00 systems which Russia did not use to neutralize the incoming subsonic Tomahawks.

It's too early to draw conclusions. If the military activities escalate, Trump might have indeed caved in, if it stops here, it might be indeed a clever bluff. All the more clever that until now, the US conducted bombing of civilian facilities, without being provoked and without presidential orders. In this sense, Trump might have attempted to set a precedent where US operations are now retaliatory, ordered by the President and targeting military assets.

That would also suggest a behind-the-scene coordination between Putin and Trump which would be quite an encouraging thing.

If this US operation marks the beginning of WWIII you can consider the above as the worst analysis ever :O

I'm thinking Pierre, you might not be far from the mark? I'm beginning to sense - there is some type of understanding and coordination between Putin, Assad and Trump, although I'm unsure "where this missile attack fits in?"

Take for instance, this odd report back in Feb. between Tillerson and Lavrov - shortly after National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned on February 13 after The Washington Post printed an alleged US intelligence insider’s leak of a phone conversation he had before taking office with a Russian ambassador. Such a leak is a federal felony.

Awkward: Tillerson and Lavrov First Meeting Makes Journalists Cringe (Video)
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201702161050766466-tillerson-lavrov-meeting-awkward-moment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUYT0TNHpho (1:50 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbRmOjl6RE0 (RT Video 3:48 min.)

Thurs. 16.02.2017 For the first time since his February 1 confirmation, Tillerson met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. As would be typical for a meeting between diplomats, they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.

For the first time since his February 1 confirmation, Tillerson met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. As would be typical for a meeting between diplomats, they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.

Ordinarily, the two would deliver opening remarks, take one or two impromptu questions, and then adjourn to speak in private. Lavrov greeted Tillerson by congratulating him on his appointment. A journalist then asked Lavrov about Russia's stance on the resignation of US President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn. "You should know we do not interfere in the domestic matters of other countries," Lavrov replied.

But when Tillerson began to speak, instead of returning the introduction or taking questions on his own, his staffers rushed the journalists out of the room. Lavrov was visibly surprised by this. "Why did you shush them out?" the Russian top diplomat asked.

After the private meeting concluded, Tillerson appeared before the media and read a statement. "Foreign Minister Lavrov and I had a productive meeting," he said. "We discussed a range of issues of mutual concern."

Now compare that Feb. meeting to this announcement:

"Open and fully ready to cooperate": Lavrov and Tillerson to focus on counter-terrorism
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/04/open-and-fully-ready-to-cooperate.html

“Against the backdrop of events in many regions around the world and, of course, given the tragedy in Saint Petersburg, we are open and fully ready - in any format of any intensity and at any depth - to cooperate with the US on this most important and probably key issue for world security, if the other side is ready for this,” Ryabkov emphasized.

Tillerson will visit Moscow on a working visit on April 11th-12th. This will be his first visit to Russia as the head of the Donald Trump Administration’s foreign policy department.

This was reported a day after the Tillerson-Lavrov Feb. meeting in Russia:

]Russian Intelligence Ship Approaches Largest US Naval Base in Virginia - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/us/201702171050795015-russia-ship-virginia/

Friday 17.02.2017 - The SSV-175 Viktor Leonov remains in international waters and was detected 19 miles away from Norfolk, which houses the largest US naval base, Fox News reported.

The vessel, which can intercept signals and measure US sonar capability, was "loitering" in the water, according to media reports.

On Thursday, Viktor Leonov was spotted some 30 miles south of Groton Navy submarine base in the US state of Connecticut. The ship was first detected near the east coast on Tuesday, when it approached Delaware.

Pentagon Tracking Activities of Russian Ship Off East Coast, Finds No Violations (Friday 17.02.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/us/201702171050799916-russia-ship-east-coast/

Purge: Trump Prepares Major Overhaul of Intelligence Apparatus (Friday 17.02.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201702161050766635-trump-intelligence-overhaul/

On Thursday, Trump vowed to punish those leaking classified information to the press, including the details about phone calls between former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and the Russian ambassador.


Big Cleanup at State: Tillerson Firing Staffers in Troves (Sat. 18.02.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/us/201702181050806803-tillerson-mass-firing-state-department/

While Tillerson was away on his first overseas trip as Secretary of State attending the G20 in Bonn, Germany, his aides alerted much of the staff working for the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and the Counselor offices that their services were no longer needed.


Also want to include this odd report that occurred on Sat. 18.02.2017. Was this "Embassy" being used by the CIA for spying purposes?

Virginia mansion owned by United Arab Emirates Embassy mysteriously goes up in flames (Video)
http://www.thomasdishaw.com/us-news/virginia-mansion-owned-united-arab-emirates-embassy-mysteriously-goes-flames/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jATIQdco-Gw (1:52 min.)

On Saturday, February 18th a mysterious fire destroyed a Virginia mansion that was owned by the Embassy of The United Arab Emirates.

The estate was only one mile away from CIA headquarters.

Following Monday ....

Vitali Churkin, Russian ambassador to the UN suddenly dies in NY (Mon. Feb. 20.2017)
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-20/russian-ambassador-un-vitaly-churkin-suddenly-dies-work-new-york

US Congressman John McCain illegally enters Syria to meet with Kurds (Feb. 23, 2017)
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-congressman-john-mccain-illegally-enters-syria-meet-kurds/


Top US Commander (General Joseph Votel) for Middle East in Secret Syria Trip (Feb. 26, 2017)
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951207000677


In Video: Israeli military infiltrates into Syria’s territories (Feb. 27, 2017)
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-israeli-military-infiltrates-syrias-territories/

The unit, called “Eagle” which is part of the Israeli elite intelligence force, infiltrated for some 500 into the southern Syrian territories on a mission for gathering intelligence info. The exact location where the infiltration took place hasn’t been released for security considerations.


Video: Four Syrian Army soldiers captured by Turkish-led forces in rural Aleppo (March 4, 2017)
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-four-syrian-army-soldiers-captured-turkish-led-forces-rural-aleppo/

Reports suggest that along with the four who were captured, one other soldier was killed by the Turkish-led forces.

Turkish-backed rebels capture two more Syrian soldiers near Al-Bab
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-backed-rebels-capture-two-syrian-army-soldiers-near-al-bab/

The two unnamed Syrian soldiers, members of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence, were taken into captivity after clashes in a contested area east of Al-Bab by a predominately Turkmen brigade of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).


Engine failure forces Syrian pilot to crash on Turkish territory (March 5, 2017)
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-engine-failure-forces-syrian-pilot-crash-turkish-territory/

Syrian Army Lost Contact With Jet Flying Reconnaissance Mission Near Turkey
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703041051272944-syrian-army-lost-contact-spy-jet/

Turkish Rescuers Find Wounded Pilot of Jet Crashed Near Syrian Border - Reports
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703051051276638-turkish-rescuers-pilot-syrian-jet/

Turkey to Decide Fate of Captured Pilot of Crashed Syrian Jet Soon – Deputy PM
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703051051283612-turkey-crashed-syrian-jet/

Pilot of Syrian Jet That Crashed in Turkey Says Plane Was Shot Down
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703051051286924-syria-warplane-turkey-pilot/

Update - April 7, 2017 - Turkish Prosecution Orders Arrest of Pilot of Crashed Syrian MiG-21 Fighter Jet
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201704071052400149-turkey-arrest-pilot-mig21/

The Prosecutor's Office of the Turkish Hatay province authorized the arrest of the pilot of the Syrian MiG-21 fighter jet, which crashed near the Turkish border with Syria in March, local media reported Friday. The pilot, Mehmet Sufhan, is charged with violation of the country's state border and espionage, the Star newspaper reported. He was sent to prison from the hospital where he had been under treatment after the crash.


Syria’s Water Cut Off By Turkey Following McCain, Erdogan Meeting (March 5, 2017)
http://www.mintpressnews.com/syrias-water-cut-off-by-turkey-following-mccain-erdogan-meeting/225483/

According to the Kurdish Hawar News Agency, Turkey cut water supplies to Syria around Feb. 23, which subsequently forced a hydroelectric plant at the Tishrin Dam to shut down while also significantly reducing water levels on its associated reservoir. The dam supplies both water and power to key parts of northern Syria, such as the city of Manbij and other parts of the predominantly Kurdish Kobani Canton.

Syrian War Report: US-Backed Forces Surrender Wide Areas Near Manbij to Syrian Army (March 5, 2017)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/syrian-war-report-us-backed-forces-surrender-wide-areas-near-manbij-to-syrian-army/5577871

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) primarily consisting of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) will hand over wide areas west of the northern Syrian town of Manbij to the Syrian army, according to a statement released by the so-called Manbij Miltiary Council. The SDF wants to use Syrian army troops as a buffer against Turkish-backed militant groups in northern Syria and refers that this decision is made after talks with “Russia”, aiming to use the Russian and Syrian military and diplomatic capabilities to defend itself from Turkey.


Kurds Shed Light on Russia-Damascus Deal to Prevent Turkey's Attack on Manbij (March 6, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703061051312686-manbij-syria-russia-deal/

Control over six villages to the west of the Syrian city of Manbij has been turned over to the Syrian Army, sources in the Manbij Military Council (MMC) said. Six villages were placed under control of the Syrian Army and that the United States delivered a large shipment of weapons to northern Manbij.

Syrian Army Creates Buffer Zone Between Kurds and Turkish Military
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703041051265010-syria-army-kurds-manbij/

The Manbij Military Council has agreed to hand over areas to the west of the strategically important city in the Aleppo province to the Syrian Arab Army as part of a Russia-sponsored deal that will help to create a buffer zone between the Turkish military and the Kurds and allow the Syrian Democratic Forces to focus on the Raqqa offensive.


CENTCOM Commander Sheds Light on What US Marines Are Doing in Syria (March 9.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703291052094915-us-marines-syria-centcom/

On March 9, the US-led coalition confirmed that a US Marine Corps artillery unit had deployed to Syria. Four hundred troops were expected to arrive. Hitherto, the US military contingent in Syria has been comprised of about 500 people.


Turkey Plans to Construct New Town in Syria's Al-Bab (March 10, 2017) (Plan mimics Israeli settlements?)
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13951218001398

The Arabic-language Enab al-Baladi news website quoted Othman Sultan, an engineer working for the project, as saying that Nadhah region North of al-Bab has been selected as the ultimate site for building this new town. He added that the town will have two districts; one with 400 buildings stretching over a 2km area, and another one that will be comprised of 311 four-story buildings. According to Sultan, the first district will include four schools and the second one will have three. Also a grand mosque, two prayers rooms and a hospital will be built in every district. This is while, Hamza Tekin, a journalist with close links to the Turkish government, confirmed Sultan's remarks, and said construction of the town will take 6 months.

Damascus Calls on UN to Make Turkey Stop Aggression and Withdraw Army From Syria (March 10, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703101051450433-syria-turkey-un/


Iran Installs Intel Devices in Syria to Track Terrorists Movements – Minister (March 14, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703141051570401-iran-syria-intelligence-terrorism/


Turkey Announces Successful End of 'Euphrates Shield' Operation in Syria (29.03.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703291052095688-turkey-euphrates-shield-syria/

Turkish Forces to Remain in Northern Syria despite Completion of Euphrates Shield Operation (01.04.2017)
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960112000102


Tillerson to Meet Erdogan During Visit to Turkey This Week - US State Department (30.03.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703271052018945-tillerson-to-meet-erdogan/

The official stated that Tillerson will be visiting Ankara this week during his second trip to Europe as Secretary of State. “He’ll be meeting with President Erdogan and other senior officials,” He said. Secretary Tillerson will discuss the situation in Raqqa and the fight against Daesh (outlawed in Russia) with Turkish officials. Tillerson is scheduled to arrive in Turkey on March 30.


Washington Makes 'Very Significant' Decision to Abandon Regime Change in Syria (31.03.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703311052164891-washington-regime-change-syria/


Mere Coincidence? Trump Strikes Syrian Arab Army While Xi Jinping Visits US (April 7, 2017)
https://sputniknews.com/world/201704071052422724-china-us-syria-trump-instability/

The US missile attack on an airfield in Syria during the Sino-US summit in Florida was an allegedly pre-planned action. It gives signal to China that the US is ready to play the role of a global policeman, be more active on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea region. That is according to Russian experts who interviewed with Sputnik.


Baghdad to Oppose Any Turkey's Combat Operations on Iraqi Territory - Government
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201704071052415300-turkey-iraq-daesh/

Baghdad is against any military operations by Turkey on Iraqi territory and hopes Ankara will withdraw troops from the camp in northern Iraqi town of Bashiqa after the victory over the Daesh terrorist group, Iraqi government spokesman Saad Hadithi told Sputnik Friday.


Turkish Foreign Ministry Welcomes US Strike on Syrian Airbase
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201704071052400412-turkey-us-strike-syria/

Turkey welcomes the airstrike of the United States on the Syrian military base in Ash Sha’irat in the Homs province and will support any future operations aimed at ensuring Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government's accountability, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Comment - IF there is some type of (hidden) corporation between Putin-Assad-Trump .... would this airstrike have something to do with trying to force Turkey (and Israel) off Syrian land and maybe, also out of Iraq? And could this have something to do with keeping Erdogan from taking over Manbij?

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

The main problem I have with this theory is that if Trump was being strategic by throwing a bone to the war crazies, then it is clearly a losing strategy. Think of the likes of Lindsay Graham and John McCain. They are happy now, but how long is that going to last? After a couple of weeks, if Trump hasn't shot any more missiles, they will be even more encouraged to demand Assad's head. Now they know that with the right amount of pressure Trump gives in. They have finally tasted blood; are they just going to drop the issue? Of course not; they are psychopaths. Furthermore, other parties will also be encouraged to behave more aggressively: Israel and the Israeli lobby, a bunch of NATO members, the yihadists themselves and their sponsors in the Gulf states, etc. Trump has let the genie out of the bottle, and even if he didn't mean to cause any real damage, how on earth is he going to maneouver himself out of getting more and more involved in military intervention? If he was up to a week ago standing his ground against the Deep State, this week he lost a huge amount of terrain, if not all of it. Had he still been standing his ground, he would have dismantled the chemical attack narrative by exposing its obvious flaws, instead of bombing a foreign country! And this scenario is even conceding that he was being strategic with a limited missile strike. There's also the possibility he was being stupid by believing whatever "intelligence" dossier was handed to him on Syria.

Personally, I think he was "made an offer he could not refuse". You better take back what you said about not going after Assad, or else you or your family go Kennedy's way! (for example) So he tried, but they got him in the pocket already.

There's also the argument that the US cannot get too involved in Syria because of the presence of Russia, and they know they can't afford to have WWIII. That simple logic may exist in the minds of many career militares who understand war. But when we think about neocons, zionists and all the "bobobomb Iran" McCains in the US, we are not talking about rational people, but people so pathological that they think that nothing is going to happen to them even if their adversaries are loaded with nukes. Wishful thinking taken to its most dangerous extreme. So yes, I think a direct confrontation with Russia is possible.

In short, I totally share Laura's pessimistic view on this. Furthermore, I think we have by now given way too many speculative concessions to Trump.

I agree. Trump does not appear to be very bright, so the "symbolic attack" on Syria (if that's the case) may also be idea of Putin and the Russians. In any case, Trump has his hands dirty and we have to see what happens next, with the Russians having more military dominance to kill terrorists and what Trump will do then, if he can have more power -to, precisely, better exercise his executive position- now that he has already threw a "bone" to the whores of the war in the media and the government in the shadows...But those psychopaths do not toe the line with a bone, and then anything can happen.