US Deep State Threatens Russia: Back Down or We Flood Syria With MANPADs
Someone in Washington is seriously worried eastern Aleppo will fall to renewed Syrian-Russian offensive
Dean Parker
Russia-Insider.com
9/28/2016
A relatively innocuous-looking report from Reuters this Monday explained that Gulf Arabs and Turkey “may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead”. Actually the arms talked about in the piece are shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, which doesn’t sound that innocuous at all.
So this was told to Reuters by Gulf Arabs and Turks themselves right? Well, not really. This was “leaked” to Reuters by anonymous US officials. Get this. Americans explaining what Arab monarchies — wink, wink — are preparing to do:
One consequence of the latest diplomatic failure may be that Gulf Arab states or Turkey could step up arms supplies to rebel factions, including shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, something the United States has largely prevented until now.
One U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss American policy, said Washington has kept large numbers of such man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, out of Syria by uniting Western and Arab allies behind channeling training and infantry weapons to moderate opposition groups while it pursued talks with Moscow.
But frustration with Washington has intensified, raising the possibility that Gulf allies or Turkey will no longer continue to follow the U.S. lead or will turn a blind eye to wealthy individuals looking to supply MANPADS to opposition groups.
The Rest…HERE
