eemm Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Quote The recent NATO summit took a decision to formally become a member of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS), in addition to its training mission in Iraq. https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/05/31/nato-launches-its-own-operation-in-middle-east.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted June 2, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted June 2, 2017 I don't think that this is quite what NATO was designed for. This should really be its own coalition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted June 2, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 2, 2017 Quote Expanding NATO role in Syria may lead to either confrontation or coordination, or at least de-confliction, with the Russia-Syria-Iran forces. Turkey, a NATO country, is a member of Russia-Turkey-Iran trio pushing forward the Astana peace process. And the common enemy is the IS. Coordination of efforts appears to be a logical step. The issue should top the NATO-Russia Council agenda along with the plans to establish de-escalation zones. It could be discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit. Some arrangement with Russia is unavoidable. But is it an achievable goal with NATO building up its forces in the Baltics, Poland, Romania and the whole Black Sea region? Can Russia and NATO fruitfully coordinate efforts, or even cooperate, in Syria with tensions running high in Europe? Evidently, the standoff between Russia and NATO benefits no one but IS. Finding mutual understanding is indispensable to defeat the common enemy. Actually, playing off the West against Russia is the IS only hope for survival. That’s the expectation the group must be deprived of. It remains to be seen if these arguments are taken into consideration as NATO joins the fray. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-01/nato-launches-its-own-operation-middle-east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Quote It all happens at a time NATO members involved in the combat actions and Israel are deeply concerned over the recent visit of a high-ranking Iraqi military to Damascus to discuss the situation on the Syrian-Iraqi border. The allegation that Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has pivoted his support away from the US-led campaign to the Russia-Turkey-Iran coalition adds even more fuel to the fire. Who run bartertown?! +Mirumir 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 On 6/2/2017 at 6:36 AM, FunkyMike said: On 6/2/2017 at 6:36 AM, FunkyMike said: Who run bartertown?! Iraq is definitely turning towards the Russia-Iran coalition. It took the States forever to acknowledge ISIS as a sufficient enough threat. Heck, people didn't even know the scope of the oil smuggling until the Russians showed us so... wakjak 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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