Today, secretary of state John Kerry issued a threat to the Russians. Kerry announced that unless Russia and the forces of Bashir Assad (Russia's allies) stop their assault on Aleppo, the USA would stop negotiating with them to try to arrange a cease fire in Syria.
We ought to take a five minute break here so those of you who are laughing hysterically can regain their composure. John Kerry threatened to stop talking! I can just imagine the terror in Damascus and Moscow that Kerry might be serious. In fact, I have managed to get a copy of the secret cable sent by Russian foreign minister Lavrov in response to Kerry's threat. Hopefully, by publishing the test of this diplomatic cable, I will not be causing any damage to the US position, but the public has the right to know. Here's Lavrov's response on behalf of the Russian Federation to Kerry's threat to stop negotiations:
"Okay, let's not talk."
Of course, that's not a real message from Russia, but I guarantee that it's very similar to what the Russian response will be. The only one who was desperate to talk in the last months has been Kerry. He so wanted to reach some agreement that he entered into a deal that had no chance of success, no benefit for the USA, no help for the battered population of Syria, major gains for Assad and his allies and bad consequences for the American strategic position in the Middle East. The truth is that with a moron like Kerry doing the negotiating, it is probably much to the advantage of the USA if he really does stop negotiating with the Russians.
We ought to take a five minute break here so those of you who are laughing hysterically can regain their composure. John Kerry threatened to stop talking! I can just imagine the terror in Damascus and Moscow that Kerry might be serious. In fact, I have managed to get a copy of the secret cable sent by Russian foreign minister Lavrov in response to Kerry's threat. Hopefully, by publishing the test of this diplomatic cable, I will not be causing any damage to the US position, but the public has the right to know. Here's Lavrov's response on behalf of the Russian Federation to Kerry's threat to stop negotiations:
"Okay, let's not talk."
Of course, that's not a real message from Russia, but I guarantee that it's very similar to what the Russian response will be. The only one who was desperate to talk in the last months has been Kerry. He so wanted to reach some agreement that he entered into a deal that had no chance of success, no benefit for the USA, no help for the battered population of Syria, major gains for Assad and his allies and bad consequences for the American strategic position in the Middle East. The truth is that with a moron like Kerry doing the negotiating, it is probably much to the advantage of the USA if he really does stop negotiating with the Russians.
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