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Jamie McIntyre on Russian actions in Syria:<\/p>\n

……Last month at the prestigious Munich Conference on Security Policy, [Senate Armed Services Chairman Sen. John McCain] blasted the “cessation of hostilities” agreement hammered out between Moscow and Washington, as simply playing into Putin’s hands.<\/p>\n

“It is no accident that Mr. Putin has agreed on a cessation of hostilities when he did. We have seen this movie before in Ukraine: Russia presses its advantage militarily, creates new facts on the ground, uses the denial and delivery of humanitarian aid as a bargaining chip, negotiates an agreement to lock in the spoils of war, and then chooses when to resume fighting. This is diplomacy in the service of military aggression,” McCain said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Source: U.S. ‘surprised’ by Russia pullout from Syria | Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jamie McIntyre on Russian actions in Syria: ……Last month at the prestigious Munich Conference on Security Policy, [Senate Armed Services Chairman Sen. John McCain] blasted the “cessation of hostilities” agreement hammered out between Moscow and Washington, as simply playing into Putin’s hands. “It is no accident that Mr. Putin has agreed on a cessation of … <\/p>\n

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