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Bloomberg View: Syrian Truce Is Dead, and Russia's in Charge

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http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-15/syrian-truce-is-dead-and-russia-s-in-charge

Marc Champion said:
Syria's cease-fire deal was born in Munich, in the early hours of Friday morning -- and pronounced dead in the same town within a day, a development that exposed just how little influence the U.S. now has over the conflict.

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...a potential truce, is entirely dependent on what Russia wants, Hammond said.

That's a stunning admission in itself: Since when did Russia, rather than the U.S., play the deciding role in any part of the Middle East? Since now. The terms of the truce show the impotence of the U.S. in Syria.

Mать Россия будет доминировать!
 
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