....and the sad thing is, he's not wrong. These are very disturbing times in our country.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/russia-targeting-non-isis-groups-syria-airstrikes
Russian combat aircraft have carried out a second day of airstrikes against Syrian rebel forces as Moscow admitted it had targeted groups other than Islamic State in coordination with the government in Damascus.
As Vladimir Putin travelled to Paris for talks with French president Francois Hollande, the Russian president seized on US and western disarray and insisted that Russia was targeting Isis.
But Moscow appeared to admit it was striking more widely as American-backed rebels reported that they had been hit.
The US accused Russia of launching “indiscriminate military operations against the Syrian opposition” and the White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the airstrikes had targeted areas where there were “few if any” Isis forces.
Pentagon officials urged the Russian military on Thursday to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Isis fighters rather than opponents of Syrian president Bashar Assad, US administration officials said.
“What is important is Russia has to not be engaged in any activities against anybody but [Isis],” secretary of state John Kerry said. “That’s clear. We have made that very clear.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/russia-targeting-non-isis-groups-syria-airstrikes
Russian combat aircraft have carried out a second day of airstrikes against Syrian rebel forces as Moscow admitted it had targeted groups other than Islamic State in coordination with the government in Damascus.
As Vladimir Putin travelled to Paris for talks with French president Francois Hollande, the Russian president seized on US and western disarray and insisted that Russia was targeting Isis.
But Moscow appeared to admit it was striking more widely as American-backed rebels reported that they had been hit.
The US accused Russia of launching “indiscriminate military operations against the Syrian opposition” and the White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the airstrikes had targeted areas where there were “few if any” Isis forces.
Pentagon officials urged the Russian military on Thursday to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Isis fighters rather than opponents of Syrian president Bashar Assad, US administration officials said.
“What is important is Russia has to not be engaged in any activities against anybody but [Isis],” secretary of state John Kerry said. “That’s clear. We have made that very clear.”
