[Peace-discuss] Trump: Seek Peace with Russia in Syria - As Advocated by David Ignatius

[Robert Naiman]

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Robert Naiman
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On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> This is just the US plan for the Balkanization of Syria (and the entire
> Mideast).
>
> Russia is there legally; the US isn’t. And Ignatius has long been a
> propagandist for the CIA.
>
> Stop the killing by insisting on the withdrawal of US troops (and weapons)
> from Syria and all of MENA.
>
> —C. G. Estabrook
>
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> > On Jul 6, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Just Foreign Policy <
> info at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dear C. G.,
> >
> >
> > Urge Trump & Congress to seek a peace deal with Russia in Syria.
> >
> > Take Action.
> >
> > There is an apparent split in the foreign policy establishment over
> diplomacy with Russia to resolve the war in Syria. We want to help the
> pro-diplomacy faction of the establishment defeat the anti-diplomacy
> faction of the establishment so we can have less war. Washington Post
> columnist David Ignatius is a "liberal insider," someone considered "close
> to the U.S. foreign policy establishment" and he is now advocating for
> diplomacy with Russia, an “official U.S. adversary”, as the “best path to
> peace in Syria".
> >
> > Urge President Trump & Congress to back David Ignatius' call to work
> with Russia for peace in Syria by signing our petition at MoveOn.
> >
> > As David Ignatius reported in the Washington Post, the United States and
> Russia successfully negotiated agreement on a buffer zone and
> "deconfliction line" in Syria. The agreement allows the United States and
> its allies to clear the Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, while Russia and
> the Syrian government take the city of Deir al-Zour. The agreement on the
> line keeps the combatants focused on fighting the Islamic State, rather
> than fighting each other. [1]
> >
> > Ignatius says the U.S. and Russia should discuss whether this agreement
> is a model for wider U.S.-Russian cooperation in Syria to defeat the
> Islamic State, stabilize Syria, and discuss a political future. Working
> with Russia, Ignatius says, may be the only way to reduce the violence in
> Syria and create a foundation for a more decentralized nation that can
> recover from its tragic war. Secretary of State Tillerson and Defense
> Secretary Mattis favor exploring options with Russia, Ignatius notes. "We
> see the potential for it," a senior State Department official said. "So far
> Russia is working in earnest with us on the effort."
> >
> > Some "hawks" in the National Security Council and Congress don't want to
> work with Russia, even if that is the only way to reduce the violence in
> Syria. But the likely alternative to working with Russia in Syria is more
> violence and more casualties for U.S. troops. A recent academic study
> attributed Donald Trump's victory in November to communities hit hardest by
> military casualties and angry about being ignored. [2]
> >
> > Urge President Trump & Congress to support a wider agreement with Russia
> on Syria to reduce violence & protect U.S. troops by signing and sharing
> our petition.
> >
> > Thanks for all you do to help make U.S. foreign policy more just,
> >
> > Robert Naiman, Avram Reisman, and Sarah Burns
> > Just Foreign Policy
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> > References:
> > 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/
> working-with-russia-might-be-the-best-path-to-peace-in-
> syria/2017/07/04/c2589c9e-6029-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html
> > 2. http://reason.com/blog/2017/07/03/did-endless-war-cost-
> hillary-clinton-the
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