The operation of the Syrian Arab Army in the province of Idlib represents the last step of the central government of Damascus in the liberation of the country from the scourge of Islamist terrorism. With the defeat of Daesh and the removal of the remaining pockets of resistance, Assad’s soldiers have accomplished an extraordinary task. Meanwhile, the United States continues its illegal presence in Syria, through its support of the SDF in the north of the country for the purposes of sustaining the destabilizing potential of terrorist networks in the region and beyond. In light of this unfavorable situation for the Americans, it is easy to explain the transfer of commanders and high terrorist spheres from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan, as confirmed by several official Russian, Iranian, Syrian and Iraqi sources.
The logic behind such a move has everything to do with the ongoing process of Eurasian integration. Progress in this regard has been multifaceted in recent months and years. It ranges from the most important event, namely the entry of Pakistan and India into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), to other less known events, such as the signing of the Caspian Sea treaty by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. The United States is committed to stopping this integration. Staying true to Brzezinski's grand strategy, based on the concepts of Heartland and Rimland, it has not been difficult for policy makers and advisors of the current US administration to understand the importance of Afghanistan in helping the process of Eurasian integration by fomenting terrorism. Afghanistan plays an important double role as a hinge between both Eurasia and the Middle East and the Persian Gulf.
The central geographical position of the Afghan state gives it an important geopolitical role, especially from 2001, when it was illegally invaded under false pretenses and without justifying proof (as recently documented by The Corbett Report). The complicated relations between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan derive essentially from the destabilizing role played by Pakistan (especially its military and intelligence wings) in Afghanistan from the 1980s to today, courtesy of financial support received from Saudi Arabia and the political, and military and intelligence support from the US. Islamabad has for decades made itself available as a launching pad for more or less official operations since the times of the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. The Mujahideen, supported by Reagan and declared “Freedom Fighters”, are none other than the forebears of today’s Al Qaeda terrorists, which has mutated into other appellations in Syria like Al Nusra and Daesh. The formula has changed little over the last 30 years, the ingredients being Saudi money, Pakistani support, and American weaponry and intelligence.
Eurasian integration has accelerated considerably in recent years thanks to the influence of Russia and China in the region. Over a short time, Beijing has proposed the construction of various infrastructure projects (the most famous being the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC) in Pakistan to improve the transport network as well as the delivery of goods and trade. Pakistan was one of the first countries to adhere politically and economically to the Chinese initiative known as One Belt One Road (renamed the Belt Road Initiative, or BRI). Thanks to Moscow’s skilful diplomatic and political work, New Delhi’s pronounced distrust of the new alliance between China and Pakistan has decreased. Putin and Xi Jinping have literally accompanied over months, if not years, the process of rapprochement between Pakistan, India, Russia and China, with the aim of laying the foundations for an entry of the two countries into the SCO. The idea of Xi and Putin is based on a strategic parity between New Delhi and Islamabad, well balanced thanks to two friendly countries like Russia and China.
The entry into the SCO was already broached in 2015 as a revolutionary act for the region, with the clear objective of working together to pacify Afghanistan and to advance the commercial and social integration of the Eurasian continent. Terrorism is a monumental challenge in this context and one of the main threats to the Chinese BRI project. Both Moscow and Beijing need to protect their commercial and financial projects in the region by preventing the use of terrorism as a means of sabotaging future rail, road and energy-development projects. The intention to use the SCO as an international framework to bring the five key players of the region (Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China and Russia) to the same table is a master stroke for which Xi Jinping and Putin will be remembered.
Putin and Xi Jinping have a lot to offer in almost all the proposals made, from military defense guaranteed by alliances or arms sales, to economic benefits stemming from Beijing's financial power. Moscow and Beijing offer both military sovereignty and economic cover to countries that have always been easy targets for terrorism, corruption and malfeasance as a result of the attention they attract from Beijing and Moscow’s political opponents, mainly Washington. Afghanistan is an example, but the agreement signed concerning the Caspian Sea is also a clear example of Eurasian integration prevailing over every external attempt to influence events in Washington's favor. The agreement signed in Aktau, between Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, forever seals any military expansionist aims of the United States or its allies. In the Caspian Sea, no foreign military presence will ever be allowed, not even temporarily.
The agreement on the Caspian Sea is a great victory for Moscow, together with the tripartite discussions between Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, which allow for Russia to strengthen its southern borders, expand new trade alliances, and actively combat terrorism in all its forms (including the Taliban in Afghanistan). For Beijing, these tripartite talks advance two key factors influencing the development of the BRI.
Firstly, it mitigates, and if necessary combats, the danger of terrorism, often used as an instrument against the BRI’s infrastructure by China’s adversaries, typically the US.
Secondly, it deepens talks with the Indian counterpart and opens more channels of communication between Beijing and New Delhi as well as between Modi and Xi Jinping.
Liam Moore
Although both countries are members of the BRICS, India has an intense relationship with Washington allies Australia and Japan. New Delhi tries to present itself as a balancing actor that offers an alternative to minor countries in Southeast Asia. Washington would like to use Indian influence to play these countries against China, but New Delhi and Beijing are working to prevent this in favor of broader Eurasian integration.
In spite of what Washington may hope for and encourage, New Delhi's role does not necessarily come into conflict with Beijing's policies in the region. To overcome existing tensions, especially after the clashes on their common border more than a year ago, it was crucial to create a framework suitable to eliminate distrust between the two countries and increase mutual confidence. In this sense, India's entry into the SCO represents a great incentive for a constant improvement in relations between the two countries. It should be remembered that trade between Beijing and New Delhi is constantly increasing and personal relations between Modi and Xi Jinping have repeatedly shown themselves to be at important levels. The entry of Pakistan and Afghanistan into the equation makes the picture more complicated, but certainly not impossible. Such forums for negotiations as the SCO provides allows for the ironing out of differences.
Meanwhile, Washington is not standing idly by watching this Eurasian integration proceed unopposed, and has begun to create the ideal conditions for further chaos in Afghanistan. The Taliban, having remained undefeated over the last 18 years of war, have started new offensives in the country, even expanding into areas they have never controlled since the Americans arrived. They could end up controlling more territory than before the War on Terror began. Washington struggles to impose stable control over the territory. But it also has every interest in ensuring that Afghanistan remains a source of instability in the region, also involving Pakistan in this process, exacerbating the frictions between New Delhi and Islamabad and possibly involving Beijing as well.
Persistent and credible reports continue to indicate the relocation from Syria of a large number of local leaders and commanders of terrorist groups supported by Washington. In addition to saving them from sure defeat at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army, the United States has begun to relocate numerous extremist Salafists loyal to the ISIS to the Eurasian country for more than a year. It is therefore not surprising that the increasing presence of ISIS in Afghanistan has led to clashes with the Taliban, engaging in a power struggle over money and drug-trade routes.
As the contrasting examples of Syria and Libya showed, alliances between countries is what make a genuine struggle against international terrorism effective. In Afghanistan the situation is complicated by the presence and interference of the United States. But after 18 years, the White House's excuse of being there to fight terrorism is wearing thin. Not coincidentally, Afghanistan is an observer member of the SCO, holding increasingly frequent talks with all the parties involved, specifically with China, Russia, India and Pakistan. The direction is decidedly towards an alliance that has as its ultimate objective the elimination of Daesh in the country and a political dialogue with the Taliban, even if this second objective is only currently a vague possibility.
Liam Perry
The United States is committing the same mistake in Afghanistan that it committed in Iraq following the war in 2003 and and in Libya following the killing of Gaddafi in 2011. These countries, which were not openly hostile to the United States (especially Saddam Hussein, who was strongly anti-Iranian), today find themselves in chaos (Libya), with Washington and Italy playing a weak hand in supporting the Fayez al-Sarraj government while that of General Haftar controls more than half of the country with Russian and French support. In Iraq, the government is openly pro-Shia, maintaining privileged, direct relations with Iran and allowing Russia to use its airspace to target US-backed terrorists.
Washington, using tactics of destruction and chaos, has forced several countries to seek protection from the likes of Russia and Iran. Afghanistan is moving in the same direction, even though the country currently has tens of thousands of foreign troops who will eventually have to end their war mission under the the NATO banner, finally freeing the region from the negative influence of Washington and her allies.
Washington's recent choices certainly do not help advance American interests in the region. Trump has blocked some funding for the Pakistani armed forces as well as several joint training courses between the Pakistani and American intelligence services. Washington is also blocking 300 million dollars of aid on the basis of Islamabad not acting sufficiently to combat militants.
Russia in the north, China in the east and Iran in the South are ready to integrate the strategic triangle between their borders (the Caspian Sea, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India), into the Eurasian plan of development and progress. Despite Washington's attempts at sabotage, whether economically or militarily, covertly or overtly, the path towards a new Eurasian century seems linked to events like the treaty on the Caspian Sea, the ending of the war in Syria, and the deterioration of security conditions in Afghanistan. These are all events that mark the end of American hegemony in the region.
Piece by piece, China, Russia and Iran are snatching historic allies such as Turkey and Pakistan away from Washington, with the ultimate goal of pushing American influence out of the region. Without these key allies, Washington’s capacity to destabilize the region is reduced considerably. The agreement on the Caspian Sea, like the SCO in Central Asia, therefore serves the purpose of preventing external interference, especially by the United States.
In the name of effectively fighting terrorism and stabilizing key countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria, China and Russia are advancing the project of Eurasian integration for the benefit of the whole region and beyond. Washington will have little capacity to throw a spanner in the works and attempt to sabotage the whole project as it finds itself progressively pushed out of the region.
Finally good journalism but the Zig Forums retards won't read it.
Mason Martinez
From what I see it has developed because the united States is retarded and has sabotaged itself repetedly for no fucking reason.
Andrew Walker
israel Dumbass fucking goy.
Zachary Rodriguez
Other then Irawi every other country destroyed was justfor some retarded shit
Noah Martinez
Well this is not shocking. Obama was snubbed by almost all of Asia, along with long time allies, and Trump is just continuing the same bullshit, so this isn't shocking. Also these guys are part of the BRIC, so of course they are going to support and make alliances that benefit them and not Washington.
Liam Edwards
No one cares about the shithole known as "Russia" and no one wants to read their amateurish propaganda either.
Jason Watson
So, war in Afghanistan and Iraq, two places on either side of iran. if you look at us foreign policy as doing good things of Israel suddenly everything makes sense.
Jose Price
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Blake Kelly
THIS.
Samuel Long
definitely archiving this thread fuck the burgers, mind your own business cunts
Andrew Bennett
I'm a burger and I would love for our government to mind its own beeswax for a change! But they call that "Russian meddling" when you dare say it in the States. Why? Because mafia governments don't know how to mind their own beeswax and leave people alone. All they know how to do is bully people and slander and mock and ridicule their perceived enemies.
Juan Lee
Welp. We tried to save you Yuropoors but you guys never fucking listen
Jeremiah Morris
It was the US govt that was pushing globalism for decades!
True. But the citizens have little to do with the massive globalist influence of Europe, however out government has. Hopefully those powers are failing. Who knows?
Isaiah Flores
Agreed
That's why you make friends with other mafias. Mutual self-interest has an uncanny ability to save your ass if need be.
Ayden Johnson
zerohedge = kremlin funded garbage propaganda
Leo Edwards
you're trying too hard to fit in, ivan
Josiah Allen
nobody cares /shrillcen/
I didn't even read that wall of text
Your textual diarrhea is your ddownfall
You're worse than the relentless shit news spamming of /newspus/
Your /realnews/ board is a lonely paranoid's grasp at relevancy.
Nobody reads your posts
Go back to your cabin in the woods and brood
Joshua Cruz
Nobody cares what you have to say dickweed.
Bumping real news.
Colton Martin
/realnews/ was more of an archive board but I replaced that with a better one over the last two years while on Endchan. All the folks love me there too, its the most popular board.
Asher Kelly
I should rename all my alternative news boards' slogans to "Because its just so fucking popular to tell the truth in a world full of lies!" kek
The Chaos is created by the Masons, The Fake "Jews" once everything is really bad they're going to come out in black gear and they expect people will just fall to them. They are not the US Government they are every Government and politicians and your Famous Celebrities.
Blake Bell
wait you mean Trump is a retard that will do what ever Bibi says NO FUCKING SHIT=
Andrew Butler
It's honestly hilarious how ignorant you'd have to be to believe this. Yeah, Ivan, tell us more about how the west is Satan incarnate and how Russia and China don't make any of these moves out of self-interest. Nothing to do with economic benefits, and Russia has certainly NEVER fermented unrest in the middle east… Like during the Afghan war. Poor, moral knight Poutine of the Eastern Orthodox crusade. He's totally not controlled by the same jews; totally not impoverishing his own people and shunting their capital offshore so he can enjoy his status as one of the world's richest men. I'm sure he's completely beholden to the moral standards that are just OH SO MISSING from the rest of the world outside of the Russian utopia. :^)
What a joke; news boards on 8ch are just slav/chink drones talking to themselves and boosting stupid shit to the front page whenever someone tells them to fuck off. Even the dumbest kvass-swilling gopnik knows Putin is a parasite. Even the rice-farmers with 90-degree backs and a two-yuan education know Xi is black-bagging mudslimes and Chinese alike. So what does that make you?
user, we should have never ever gotten involved in the Middle East. We should have minded our own business and fixed our own problems over here….. but, because we did not, because we kissed ZOG's ass and went into trillions of dollars into debt… now we see all the blowback happening. This is what the moral lesson of the story is. WE FUCKED UP. Admit it, China and Russia are more powerful because of out blunders than ever before. Like 'em or hate 'em it doesn't matter.
Tyler Powell
Even being an Ivan disingenuously makes you a faggot, user.
David Parker
Its news like this that gets people talking about REAL issues bro. Remember that!
Adam Foster
You can call me a Russian all you want, you are lying and you know it. It doesn't change any facts. It doesn't change a single thing in the real world and you know it. So keep on with your paranoid delusions but your denial has no basis to the real world economics or geo-political re-alignments.
Lucas Hughes
Are you okay?
Dominic Campbell
You've got that ass backwards. China and Russia are economic basket cases, while Trump is making America Great Again. The economy is booming, the military and police are getting better treatment for its veterans and unemployment for all races is the lowest in U.S. history. The wall is being built, spics are being deported, NATO leeches (i.e. Europe) are paying their fair share, Trump's justice department is going after big pharma over the opioid epidemic, he's attacking the (((media))) every day and libshits are having panic attacks on a daily basis. America is just fine, while Russia, Iran and China remain shitholes to point and laugh at.
Christopher Reyes
Trump has done a few things I agree with. As far as our economy its a fucking joke dude. We are 21 TRILLION $$$ IN DEBT. Don't you notice the inflation every year when you buy groceries? I sure do. Yes, Trump may be postponing some of the worst, he might be doing some constructive things…. but he's only one person and there is a whole world out there that hates our guts… and their in de-dollarization mode right now liquidating our Treasury Bonds and setting up alternative trades OUTSIDE the US reserve currency status. This is only the beginning to our future problems we face. I voted for Trump btw, so I get your concerns. But check the facts, there are some real damn concerns.
Joseph Peterson
Fuck dude, got any more scripts to pretend to read us?
All this info is widely available and known to many at this point. It shouldn't come to any surprise if you pay attention.
Dylan Hughes
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Isaiah Martinez
What the US needs to do is get the hell out of the Middle East shitholes and immediately put our armed troops across US borders for national security reasons. We need massive crackdowns on corruption and incompetence too. We need to start re-industrializing America and giving businesses and entrepreneurs incentives to come here and hire Americans, and utilize some resources. We need another industrial revolution is what we need, and we must have secure borders and get out of ALL these foreign interventions!
Juan Sanchez
Making America Great Again does not meaning sucking Israel's dick and acting like their war pawns and enriching the MIC at our expense. What MAGA means is to bring back prosperity to the people, to bring back freedom, to secure our borders, to re-industrialize! At least thats what I thought it stood for when I voted.
Thomas Davis
You're 5th grade education is showing. Debt is a necessary and vital part of the economic life of any nation. The U.S. debt is greatest because the U.S. has the most powerful economy. The U.S. would not be a superpower without financing many things through debt structuring. And besides, even if the U.S. defaulted on all of its debts, what the fuck is anybody going to do about it? The U.S. military can wipe any country off the map, even without resorting to nukes. No one believes in your muh trillions in debt boogeyman. Try a better psyop tactic, Ivan. thestreet.com/story/13534437/1/7-reasons-we-don-t-need-to-pay-off-the-national-debt.html
Landon Cruz
This isn't a zero-sum game, no matter how desperately the shills would like to paint it as one.
Jason Bell
The best way to collapse a fiat currency (which we have right now) is to endlessly go into more and more debt without ever paying it back. Sure number one way to advertise to the whole freaking world "oh shit, these guys can't be trusted with trade anymore because they're devaluing their currency, lets ditch their currency from future trade." Thats in the process of happening. Only time will tell when we experience hyperinflation but you cannot rely solely on endless debt forever - unlike socialists and communists often claim.
Okay Ivan; and how is immediately following that by becoming an isolationist country without trade ties to the entire world, or our currently military interests, going to improve that situation?
I mean, other than for Putin.
Jackson Rivera
I'm going to ignore the pointless insults and just stick with the issue. The USD is going to collapse at some point, all fiat currencies do inevitably. Check history its all documented. What we need to do is re-industrialize and prepare for this collapse. By re-industrializing and bringing our troops home to secure the borders we will be in a MUCH safer situation. If we have enough industry, we can allow the USD to collapse, create a new currency and back it by commodities we have of value; be it gold, silver or oil. In order to do something like this you MUST have the reserves in place. What does that mean? It means you better be able to stock those reserves well which requires domestic industry!
Aiden Torres
None of that fucking garbage means anything. You're not a prophet; you're at best an idiot blackhat, at worst a disingenuous moron that thinks he's fooling anyone with empty doomsaying and vagaries.
Note so far from what I know we do have a lot of oil reserves but not enough to back another currency if need be, if we did that today the new currency would be devalued near an emerging market currency. The ideal commodity is gold but I doubt we have the gold reserves considering Rubin & Clinton selling mass quantities of our reserves off in the 90s to China. And the problem with silver is the price is being slammed with fraudulent ETFs flooding the markets, thus killing off all profits of silver miners thus causing bankruptcies and shortages.
Christian Jackson
You are economically illiterate if you claim our fiat currency is exempt from the same consequences and mistakes other central banks have created during other currency crashes. The US dollar - like any other fiat currency - is a paper tiger.
Easton Hernandez
So what you've saying is that you've got no real solutions and a bunch of "listen-and-believe" bullshit you pulled from a naturalnews article… And you want us to take your suggestions about restructuring an entire country seriously?
Blake Harris
I'm still waiting to hear what YOUR solution is, then; other than using a genie to conjure up a magical neo-industrial revolution which will somehow justify the ridiculous retreat from the world stage you're suggesting America make?
Sebastian Gonzalez
Nope. Never pulled this from a naturalnews article you liar. You like lying? Does it make you feel smart to lie like that?
Thomas Myers
Well I don't know about all that, but I sure like calling you a faggot.
You can't have a full retreat all at once. In needs to be done in steps. The first major thing we need to think about is primary physical vulnerabilities. National security stuff. Thats our open borders (where ANYONE can sneak across, not just poor Mexicans)… the second is we need LOTS of reserves! We need reserves to prepare for fiscal crisis which is inevitable. Later, if we have enough, we may be able to let the US dollar hyperinflate without major intervention… and we need to be ready to make moves to create another currency and back it by something of value, so it doesn't recess to the same problems as before. Lot of other things need to be addressed to, such as we need available jobs for citizens, and industry can help take care of that. The matter of corruption is a problem too, lots of arrogance and corruption that needs to be corrected from within.
Colton Sanchez
More buzzwords, hotbuttons and still absolutely nothing of relevant meaning. Alright Nostradamus, you have fun with that. Call us up when the third seal breaks and the seas spill over.
James Thomas
You are lucky I waste my time talking to you as you constantly talk shit about me. I have others that are much much more interesting I could talk to about these kinds of issues for hours. Be fortunate you get the advantage of hearing someone else's perspectives, even if they make you feel uncomfortable.
I'll just kindly recommend you watch something, I think this explains EVERYTHING:
You're suggesting radical changes to the established system, that puts the burden of proof squarely on your shoulders to justify it. So far, you've appealed to some vague sense of dread the average person has about the economy to justify absurd motions- yes, fiat currencies are "bad," but if what you're suggesting is inevitable truly is, then the entire world is going down with the US. The only actors your suggestions could benefit are outside it. "Reserves," what reserves? What other currency backed with what value? You've already established that the traditional factors are nonviable. "Let it collapse?" "Let it hyperinflate?" Remove those "bad" guys, those "corrupt" fellows, without considering that they're just as human as any other idiot you could put in the seat? Oh, and let's not forget the whole "abandoning all foreign assets to defend a border we share with two (technically) first-world allies;" why- because it's "open." Scary word.
Color me educated.
Jacob White
but that's not happening. the u.s. receives trillions per year in tax revenue and can easily make the interest payments on its debt. in favor of which currency? every other world currency is a joke compared to the u.s. dollar. and the reason for that has more to do with its military strength than its economic strength, both of which are still supreme in the world. at the end of the day, might makes right and the u.s. remains the world's only superpower. no one buys your alarmist bullshit
Daniel Collins
You were warned. Do as you wish.
Noah Reyes
after we pull out of this bear market in crypto within the next six to twelve months, bitcoin and its lightning network will become the de facto world currency replacing fiat for most consumer transaction. that won't mean the u.s. dollar will "collapse" either, you moron, it will just be used mostly for government to government transactions, foreign aid/influence, and as a peg for various economic, investment and market valuations.
Evan Murphy
So you do admit their getting ready for a one world currency then? Thats not conspiracy anymore?
ITT Clif High / Bix Weir gold and silver shillbots
Grayson Thompson
So are you guys saying bitcoin has been planned to be the global reserve currency since 1988?
Daniel Reed
the difference is bitcoin is totally decentralized and if you weren't a complete gold/silver shill both of which are going down the shitter you'd already know that. i'm not going to spoon feed your paranoia about one world currencies. if anything, there are too many fucking cryptos already, bitcoin will be the only survivor because market forces will prove it's the only one worth trusting in. no one forces anyone to buy it, anymore than you are forced to hold u.s. dollars vs going to a bank and converting your money to venezeulan bolivars. why don't you do that, since you are convince the u.s. dollar is about to collapse? no one forces you to hold any, even if you are paid in u.s. dollars, you can convert it to something else. but you won't
Jack Hill
You can't seem to grasp the concept that, if need be, the U.S. government could cheerfully give the entire world a big, toothy smile and two raised middle fingers and there's not anything anyone could do about it. America's "debt" is nothing more than an IOU given in good faith. If it turns to bad faith, the entire world would need to eat the loss, not America. He who has the biggest guns creates the rules (and breaks them when they see fit). If you default on your mortgage or car loan, you lose your shit because people with lawyers backed by bigger guns can force its will upon you. There is no one strong enough to force the U.S. to do anything. The U.S. dollar isn't going to collapse and neither is the government. The entire world is America's bitch and it will remain so at least for the remainder of your life. Calm down. Trade your gold for bitcoin. Stop stockpiling your bottled water and cans of soup and try to enjoy life. It's all going to be ok. Take your meds.
