{"id":5490,"date":"2013-09-14T19:24:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T19:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgethomasclark.com\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2014-03-11T03:22:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T03:22:30","slug":"putin-on-syrian-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgethomasclark.com\/putin-on-syrian-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin on Syrian Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s be honest. I\u2019m shrewdest politician in world. I maneuver into many terms as president, deftly gag dissenters, jail Pussy Riot female rockers who belittle Christ, and now I write columns for New York Times. If life weren\u2019t so good in Russia I\u2019d move to Big Apple and comment full-time. I have special insight into America and worry about compulsion to proclaim itself exceptional and different from rest of us. That\u2019s very dangerous.<\/p>\n

\tGod created us equal, and He expects everyone to obey international law stating force is legal only in self defense or when Security Council approves. America would be criminal aggressor if it attacked alleged chemical weapons sites in Syria. Furthermore, as ally and benefactor of President Bashar al-Assad, I guarantee Syrian army did not use poison gas. Terroristic opponents crossed red line.<\/p>\n

\tAmerica must cease commonplace invasions of foreign nations. Many enemies are created. For what purpose? Afghanistan is tribal disaster. So is Libya. And Iraq is bloody civil war. Syria\u2019s worse and disaster will deepen if America attacks. I certify this is not necessary. President Assad trusts me and is prepared, as I insist, to place chemical arsenal under international control prior to destruction whereupon I\u2019ll win Nobel Peace Prize warmonger Obama never deserved. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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