appear weak strong strong weak sun tzu art war21st century wire ask behind russia decision drawdown military support syria make deal putin make strategic deal geneva iii talk photo link theaustralian week russia scale back military campaign isis target syria systematically direct months successful airstrikes terror group within embattle nation.russia partial departure tenuous cease-fire syria symbolic one haunt ides march historical significance also mark five-year anniversary syria so-called arab spring campaign topple syrian leadership first begin tell legitimate grass-roots uprise sweep across north africa middle east mainstream media gleefully exult praise organic movement change widely hail arab spring spring sell public large protest movement prove well orchestrate socially engineer political uprise use gain foothold syria open door western intervention.back february 21wire report isis jihadists fact flee syria follow destruction operational base within country colonel steve warren us-led coalition say terror group leadership shift base operations syria iraq libya face immense bombardment believe failure due several factor first foremost believe presence devastate coalition air power whitehouse add isis also seek send jihadist recruit libya instead syria iraq us leadership mention devastate coalition air power lead syria good fortune fail directly discuss russia large role silence isis know militant fight group still refer washington moderate rebel air campaign own.to anyone pay attention battleground syria message clear washington fully acknowledge eventual eradication many isis fighters lead us policy makers rethink regime change strategy.recently 21wire discuss cynical lens view cease-fire deal syria note peace agreement could well turn political ploy craft pentagon war makers look re-arm militants region late diplomatic development certainly appear positive surface week declare syrian ceasefire three-way agreement washington russia syrian government begrudgingly west regional stakeholders look increasingly like may late attempt buy time washington turkey saudi arabia re-arm replenish various militant fight group currently lay waste syria continue see west failure follow loss proxy militants broke deal perhaps political play moment washington-led axis gradually lose proxy-control number key terrorist strongholds northern syria namely aleppo thus unable dictate crucial facts grind require dictate international media political narratives unable craft package narratives west dubious coalition completely unable sell escalation military violence syria propaganda perspective late military move russia prompt policy makers western think-tanks characterize strategic decision sign rift putin assad see sputnik news article time military drawdown everything upcoming peace talk negotiations geneva.more sputnik art war syria struggle appear move battlefield boardroom photo illustration shawn helton 21wire andrew korybkosputnik newsthe western mideast mainstream media frenziedly spin russia plan drawdown syria military defeat betrayal key ally exactly betray president putin announce russia begin draw military force syria 15 march popularly know ides march infamous day emperor julius caesar stab death allies.while may choose innocently enough date rich symbolism quite fit describe change dynamics presently play mideast.on peculiar day year things typically may initially seem popularly portray defeat betrayal anything ones premature celebrate ironically force concern most.nearly two millennia ides march fatefully enshrine history long roman emperor betray ally turkish saudi ones backstabbed us.the drawdownpresidents putin assad coordinate decision decrease russian troop presence syria agree anti-terrorist operation complete state aim combat terrorism restoration security stability many regions syria .in particular russian defense minister sergei shoigu proclaim country carry 9,000 flight contribute syrian troop liberate 400 towns 10,000 square kilometres territory reader encourage consult saker late article interest detail analysis everything russia accomplish thus far present piece move describe intent behind drawdown contingency measure place defend syria large-scale aggression it.from battlefield boardroom russia announcement time coincide resumption geneva iii talk clearly carry symbolic message moscow double diplomatic commitment resolve war syria.a de-jure partition absolutely table prohibit unsc res 2254 creep fear among many de-facto one could occur federalization ever implemented.it perhaps reason syrian government people currently favor approach curious readers wonder exactly could bad federalization author welcome read early publish research topic available russia national institute research global security.after five half months operation russia anti-terrorist air operation succeed herculean task bring war syria final logical phase protract negotiation process recommenced.the conflict thus shift battlefield boardroom lamentable event foreign actors influence political surrogates sabotage ongoing talk reinitiate large-scale hostilities russia back-up measure sleeve make sure syria leave unsecured.more sputnik news read syrian news 21st century wire 21st century wire syria file art war behind russia ides march military drawdown syria