** America: The Indispensable Nation (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=fb48eb3f8b&e=5110f4b440) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Peter Lee on Mon, Sep 5, 2016 Hillary Clinton affirmed “American exceptionalism” in a speech to the American Legion in Cincinnati on August 31.If there’s one core belief that has guided and inspired me every step of the way, it is this. The United States is an exceptional nation…And part of what makes America an exceptional nation, is that we are also an indispensable nation.In fact, we are the indispensable nation. People all over the world look to us and follow our lead. Read more » (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=4ace2264f6&e=5110f4b440) The Kurds should be grateful, since America, the indispensable, exceptional nation, at least gave them some attention for a few months. Ingratefuls! : ** Feeling Betrayed by the US Syrian Kurds Vow to Fight to Death to Stop the Turkish Invasion (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=20ea357017&e=5110f4b440) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Patrick Cockburn on Mon, Sep 5, 2016 The Syrian Kurdish leadership vows to defend their de facto state in north east Syriato the end, but is fearful of a growing understanding between the Syrian and Turkish governments in opposition to Kurdish separatism at a time when US support for the Kurds is faltering.In an exclusive interview with The Independent, a senior Syrian Kurdish official says that the Kurds will fight to the death to stop Turkey “invading the region” and speaks of possible reconciliation between Damascus and Ankara on the Kurdish question. Read more » (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=6bf2bb0655&e=5110f4b440) Come on Russia, get with the program already - America is, the, exceptional, nation! : ** US-Russian Deal on Syria Fails Through (Again) Over Continued Support for Jihadis (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=5e18cbd13e&e=5110f4b440) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Moon of Alabama on Mon, Sep 5, 2016 Since the February ceasefire in Syria, which was broken by U.S. supported Jihadis, Russia tried to press the U.S. into fulfilling the UN Security Council resolution 2254. The resolution signs off on the ceasefire but demands that all nations continue to fight the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Read more » (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=0699b906ed&e=5110f4b440) America, being just, I dunno, so exceptional, we should except nothing else: ** When Putin Bailed Out Obama on Syria (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=3116aacf26&e=5110f4b440) ------------------------------------------------------------ by Ray McGovern on Mon, Sep 5, 2016 Three years ago, when a reluctant President Barack Obama was about to launch an attack on Syria, supposedly in retaliation for President Bashar al-Assad crossing a “red line” against using chemical weapons, Obama smelled a rat – or rather he sensed a mousetrap.Advised by some of his intelligence advisers that the evidence blaming the Syrian government for the lethal sarin attack was weak, Obama disappointed many of Washington’s neocons and liberal war hawks, including those in his own administration, by deferring action. He tossed the issue to Congress, thus guaranteeing a delay. Read more » (http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413cb3652f&id=acbedaa182&e=5110f4b440)