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Putin Says US Has 'Mush For Brains': Amid Airstrikes In Syria, Russian
President's Fears Over Proxy War Increase

   By Lydia Tomkiw @lydiatomkiw On 10/13/15 AT 10:56 AM
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   Putin President Vladimir Putin speaks during the seventh annual VTB
   Capital "Russia Calling!" Investment Forum in Moscow, Tuesday, Oct. 13,
   2015. Putin criticized the lack of cooperation with the U.S. over
   Syria. Photo: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

   Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t one to hold back. Speaking
   Tuesday about the lack of cooperation and intelligence-sharing in
   Syria, Putin said some governments have “mush for brains,” apparently
   referring to the U.S., AFP reported.

   "I think some of our partners simply have mush for brains. They do not
   have a clear understanding of what really happens in the country and
   what goals they are seeking to achieve," Putin said while speaking at
   an investment forum in Moscow.

   Russia began airstrikes in Syria at the end of September, and
   Washington as well as European countries have been quick to criticize
   the Kremlin for strikes that were not hitting the Islamic State group,
   also known as ISIS, but were instead taking out opposition forces.
   Russian airstrikes have allowed ISIS to gain territory, the New York
   Times reported. Russia has long backed Syrian President Bashar Assad
   while the U.S. has called for his removal.

     #SYRIA According radio interception in #Hamah and #Homs, militants
     are suffering a severe lack of ammo for small arms and grenade
     launchers

     — Минобороны России (@mod_russia) October 13, 2015

   Putin said his government had asked the U.S. for a list of ISIS
   targets, but that the U.S. had declined to share information with
   Moscow.

   "Then we thought again and asked another question: Then tell us where
   we should not strike. No answer too," he said. "That is not a joke. I
   did not make this up."

   Putin questioned if it was even possible for the U.S. and Russia to
   work together, raising fears that the situation in Syria could turn
   into a Cold War-style proxy conflict between Moscow and Washington. The
   U.S. dropped 50 tons of ammunition to rebels Sunday.

   The civil war in Syria has taken the lives of more than 200,000 people
   since 2011 and led to the displacement of millions. In a “60 Minutes”
   interview that aired Sunday, President Barack Obama acknowledged the
   failure of a U.S. program to train opposition forces, but said the U.S.
   would not change its approach in Syria.

   “What we are not going to do is to try to reinsert ourselves in a
   military campaign inside of Syria,” Obama said.
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