“U.S. sidelined as Putin calls the shots on Syria cease-fire” December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 by goodolewoody, posted in Barack Obama, BASHAR al-ASSAD, Politics, Russia, Syria, VLADIMIR PUTIN, WAR, WAR CRIMES POLITICS Obama aides say what’s important is that the violence stops. But the president’s critics say his hesitation to use force has led others to fill a power vacuum in the Middle East. Share this:Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...