Putin Declares Syria A “No Fly Zone”…While Obama Is Laser Focused On Gun ControlDoes anyone remember Vladimir Putin pushing George W. Bush around? After years of debating a U.S.-led no-fly zone inside Syria to protect rebels and civilians, Vladimir Putin has established his own no-fly zone in a matter of days   to protect his new base there.In the U.S. there is an increasing bipartisan call for the U.S. to move toward some form of a no-fly zone or humanitarian buffer zone in Syria. Hillary Clinton said Thursday that if she were in office, she would be advocating for a no-fly zone to protect civilians and stem the flow of refugees. Putin made it look easy.NATO s supreme allied commander for Europe, General Philip Breedlove, was the first top Western official to publicly state that Russia s new military infrastructure inside Syria, which includes anti-aircraft defense systems, was a de facto no-fly zone. He warned on Tuesday that Russia had created a new anti-access/area-denial bubble in Syria where U.S. planes could no longer travel.He said the  very sophisticated air defense capabilities  were not aimed at the Islamic State.  They re about something else,  he said.On Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed the extent of the new Russian no-fly zone in Syria when it announced that the U.S. and Russia had begun discussions on how to  deconflict  their air operations there, led by the acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Elissa Slotkin. Slotkin told her Russian interlocutors that the U.S. is concerned Russia strikes don t seem to be targeting the Islamic State, but rather some other opposition groups, including those supported by the United States.But the U.S. government won t commit to using American air power to defend the rebels, the Pentagon s press secretary, Peter Cook, told reporters Thursday. He did not confirm that Russia was attacking the U.S.-backed rebels. I m not going to get into hypothetical situations,  he said.  We have made clear the importance of the moderate Syrian opposition, in terms of Syria s political future, and that anything done to harm that moderate Syrian opposition is counterproductive to the end result that we believe is necessary, and that is a political transition in Syria. On Thursday the Obama administration was said to be weighing whether the U.S. would respond to Russian attacks on the rebels America has supported.Administration officials argue that the new deconfliction talks with Russia are prudent for safety reasons and do not amount to a de facto legitimization of Putin s new role in the Syrian civil war. But at the same time, there is an effort to reengage Russia on the diplomatic track.Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have had three meetings this week on renewing discussions for a political solution in Syria. Those discussions would not seek to oust Russia s new military presence there, which the Obama administration is now accepting as a fait accompli.Behind the scenes, Obama administration officials have been telling the Russians and the Iranians for over a year that the U.S. would not object to an expanded security role for them inside Syria, multiple officials told me. The U.S. was willing to accept that in exchange for Russian and Iranian helping to move Assad out of power. The idea was that Assad would step aside and the Russians and Iranians would play a greater role, and the U.S. would say that s inside the framework of the Geneva communiqu ,  said Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  But they grabbed what we were offering and didn t give us what we wanted, and then we were surprised. Since the Russian buildup began last month, the U.S. has been signaling that it is ready to accept Russian and Iranian security control inside Syria without any promise by them to push Assad out any time soon. Kerry has said publicly the U.S. is flexible as to the timing of Assad s departure. Other voices close to the White House have gone even further. The current policy of the United States and its partners, to increase pressure on Assad so that he  comes to the table  and negotiates his own departure   must be rethought,  Philip Gordon, the former White House coordinator for the Middle East, wrote this week.  It is fanciful to imagine limited airstrikes, arms to the opposition, or the establishment of a no-fly-zone would lead Assad to behave differently from Saddam, Milosevic or Gaddafi. The proposed American no-fly zone was meant chiefly to protect civilians. Putin s new no-fly zone does the opposite. It protects the Assad regime, as it attacks civilians. The more Obama allows the Russian military to become entrenched in Syria, the more he shows he no longer wants to push out Assad as soon as possible.Via: Bloomberg NewsGovernment News
putin declares syria a no fly zone obama is laser focused on gun controldoes anyone remember vladimir putin pushing george bush around after years debating zone inside syria protect rebels civilians vladimir putin established zone matter days protect new base increasing bipartisan call move toward form zone humanitarian buffer zone syria hillary clinton said thursday office would advocating zone protect civilians stem flow refugees putin made look supreme allied commander europe general philip breedlove first top western official publicly state russia new military infrastructure inside syria includes defense systems de facto zone he warned tuesday russia created new bubble syria planes could longer said sophisticated air defense capabilities aimed islamic state they something else thursday pentagon confirmed extent new russian zone syria announced russia begun discussions conflict air operations led acting assistant secretary defense international security affairs melissa slogin slogin told russian interlocutors concerned russia strikes seem targeting islamic state rather opposition groups including supported united government commit using american air power defend rebels pentagon press secretary peter cook told reporters thursday he confirm russia attacking rebels i going get hypothetical situations said we made clear importance moderate syrian opposition terms syria political future anything done harm moderate syrian opposition counterproductive end result believe necessary political transition syria on thursday obama administration said weighing whether would respond russian attacks rebels america officials argue new deconfliction talks russia prudent safety reasons amount de facto legitimization putin new role syrian civil war but time effort engage russia diplomatic state john kerry russian foreign minister series lvaro three meetings week renewing discussions political solution syria those discussions would seek oust russia new military presence obama administration accepting fait scenes obama administration officials telling russian iranian year would object expanded security role inside syria multiple officials told the willing accept exchange russian iranian helping move assad power the idea assad would step aside russian iranian would play greater role would say inside framework geneva communique said andrew table senior fellow washington institute near east policy but grabbed offering give us wanted surprised since russian buildup began last month signaling ready accept russian iranian security control inside syria without promise push assad time soon kerry said publicly flexible timing assad departure other voices close white house gone even the current policy united states partners increase pressure assad comes table negotiate departure must thought philip gordon former white house coordinator middle east wrote week it fanciful imagine limited airstrikes arms opposition establishment would lead assad behave differently adam milosevic gaddafi the proposed american zone meant chiefly protect civilians putin new zone opposite it protects assad regime attacks civilians the obama allows russian military become entrenched syria shows longer wants push assad soon bloomberg newsgovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Putin Declares Syria A “No Fly Zone”…While Obama Is Laser Focused On Gun ControlDoes anyone remember Vladimir Putin pushing George W. Bush around? After years of debating a U.S.-led no-fly zone inside Syria to protect rebels and civilians, Vladimir Putin has established his own no-fly zone in a matter of days   to protect his new base there.In the U.S. there is an increasing bipartisan call for the U.S. to move toward some form of a no-fly zone or humanitarian buffer zone in Syria. Hillary Clinton said Thursday that if she were in office, she would be advocating for a no-fly zone to protect civilians and stem the flow of refugees. Putin made it look easy.NATO s supreme allied commander for Europe, General Philip Breedlove, was the first top Western official to publicly state that Russia s new military infrastructure inside Syria, which includes anti-aircraft defense systems, was a de facto no-fly zone. He warned on Tuesday that Russia had created a new anti-access/area-denial bubble in Syria where U.S. planes could no longer travel.He said the  very sophisticated air defense capabilities  were not aimed at the Islamic State.  They re about something else,  he said.On Thursday, the Pentagon confirmed the extent of the new Russian no-fly zone in Syria when it announced that the U.S. and Russia had begun discussions on how to  deconflict  their air operations there, led by the acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Elissa Slotkin. Slotkin told her Russian interlocutors that the U.S. is concerned Russia strikes don t seem to be targeting the Islamic State, but rather some other opposition groups, including those supported by the United States.But the U.S. government won t commit to using American air power to defend the rebels, the Pentagon s press secretary, Peter Cook, told reporters Thursday. He did not confirm that Russia was attacking the U.S.-backed rebels. I m not going to get into hypothetical situations,  he said.  We have made clear the importance of the moderate Syrian opposition, in terms of Syria s political future, and that anything done to harm that moderate Syrian opposition is counterproductive to the end result that we believe is necessary, and that is a political transition in Syria. On Thursday the Obama administration was said to be weighing whether the U.S. would respond to Russian attacks on the rebels America has supported.Administration officials argue that the new deconfliction talks with Russia are prudent for safety reasons and do not amount to a de facto legitimization of Putin s new role in the Syrian civil war. But at the same time, there is an effort to reengage Russia on the diplomatic track.Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have had three meetings this week on renewing discussions for a political solution in Syria. Those discussions would not seek to oust Russia s new military presence there, which the Obama administration is now accepting as a fait accompli.Behind the scenes, Obama administration officials have been telling the Russians and the Iranians for over a year that the U.S. would not object to an expanded security role for them inside Syria, multiple officials told me. The U.S. was willing to accept that in exchange for Russian and Iranian helping to move Assad out of power. The idea was that Assad would step aside and the Russians and Iranians would play a greater role, and the U.S. would say that s inside the framework of the Geneva communiqu ,  said Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  But they grabbed what we were offering and didn t give us what we wanted, and then we were surprised. Since the Russian buildup began last month, the U.S. has been signaling that it is ready to accept Russian and Iranian security control inside Syria without any promise by them to push Assad out any time soon. Kerry has said publicly the U.S. is flexible as to the timing of Assad s departure. Other voices close to the White House have gone even further. The current policy of the United States and its partners, to increase pressure on Assad so that he  comes to the table  and negotiates his own departure   must be rethought,  Philip Gordon, the former White House coordinator for the Middle East, wrote this week.  It is fanciful to imagine limited airstrikes, arms to the opposition, or the establishment of a no-fly-zone would lead Assad to behave differently from Saddam, Milosevic or Gaddafi. The proposed American no-fly zone was meant chiefly to protect civilians. Putin s new no-fly zone does the opposite. It protects the Assad regime, as it attacks civilians. The more Obama allows the Russian military to become entrenched in Syria, the more he shows he no longer wants to push out Assad as soon as possible.Via: Bloomberg NewsGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: putin declares syria a no fly zone obama is laser focused on gun controldoes anyone remember vladimir putin pushing george bush around after years debating zone inside syria protect rebels civilians vladimir putin established zone matter days protect new base increasing bipartisan call move toward form zone humanitarian buffer zone syria hillary clinton said thursday office would advocating zone protect civilians stem flow refugees putin made look supreme allied commander europe general philip breedlove first top western official publicly state russia new military infrastructure inside syria includes defense systems de facto zone he warned tuesday russia created new bubble syria planes could longer said sophisticated air defense capabilities aimed islamic state they something else thursday pentagon confirmed extent new russian zone syria announced russia begun discussions conflict air operations led acting assistant secretary defense international security affairs melissa slogin slogin told russian interlocutors concerned russia strikes seem targeting islamic state rather opposition groups including supported united government commit using american air power defend rebels pentagon press secretary peter cook told reporters thursday he confirm russia attacking rebels i going get hypothetical situations said we made clear importance moderate syrian opposition terms syria political future anything done harm moderate syrian opposition counterproductive end result believe necessary political transition syria on thursday obama administration said weighing whether would respond russian attacks rebels america officials argue new deconfliction talks russia prudent safety reasons amount de facto legitimization putin new role syrian civil war but time effort engage russia diplomatic state john kerry russian foreign minister series lvaro three meetings week renewing discussions political solution syria those discussions would seek oust russia new military presence obama administration accepting fait scenes obama administration officials telling russian iranian year would object expanded security role inside syria multiple officials told the willing accept exchange russian iranian helping move assad power the idea assad would step aside russian iranian would play greater role would say inside framework geneva communique said andrew table senior fellow washington institute near east policy but grabbed offering give us wanted surprised since russian buildup began last month signaling ready accept russian iranian security control inside syria without promise push assad time soon kerry said publicly flexible timing assad departure other voices close white house gone even the current policy united states partners increase pressure assad comes table negotiate departure must thought philip gordon former white house coordinator middle east wrote week it fanciful imagine limited airstrikes arms opposition establishment would lead assad behave differently adam milosevic gaddafi the proposed american zone meant chiefly protect civilians putin new zone opposite it protects assad regime attacks civilians the obama allows russian military become entrenched syria shows longer wants push assad soon bloomberg newsgovernment news