Washington Free Beacon reporter Bill McMorris joined the weekly online show Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Friends Thursday night for a discussion about the terror attacks in France, Syrian Refugees, and the 2016 election.
The show, hosted by RedState’s Leon Wolf, is described as follows:
A roundtable, cable-news style discussion of current events, politics, and popular culture from a conservative perspective. Hosted by Leon Wolf, and featuring his regular cohosts , F. Bill McMorris of the Washington Free Beacon, Neal Dewing of The Federalist, and Jeff Blehar of the Ace of Spade HQ Decision Desk, the ATF guys bring a little class and even less knowledge to the darkest corners of the Internet.
Among the topics of discussion was the possibility of Russian-U.S. cooperation in the fight against ISIS after the Paris attacks.
"Gosh, I just have this image in my head of Vlad Putin riding a horse, and - shirtless, of course – and John Kerry on the back of the horse, like a motorcycle, with just his arms wrapped around him, just riding into Syria, you know," McMorris said. "Big scepter in Putin’s hand, and a kite in John Kerry’s, just floating behind him."
"That’s the way I’m pretty sure Vlad Putin sees this working out as well," he said.
IBI writes:
For Putin, the Paris attacks generated another opportunity to reinforce his central justification for continuing to support Assad in Syria: His rule is the alternative to a Syria dominated by ISIS. Following the killing in Paris, Putin on Saturday released a statement expressing his condolences to French President François Hollande while also underscoring the need for a united fight against terrorism. "This tragedy is additional proof of the barbaric nature of terrorism that is posing a challenge to human civilization," the statement said. "It is obvious that to counter this evil effectively the entire international community needs to truly join efforts."
Russia began unleashing airstrikes in Syria in late September. While the Kremlin has said these strikes would focus on ISIS, Western leaders have asserted that Russia has instead targeted moderate opposition groups that pose the most threat to Assad -- some of them backed by the Obama administration. Those airstrikes have "killed the atmosphere even more for U.S. and Russia cooperation," said Paul Schwartz, a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies Russia and Eurasia Program in Washington.