Russia is greater danger than ISIS in Europe: George Soros, huge supporter of democracy

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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/11/putin-threat-europe-islamic-state

He survived the Holocaust & now warns Europe about Putin.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/11/putin-threat-europe-islamic-state

The leaders of the US and the EU are making a grievous error in thinking that president Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a potential ally in the fight against Islamic State. The evidence contradicts them. Putin’s aim is to foster the EU’s disintegration, and the best way to do so is to flood Europe with Syrian refugees.

Russian planes have been bombing the civilian population in southern Syria forcing them to flee to Jordan and Lebanon. There are now 20,000 Syrian refugees camped out in the desert awaiting admission to Jordan. A smaller number are waiting to enter Lebanon. Both groups are growing.

Russia has also launched a large-scale air attack against civilians in northern Syria. This was followed by a ground assault by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s army against Aleppo, a city that used to have 2 million inhabitants. The barrel bombs caused 70,000 civilians to flee to Turkey; the ground offensive could uproot many more.

The families on the move may not stop in Turkey. German chancellor Angela Merkel flew to Ankara this week to make last-minute arrangements with the Turkish government to induce the refugees already in Turkey to prolong their stay there. She offered to airlift 200,000-300,000 Syrian refugees annually directly to Europe on the condition that Turkey will prevent them from going to Greece and will accept them back if they do so.
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When a state or association of states is in mortal danger, it is better for its leaders to confront harsh reality than to ignore it. The race for survival pits the EU against Putin’s Russia. Isis poses a threat to both, but it should not be overestimated. Attacks mounted by jihadi terrorists, however terrifying, do not compare with the threat emanating from Russia.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/11/putin-threat-europe-islamic-state

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1. When Soros used his hedge fund to try to break the the Pound, he predicted the UK would collapse.

That was '92. Great Britain is still there, and so, amazingly, is the Pound. George Soros also Bet $1.3 Billion the US Stock exchanges would collapse last year. A drop, but no such crash.

I wouldn't follow his bets about Russia and the EU going down the drain. More powerful men than he have tried.

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2. More refugees in Syria (bombing of Aleppo) and coming to Europe strengthens the European right,

which supports Russia and hates the EU, and weakens liberals in Europe. Putin is no dummy.

ISIS hates the European far-right - which returns the sentiment - and has made public threats to attack it. Russia and the European far-right get on just fine, thank you very much.