I don’t think the conflict is escalating, I see it as the tide is turning.
“requires a managed transition away from Assad and to a new leader, and an inclusive government that recognizes there must be an end to this chaos so that the Syrian people can begin to..”
...allow the Saudi-Qatar Pipeline to Europe to be built.
There, finished it.
Did Putin’s move into Syria catch Obama flat-footed? It sure feels like it.
The lapdog media could ignore the beheadings, the systemic rape, the slaughter of tens of thousands, even the tossing of homosexuals off of rooftops, but they cannot, in good conscience sit back and watch Putin make Obama look like an effete feminized prison bitch.
The US policy is nonsense. Either Assad or jihadists are going to end up winning. The “Free Syrian Army” is a joke, and allied with Al Qaeda. Today the SecDef was spouting nonsense about the “contradiction” between fighting ISIS and AQ, but not Assad. It’s just absurd. Putin on the other hand knows exactly what he is doing. He is supporting a 50 year ally, and fighting the jihadists. His end game is Assae wins and restores order.
Instead of telling Putin how dumb his plan is, maybe our administration could work on cleaning up the mess we created in Libya, instead of replicating it in Syria.
That sinkhole will swallow Putin.
Russia failed in Afghanistan. Russia has not walked away with the Ukraine.
There have been many reports of Russian military aircraft crashing due to lack of funds for proper maintenance.
Syria will break Russia.