[Sacajaweau]

They’ve been allies for over 50 years....and they’re there to fight ISIS....you know....the guys we armed and were killing the Christians.

[P-Marlowe]

Unlike the United States, Russia will protect the Christians.

[corlorde]

It’s a move to let the Obama administration know, Bashar al-Assad isn’t going to be thrown out or replaced.

[oldbrowser]

How is it that soldiers crouching behind cement barriers are engaged in an active firefight while the cameraman appears to be walking around taking videos?

[Jack Hydrazine]

War Drums Beating: Bulgaria Blocks Russian Access To Its Airspace For Syria Flights
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-08/war-drums-beating-bulgaria-blocks-russian-access-its-airspace-syria-flights

In Major Escalation, Washington Demands Greece Blocks Its Airspace For Russian Flights To Syria
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-07/major-escalation-washington-demands-greece-blocks-its-airspace-russian-flights-syria

[grania]

Hopefully, Russia can save Assad's regime, stop ISIS from having a corridor to the Med, and provide a safe haven for Christians and other minorities. I'd assume the Russians would know how to handle it if some with terrorist intentions try to infiltrate.

Without that, take out a map and be very afraid. ISIS would be running cruise ships full of infiltrators to southern Europe from ISISland (or whatever). Add that to the terrorists walking into Germany and Austria. Most of the EU will be encircled. .

[boycott]

Seems a lot of people want to cling to the old Cold War. A lot has changed since then. The views of most Americans on the middle east have changed a lot since 9-11-2001. It’s no longer just the USA vs Russia.

It’s no longer about commie vs. freedom aggression. We’re becoming commie without their help. We’ve got idiot voters achieving that without a shot ever being fired.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Does Mother RUSSIA still consider itself to be the protector of Middle Eastern Orthodox Christians?

[BeadCounter]

If the Russians fight ISIS, good! But I don’t really have my hopes up, I think this is more about a general stabilization of the Alawite homeland and others per a map of Syria, in other words, Eastern Syria near the Mediterranean Sea.

To use homemade “barrel” bombs as the Syrians have had to do shows they’ve in fact, have had to run pretty short of Soviet/Russian made military equipment. That is a desperate measure.

[Sequoyah101]

Interesting picture of the vehicle. One should never underestimate an adversary. However, look at the chocks on the wheels, just what they can find.

Doesn’t really matter though... this isn’t good.

[traumer]