[gr8eman]

I think it’s time for “an enemy of my enemy is a friend” time. Russians are known for exploiting this phenomenon. I suspect Putin will back the Kurds. Don’t be shocked if the Russians move weapons to Syrian Kurdish territory or put AA SAs over there.

[Zhang Fei]

I suspect Putin will back the Kurds. Don’t be shocked if the Russians move weapons to Syrian Kurdish territory or put AA SAs over there.

Funding foreign insurgents is a low cost high reward maneuver the Russians perfected during the Cold War. Handing the latest MANPADS and SAM systems to the PKK could ground the Turkish Air Force.