[ScottinVA]

Russians tell US to remove warplanes from Syria, senior official says"

"And that's an order."

[BeadCounter]

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2004/10/syria-s-trouble

Russia gave arms to Syria who per this Heritage foundation article, assisted Saddam’s regime against the war effort in Iraq. Those are the people who went on to be a big part of ISIS.

The Syrian regime also likely helped bomb US marines in Beirut.