I guess 2 years is not long enough. I guess by 2025 perhaps we may FINALLY do something in Syria. We are in so much trouble. Having Russia be the leader is just awful but conservatives are part of the problem on this issue....I just can’t believe it.
Having Russia turn out to be more economically conservative than the USA and lecturing us via Pravda is by far more galling to me.
The Soviets/Russians have been involved in Syria for decades. They had/have major longstanding trade interests with Syria (possibly their biggest trading partner). We have not, and never have had anything of the sort.
The US being a leader of brokering any kind of involvement in Syria would be similar to the Chinese brokering some kind of resolution of a situation in Canada.