[PGR88]

The Russians have a strange policy that when fighting in a foreign land, they actually shoot to kill their enemies. ISIS captured on the battlefield are not shipped off to a far-away government-run madrassa and kept there as political footballs for years on end.

Very strange....

[tcrlaf]

There seems to be some genuine surprise at how well the latest-gen Russian equipment is working in Syria.

They didn’t send the Monkey guns, but top-line stuff.

The SU-34 seems to be the most surprising of all.
They are flying sorties 3-4 times a day, DAILY, without major maintenance breaks.

Try that in an FA-18.

[Daffynition]

Ivan IV “the Terrible” is building a new Soviet empire.

Nothing to see here. Move on quislings.