Clever Vlad fills power vacuum.
But we have sent 300 troops.
vlad is lining up for another obama slapdown.
russia had absolutely zero influence in the middle east when obama took office. now, by the time he’s gone, israel will probably have aligned itself with the only (semi)superpower with a spine.
Well, Maliki’s enemy is Iran’s enemy is Bashir Assad’s enemy is Putin’s enemy.