i am unsure what Russia is doing but I hate to say that I trust Obama/Kerry even less. What are we to make of this?
If Russia wants to take on the responsibility of driving ISIS out of Syria that sounds ok to me.
The middle east is going to get even worse before it gets better if oil prices stay lower.
I just want us to go all out for energy independence here in the US.
Russia will ensure the survival of Assad in Syria, and thereby establish a permanent military presence.
In direct opposition to US and NATO policy.
The spookiest part is that there will be US and Allied combat aircraft flying combat missions in the same airspace as Russian combat aircraft.
Shooting each others' bad guy.
It's simple, Russians don't abandon their allies, something the USA always does when Democrats get power. Assad is in danger of complete collapse, and Putin will do what he can to save him. Unfortunately Assad is the only alternative to ISIS or Al Qaeda, so I wish the Russians well in this case.
Same feeling here. My gut feeling is to trust a traditional enemy more than our own leaders.