[Trumpinator]

This article confirms what I had posted last week - that the Russians were to use tactics honed in Chechnya in Syria. Plus it confirms my earlier observations that Russia was taking out senior jihad rebels leaders and their families - sometimes at the expense of a whole rebel town.

Last but not least is the focus on ISIS and ignoring al-Nusra, which is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria (notice how CNN ignores that). Western news sources do this all the time. As nuts as ISIS is - al-Qaeda is still the real threat out there. ISIS will fall apart as soon as they lose the territory they hold as a caliphate and the remnants would then fall back into the al-Qaeda fold. ISIS can't exist as ISIS unless it holds land per Sharia law. That is why al-Qaeda has criticized the ISIS set up.

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

Iran is waiting to pick off Iraq and Turkey once this is completed.Al Queda stronholds.

[mouse1]

There are no good guys only bad guys. Another reason, and the main reason, the US needs no boots on the ground.

[baltimorepoet]

I’ve noticed before how the press glosses over al-Nusra, and ignores the fact (usually) that they are al-Qaeda. Did something change and al-Qaeda are good now? lol

[MinorityRepublican]