Directly confronting Russia over Syria, when they have been invited by the government of that country and we are the interlopers, is a genuinely bad idea.
We do not want to start WWIII.
Could be that the Kenyanesian Usurper does.
It could be his last ditch fallback plan to keep Trump from being sworn in.
It’s all fun and games until an S-400 salvo takes out multiple US planes at once. At that point it will be slink away in ignominy (most probable) or escalate until Russia and Syria cave.
There are somethings worth drawing a line in the sand for and fighting. But is Syria tearing itself apart worth a nuclear attack on the US? Note I don’t say nuclear exchange because I believe if the Russians hit us with nukes PussNChief would not respond.
Is Syria something that is in our national interest in getting involved in? The Russians hate weakness and we have projected it for 8 yrs. They respect strength but have to believe if they push we will push back. They don’t believe we will. We are living in very dangerous times. Trouble is if Hillary is elected this will only get worse.