Agreed.
But the Russians want territory, as they have for hundreds of years.
The USA does not want territory, it just wants security, and exercises the means to obtain it.
Let the Russians have their bed of quicksand and quagmire.Now they must keep the peace, or wage a war of genocide. We be pumping oil , cha-ching! And adding to our economy that which was taken by the community organizer president of dirty name, adding much needed millions to the Kurdish economy.And a lot of that money will be spent buying arms and ordnance from the good old US of A.
Let Europe worry about the Russian penchant for territory.Sooner or later they will be forced to ante up.
Russia has more territory than it needs at this point. The idea of Russian involvement in Syria is to prevent disorder on the border. I know, geography is not a popular science anymore but Turkey and Iran immediately borders Russia, Syria and Iraq are near immediate neighbors. Turkey and Iran already has millions escaped from the war. Russia already has enough immigrants. And enough terrorists too.