So far, the American invasion have turned Iraq from a secular Qaeda-free dictatorship into an anarchy and haven for terrorists. It also boosted oil prices. You'll get another Iraq (and Vietnam in several years, yes, it was all right in Vietnam at first, too) in Syria. If Russia fails in her attempt to save the USA from another blunder in Middle East.
Already American resourses are stretched (remember Louisiana National Guard). A Russian proverb: where it's thin, it tears.
Some people here have mentioned Russian anti-Americanism. Its extents seems to be over-estimated. However, sending bombers all over earth doesn't help promote love to America. You start to think who's next.
I've read invectives above about unpleasant "Russian" communities in Brooklyn and Brighton Beach. It's funny; people don't realise that they are not only being politically incorrect and racist, but much, much worse -- anti-Semitic. For those ghettos are populated by Jews, not Russians.
"You'll get another Iraq (and Vietnam in several years, yes, it was all right in Vietnam at first, too) in Syria. If Russia fails in her attempt to save the USA from another blunder in Middle East."
Some of US Americans know who it was that promoted and funded that Vietnam War. Russia HAS NEVER EVER been about saving anybody but themselves.
Also Putin who is to host the next G8-Summit said it is to be about "energy security", so what does Syria have to do with Russia's energy security other than setting up shop right next door to old Saddam's former oil fields?
"It's funny; people don't realise that they are not only being politically incorrect and racist, but much, much worse -- anti-Semitic. For those ghettos are populated by Jews, not Russians."
Exactly so.
And further Brighton Beach is a fine community where many first generation Russian Jews struggle to integrate into the US which they do quite sucessfully.
Or maybe they do realize and use the word "Russians" as a code word for Jews. After all slurring Russians is OK.