Just like in Afghanistan, Russia is willing to come in and fill the void once the US has left in Iraq. Putin isn’t a fool, he’s banking on the US to bail out so Russia can have the foothold and control the governments. I wish this wasn’t going to happen, but left leaning administrations give up just about everything to the Russians each time
Putin needs Assad in power. That is his guy and it doesn’t surprise me that he would want to eradicate ISIS. Had Obama and the West not tried to interfere and provide support to get Assad overthrown, ISIS would not be what it is today.
Putin is friends with Assad and does not want Assad removed as Obama wants to do.
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Russia Warns Obama’s “Two-Faced” Strategy In Syria Will Lead To “Huge Escalation In Middle East & Africa”
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/11/2014 23:00 -0400
If the West bombs Islamic State militants in Syria without consulting Damascus, LiveLeak reports that the anti-ISIS alliance may use the occasion to launch airstrikes against President Bashar Assad’s forces, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Clearly comprehending that Obama’s new strategy against ISIS in Syria is all about pushing the Qatar pipeline through (as was the impetus behind the 2013 intervention push), Russia is pushing back noting that the it is using ISIS as a pretext for bombing Syrian government forces and warning that “such a development would lead to a huge escalation of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.”
It is interesting that the main supporter of radical Shiites (in Iran) is against the radical Sunnis in Iraq. The next escalation is Russia versus Turkey or whatever passes for the Ottoman Empire these days. Not that Russia does anything except pursue their own interests, but support for the Shiites is a pretty good way to keep the Sunnis from getting too strong.
It’s sad that Vlad is having to step in to help because he knows hussein won’t put a stop to his beloved muzzy bros.
It's typical BS and spin to pretend there weren't already Russians on the ground and involved in Iraq as soon as the first Su-25 arrived if not before they arrived. They're probably training pilots and technical people to maintain the aircraft as well arranging security for their own people. To the best of my knowledge, Russia never puts it's personnel in harms way without having at least a minimum amount of security for them from their own forces.
Now, it may only be a platoon that guards the barracks air support and training people are in and it may be a whole company but my bet is there are already Russians on the ground and that they have, in fact, flown strikes against ISIS in those Su-25s they're delivering.
It isn't a question of whether or not Russia is joining Iraq in battling ISIS.
It's a question of whether the US is going to acknowledge reality and cooperate with Russians in the fight to destroy any and all radical militant Muzzies, or do what they've done everywhere else in the ME and target only terrorists the Saudis agree should be targeted for not being part of the same branch of Iz Lame Caliph Obama and the Saudis are collaborating with.
JMHo
The Iranians, with their allies Russia and China, will fill the void left after ISIS is destroyed. This is because we fail to put any boots on the ground.
Russians a stones throw from Israel....tick...tick...tick