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The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad is welcoming Russia’s decision to send troops to Syria, saying the military support came at the request of Damascus...
The statements came shortly after Russian lawmakers voted unanimously to let Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Kremlin sought to play down the decision, saying it will only use its air force in the Mideast country, not ground troops.
Ground troops would be a significant escalation.
China supposedly has troop transport/transports en-route and very close.
Ground troops will be absolutely vital to separate the rats and roaches from their US weapons and scourge them from the civilians they hide among
Can’t win a guerrilla war with air power alone
They been teaching those lessons to the military since 1970