[Longbow1969]

The headline is actually:

U.S. delivers 50 tons of ammunition to Syria rebel groups

I am assuming anyone who would change the headline like that is probably a big Putin cheerleader. Putin's goal is to keep Assad in power, not destroy ISIS (anytime soon at least). There are no good guys here, but not EVERY organization in Syria is radical (and an enemy).

Further, Putin is trying to re-establish the old Soviet empire as best he can. Reagan used not very nice proxies in Afghanistan to achieve a greater good which was making the USSR retreat from Afghanistan. It was worth doing, just as it was worth siding with very same USSR in WW2 against Nazi Germany. Preventing Russia from destroying what few tolerable opposition groups in Syria exist is also probably worth doing. Sadly, Obama is so incompetent he has mostly failed and also failed to contain former KGB agent Vladimir Putin.

[DeathBeforeDishonor1]

I assume you are a Putin Poo Poo’er.

[ctdonath2]

The problem is Assad, bad as he is and bad as Russia wanting him there is, is the least bad option for us re: Syria. Assisting the “rebels” there doesn’t make anything better, as the fall of Assad would make things MUCH worse (starting with rebels’ complete inability to take & wield power, leaving the only options being either ISIS lopping off heads or Russia performing a full invasion; under the current CiC, we wouldn’t do $#!^ to stabilize things there).

It’s not that the headline was changed by a “big Putin cheerleader”, it’s that the headline was changed by someone recognizing that the Syrian “rebels” are far from being our friends, and assisting them will likely touch off WWIII (or completely emasculate us in the world’s view). More that the headline-changer was directing blame toward our dysteemed POTUS.

[ColdOne]

What was the original headline?

[Lexinom]

Putin is a devout Christian, believe it or not. Compare his policy on gays with the west (source). Compare his putting up Vladimir the Great, holding a huge cross, next to the Kremlin as a testimony to Russia's Christian heritage vs. our tearing down the Ten Commandments (source). Consider what he says and does and tell me if this sounds more like someone who wishes to return to atheistic communism or a Nebuchadnezzar of our time.

I do believe he misses the days of Soviet dominance from a nationalistic standpoint, but I see him returning to that as White Russia rather than Red Russia. Their nation is primed for divine blessing.

[AlanGreenSpam]

Isn’t it clear that Putin’s master plan is that he wants to win in Syria, destroy ISIS, and then divide Iraq with their buddy Iran?

Additionally, though Putin doesn’t have our best interests in mind, don’t you think replacing US influence in Iraq/Syria (we’ve already lost it anyway) with Russia’s influence will then make Russia the lightening rod with the Muzzies and, over time, will lessen the angst against America among their primitive 7th century culture?

Granted, having “influence” in the Middle East has strategic value and we’re losing that, but at the same time, Middle East “influence” has ALWAYS come with a heavy price. Isn’t it better to let someone else bear that price?

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