The Russians haven’t fared well against Muslims in recent decades. The memories of the defeat in Afghanistan and Chechnya still linger
The Russians have faired far better in Chechnya than we have in Iraq.
The Russians have very little combat experience. All that neat stuff they made got destroyed quickly when it met American stuff.
Yeah. I need to read up on that more. Still, I think Obama and Turkey conspired to take out a Russian plane if it so much as hinted at crossing into Turkey airspace because what they really want is to take out Assad. Russia is helping Assad. This is a dishonest and snaky way to fight, unfortunately it is Obama’s m.o. Just speculation.
Obama hates Assad more than ISIS. Why? I do not know. There must be more to that story. But Obama always hates lesser things and loves the purest evils.