[Born to Conserve]

What the Russians are saying, and what they are doing, does not jive. The Russians evidently did not attempt to intercept the US cruise missiles, even though they have boasted that their system could. The Russians apparently did not notify the Syrians of the incoming US attack...

Things may not be as they seem. I’m getting the feeling the World will be a much more pleasant place in the coming years.

We have a haggler working for us; a winning haggler.

[TTFX]

The Russians evidently did not attempt to intercept the US cruise missiles

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They just removed the planes. The Syrians knew -as twitter did- in advance.

[TigerLikesRooster]

In some respect, this is not entirely bad for Russia. Syria is now more dependent on Russia, less chance of them going rogue without Russia's approval.