Originally Posted by
500N
Unlike Libya, Syria was always going to be a US versus Russia
because of Russia's closeness to Syria and Russian warm water ports.
So they should have realised the end game was not about Syria beforehand
so they never got into this mess.
Yup, profoundly stoopid idea.
I have no idea if he/his advisers (who ever they were) was hoping to get the Russians driven out of the Mediterranean by the Rebels driving out Assad?!
Anyway, the question is what is worse: The Russians having a warm water port of a friendly Nation somewhere in the Mediterranean or Al Qaeda conquering the next Country.
I know what makes me sleep better at night.
Hint: It's definitely not the Russians that worry me. They don't have any Ideology/Religion which they want to impose on the world. They maybe want to protect their Oil&Gas Sales and some political influence but -come on- there are other Countries as well that even more offensively protect their Energy and Economic/Influence interests (Guess who).
Even if Putin is by no means a proponent of pure Democracy in a US/European sense, there are far more unpredictable and reckless Guys out there. Islamic Nutters getting grips on the next Country on the other hand do worry me profoundly.