Russia sends four SU27s to Syria

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Stitchbitch,

For the sake of historical truth, it were the British and US who were the Russian allies during the WWII in Europe fighting against nazi. France was quickly defeated and some units who managed to escape elimination in 1940 then joined the British troops and some even the Russian AF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandie-Niemen)


As far as history is concerned, the British could make a very useful step by going to St. Paul's Cathedral and "asking" T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia) to materialise/reincarnate, return to Middle East and duly organise all those dispersed groups of rebels. This battle against IS and likes cannot be accomplished by air strikes only. Somebody has to do the most dirty and dangerous work on the ground.
Helas, no such great men at the moment...