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Author:  pcernie [ Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:16 am ]
Post subject:  Russia will pay price for Syrian airstrikes, says US
Russia will pay price for Syrian airstrikes, says US defence secretary | World news | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/o ... -secretary

I don't really get the Russians' angle on this. I know they use Assad as a wind-up, but they normally leave themselves in a situation where they get a win no matter what. This looks like a lot of downside and nothing else :?
Author:  ShockWaffle [ Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Russia will pay price for Syrian airstrikes, says US
A Yankee perspective on what the crazy Russian guy is trying to do...
Why Putin is so Committed to Assad
Quote:
Putin's growing military support for the beleaguered Syrian leader is meant to send a clear message to other anxious despots about Russian loyalty to its friends.



And a very different one...
An odd way to make friends

Quote:
Curiously, Russian observers say the real goal is the opposite: not to alienate the West but to force America to recognise Russia as an equal partner, thereby overcoming the isolation caused by the war in Ukraine. The fight against Islamic State (IS) is intended to forge common ground between Russia and America. “This is an attempt to turn the page and achieve reconciliation with the West not by crawling to it on its knees, but by presenting Russia as an influential and indispensable power,” argues Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, a think-tank.
Author:  Spreadie [ Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Russia will pay price for Syrian airstrikes, says US
ShockWaffle wrote:
A Yankee perspective on what the crazy Russian guy is trying to do...
Why Putin is so Committed to Assad
Quote:
Putin's growing military support for the beleaguered Syrian leader is meant to send a clear message to other anxious despots about Russian loyalty to its friends.



And a very different one...
An odd way to make friends

Quote:
Curiously, Russian observers say the real goal is the opposite: not to alienate the West but to force America to recognise Russia as an equal partner, thereby overcoming the isolation caused by the war in Ukraine. The fight against Islamic State (IS) is intended to forge common ground between Russia and America. “This is an attempt to turn the page and achieve reconciliation with the West not by crawling to it on its knees, but by presenting Russia as an influential and indispensable power,” argues Alexander Baunov of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, a think-tank.


That last bit about being seen as an equal would go down much easier if they weren't continuously testing the border patrols of european countries.
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