Why? Russia doesn’t care.
Side effect.
No. It would be a great propaganda coup and fantastic PR, even in America itself.
Russia doesn’t care.
Except that they’ve been publicly saying this is one of their goals. That’s why the Russian Church has called it a “holy war.” You may question Russia’s sincerity, but that’s their public position. Actually, it’s Obama and McCain who visibly don’t care about Middle Eastern Christians, because they’ve been financing terrorists who are killing them.
From the article:
“Russia’s foreign policy is, no doubt, designed to serve Russia and those who rule Russia. But if it can bring an end to the war, and destroy ISIS, the al-Nusra Front and other militant groups, then Russia might just save Syria’s Christians and so fulfil the country’s historic promise to protect the region’s Christians.
No wonder the Russian Orthodox Church has given its support to “the holy war” against terrorism.”