It was huge when Russia decided to move its Fleet intothe Med several years ago.
Now they are using that fleet to prtoject power in the face of Obama’s weakness in the region.
Putin wins.
Obama loses.
There goes the “Arab Spring” Buahahahahahaha!
The Russians are about to displace any US influence in Egypt, Libya,Syria and Iran.
Thank you so called President Obama. Thank you for THAT hope and Change.
The one thing I learned while being a "cold war" sailor is that Russians (and past Soviets) actually care about there children. That's why MAD worked so well. The Islamists live to die and take their women and children with them. If Russia can stall the 7th century madness of 21st high-tech ability, I say let them, so as not on our dime.
If given open season, I believe Russia will put Iran down, commerce or not. As for China, they won't align with Russia to attack the US, we owe them too much. That's a paranoid falsehood. The world is too economically entertwined. It's all chess, and I see Russia about to check the middle east. Better they die, then our children.
And if Russia or China gets too uppity and powerful, here is a warm thought for you...always think Trident! They are out there an no one knows where, unless Obama wants to "leak" their locations, but then they simply move according the Joint Chiefs. They alone could blow much of the world away. MAD is still the best game in town except for Islamist crazies. Again, let Russia deal with them. I don't want to see one more coffin or prosthetics on our children.