[Genoa]

giving Putin all the excuses he needs to expand into a region Russia has coveted for decades

And there are some on this very forum who are cheering him on, just because it makes Hussein look silly, as if more help were needed.

[Trumpinator]

That's bull. I am not Catholic or eastern Christian but a lot of Catholics I know are freaking out that the USA is on the side of the Sunni rebels in Syria who are butchering Christians there and in Iraq. I bet many of the people cheering Putin in Syria are themselves Catholic. I read lots of online newspapers as part of my daily routine and Catholic news online is like that.

It seems to me many Americans on the Protestant side are ignorant or ignoring this reality. Many rather have Syria's Assad fall because he is a threat to Israel and if that means native Syrian Christians get wiped out - so be it.