[firebrand]

The headline in the paper edition reads:

MOSCOW MAUL: US hits Russia in Syria, not for the last time

[beergarden]

“It was a test. And our military passed.”

If Hitlery was prez, she would have told our military to lie there and die.

[GoldenState_Rose]

He and his political ilk may parade around in Orthodox symbols and Western business suits, but they have the beating hearts of Bolsheviks and homo soviectus. KGB uniforms still hanging in their closet.

[nickcarraway]

Waiting for FR Putin worshipers.

[Mariner]

“Russia’s version of the American thugs who worked for the company formerly known as Blackwater”

This says a lot about how the author allows his personal feelings cloud his judgement and analysis.

[bkopto]

Putin was willing to risk a large number of his men in the hope they’d kill enough American advisers to make us flee Syria. It didn’t work, but Putin won’t give up. He’s paid a much higher price in Syria than he initially expected, and he wants a return on his investment. He’ll try other ways to drive us out, perhaps using terror attacks to kill Americans. The Russians are at war with us, and we’re at war with them, but both sides would find an admission inconvenient.

I used to like this guy Peters, but now I realize he's nothing more that a neocon warmonger. The US has NO business being in Syria. None. What is the US interest in Syria? None. Maybe doing the dirty work for the Israelis?

[faithhopecharity]

Putin personally involved? Possibly. But l think not. Any Russian troops have the authority of self-defense without having to call all the way up to the kremlin. (Very much Unlike American troops under obama’s Regime)

[SuperLuminal]

"...Russia’s version of the American thugs who worked for the company formerly known as Blackwater. "

This garbage keeps me from reading any further in the article...This ruski group has a totally different purpose than the veterans who worked for Blackwater (and still do albeit within renamed organizations)...

[McGruff]

We shouldn't have any US Troops there.

[faithhopecharity]

And yes I saw the story that the Russians were on an offensive. Hard to say through the fog of war. But that could be correct too. We still haven’t been given a good reason why American forces invaded Syria in the first place. Or why they’re still there. It doesn’t appear to help USA or Israel or anyone else other than Saudi arabia’s Oil pipeline scheme. Which we sure as hell don’t need

[tcrlaf]

Not really.
The story has gone to a battalion of Russians, to “including some Russians.

Mercenaries like that are not cheap. WHO is paying for them, and whose command are they under? Iran comes first in my mind. They and the Qatari’s would love to hurt Trump while killing some Americans.

[kabar]

Ralph Peters is a Hillary supporter and voter. He is also a first class idiot and jerk. His opinions are worthless.

[nikos1121]

RALPH peters?

[Sidebar Moderator]

Let’s hope the administration passes, too.

No matter what, this bloodthirsty NEO-CON writer will figure out a way to put an anti-Trump spin on it.

[BeadCounter]

We beat ISIS, they, the Russians and Syrians still fight in the suburbs of Damascus, ISIS has fled to Regime controlled areas as well.

Now, Putin sends ethnic Russians to their deaths and the fan boys still have their hero in Putin. They have to guard campaign signs in Russia now, he is so unpopular

The other story shows, the Russian trolls just base their posts often on nothing less than lies.

[pas]

So he informed Trump ahead of time so they could stop it. /s

[AAABEST]

...Russia’s version of the American thugs who worked for the company formerly known as Blackwater.

Peterson is an ignorant, libelous, choke-worthy POS.

[McGruff]

“Russia’s version of the American thugs who worked for the company formerly known as Blackwater”

Huh? Blackwater are American thugs?