[mojito]

Good news, if true.

[DoughtyOne]

I guess Syria on the other border with Iraq is not in a volatile region.

Still, I do see this as a step in the right direction.

I can’t believe that Russia is so F’d up that it’s leadership cannot grasp that the West is it’s future, it’s natural home.

We should be allies. Doesn’t Russia ever want to be a part of the civilized world, even fiscally? Good grief.

[doug from upland]

Russia has learned first hand what radical muslims can do. Perhaps they are getting wiser.

[sinanju]

I’ll take a wild guess and say maybe the Iranians are not paying their bills on time.

[SJackson]

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[EGPWS]

The Russian official added that the Kremlin makes decisions on selling such systems based on "both preserving the balance of power in the given region, and taking into account the need to provide stability and security in the region."

Israel against all others in the region is balanced?

The IAF IS doing a superb job!

[Starwolf]

What they fear most is that the IDF will capture a unit and carry it off for exploitation. They have a good track record for doing just that and the US has benefited from it as well.

[elhombrelibre]

Yes, it would be good news if true.