“Putin wants to humiliate Obama with airstrikes in Syria (LTC Ralph Peters)”
With air strikes against the American supported Rebels, not ISIS.
Putin should deal with his own country’s problems, which is a mess and stop harrassing Christian countries, such as Georgia and the Ukraine. And, oh, by the way, Taliban with Uzbek Islamic Movement and ISIS are seizing Afghan cities and advancing towards Tajikistan borders, a Central Asian nation, which is Russia’s back yard and soft belly. But, hey, Assad is more important.