[Navy Patriot]

Hummmmm ...

[Navy Patriot]

Ping for interest.

[xzins]

If true they screwed over their one consistent ally throughout this entire mess. Kurds are Sunnis. Assad and Iran, Russian partners, are shiite.

Typical islamic backstabbing, and here I thought better of them.

[momincombatboots]

Syria was Always, let me repeat always about Gas pipelines in Europe. This is a red herring headline, spouting Russia as the only contender. Misleading news via agenda.

[grania]

We never should've been in Syria, a sovereign nation that never attacked the US. Russia has every right to be there, since the Assad government invited them. If the Kurds ally with a stable, ISIS-free Syria, where's the downside? We can bring US forces home, and let Iraq fend for itself.

Add to that, why the heck aren't we supporting Iraq Kurds being an independent nation? It would be a wonderful buffer against Turkey.

[NonValueAdded]

Iraq was an object lesson for all regional players. We can change policy every 4 years and dramatically so; sooner if they believe tgis impeachment carp. I see an independent Kurdistan in our future and likely aligned with Russia since Turkey, our purpirted ally, vehemently opposes this. Putin is playing 3d chess still.

[silverleaf]

Pretty smart on their part
The Russians have proven their commitment to anti- ISIS allies in multiple countries