Very cagey move by Putin if you think of the long term implications.  Putin has positioned Russia to be the power broker in the middle east for years to come.

Ten years, fifteen years and Putin will hold sway over a large portion of the worlds oil supply.

Putin / Russia play be different rules. They do not think twice about collateral damage. They care not what the "press" says about how they conduct war.

They conduct war to win in the most effective and quickest fashion possible.

 

Going to be a VERY large problem for years to come for the US.

This is all due to the POTUS and SOS Kerry believing that you can talk, preach and lecture rather than a real foreign policy that projects strength and stability.

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