tinydancer
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That explains Shia/Sunni but why is Russia involved? I believe the world is going into WWIII for much the same reason the world went into WWII; economics. After WWI Germany was force to pay war damages. Rather than have the country implode Germany went to war. Russia is doing the same thing. The U.S. is squeezing Russia financially and rather than implode Russia is going to war, world war, if that is what it takes. Looks like China is putting its money on the other guy.Let the arena decide.............and deal with the winner in the end..............................No. We should lead. There is a way to address this without everyone going nuclear. All we need is a good leader. .... uh, what was your suggestion again?Given the bloody mess...................We should get out............and let the Russians handle it...............Now wait. If we are supporting, but they are attacking, does that mean we are supporting the attacking or attacking the supporting? (kidding, yeah, 'bloody mess' sums it up about as good as anything.)Turkey will not hit the Russians............at the same time they don't want the Kurds getting power either..............They have moved into Syria several times already, and they have used it to kill Kurds already...................
I believe they made the offer a good while back to engage ISIS...............only if they can kill the Kurds 1st..............
All in all, it's a bloody mess............
We are supporting groups that oppose Assad.................
The Russians and Syrians are killing the ones we support.
We support with air strikes the Kurds............
And the Turks sweep in and kill some of them.......
Now the Iranians and Hezballah are coordinating with Russian air strikes to take the region..........
My God..............what a bloody mess.
I agree Turkey striking Russia targets directly is not likely. It is, however, just one more element in the "what if" column. What a screwed up "what if" it would be too. A little closer every day.
The only winners in this are the undertakers......................Everybody is killing everybody there................Let Russia handle it, and keep watch.
With our safeties off of course.....................
It's a Death Match in the arena.
The best thing for the world is that ISIS and the Caliphate ends..................the only way that happens is they get killed by someone..............whether us or them.
The FSA, which is being killed by Russia now, could never have held had they won...............Russia will finish them off first, and the only way to stop that is by direct intervention..............at Russians.................That isn't gonna happen..................
Assad is a SOB, but an old Marine once said to me.................some people need a boot on their neck for their own good.....................let them kill ISIS and restore Assad.............and then make damned sure Iran and the Hezballah don't take advantage of it....................by allying with Assad in the end...............because their goal is Israel..........................
Either way...........let them spend the money and blood there.................stand back and let the cage match happen...........Russia will force a winner now..............let them fight for it.
I have to run Raven but you have to remember Beslan. Please remember Beslan.