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Originally Posted by MTVN
I think the US are a bit deluded about how much of a presence any 'moderate' rebels still have in Syria. The reality is any such forces became insignificant a long time ago and even those areas not controlled by IS tend to be dominated by various other Islamist groups like al-Nusra. Patrick Cockburn wrote a good article on it today:
Ultimately the reason the window is now there for Russia to influence events in Syria is because the Western response to the crisis has been such a shambles. Russia has not intervened in the Middle East since WWII but now they are finding themselves at the head of the response to IS.
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I just wonder if there is more to Russian involvement than just IS.
I think it could have alot to do with making sure that the west don't get any ideas of going after Assad next.I think they have seen an opportunity and seized it with both hands just as they did in Crimea.They don't want the US to have free reign of the world and go unchallenged.
Let's hope we don't end up fighting a proxy war with Russia in Syria.