WNU Editor: I was woken up this morning by a friend in Moscow who called me wanting to know what was my take on Russia launching air strikes on rebel positions in Syria. My immediate reaction .... why get involved in a quagmire that will not be severely impacted by such air strikes. After-all .... the U.S. has launched thousands of air strikes on ISIS positions in both Syria and Iraq for a year now .... and the conflict is only getting worse. So how can Russia change that with its limited (and probably not as accurate) air campaign? My guess that it is all about international politics, Russian internal politics, and fulfilling certain national security interests. Unfortunately .... this is only going to make the situation in Syria far worse .... it will prolong the conflict, escalate the flow of jihadists into Syria who now want to fight against the Russians, and exacerbate the Sunni - Shiite conflict in both Iraq and Syria. But my big worry is what would happen if Russian and U.S. air forces end up shooting at each other (deliberately or accidentally) over Syria. There is no coordination between the two powers, and I am even more worried that no back-channels have been set up in the event that everything goes all wrong. To say that we are entering a dangerous time is an understatement.
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My Take On Russia Launching Air Strikes On Syria
WNU Editor: I was woken up this morning by a friend in Moscow who called me wanting to know what was my take on Russia launching air strikes on rebel positions in Syria. My immediate reaction .... why get involved in a quagmire that will not be severely impacted by such air strikes. After-all .... the U.S. has launched thousands of air strikes on ISIS positions in both Syria and Iraq for a year now .... and the conflict is only getting worse. So how can Russia change that with its limited (and probably not as accurate) air campaign? My guess that it is all about international politics, Russian internal politics, and fulfilling certain national security interests. Unfortunately .... this is only going to make the situation in Syria far worse .... it will prolong the conflict, escalate the flow of jihadists into Syria who now want to fight against the Russians, and exacerbate the Sunni - Shiite conflict in both Iraq and Syria. But my big worry is what would happen if Russian and U.S. air forces end up shooting at each other (deliberately or accidentally) over Syria. There is no coordination between the two powers, and I am even more worried that no back-channels have been set up in the event that everything goes all wrong. To say that we are entering a dangerous time is an understatement.