Assad didn’t “gas his own people”. The Sarin gas used in E. Ghouta was launched by the Jihadi’s, otherwise known as the “Moderate Opposition”.

Finally I read a well thought out post.

As opposed to supporting ISIS? Or their brothers in arms.. The Moderates?

You are so misinformed. Israel has everything to gain from seeing Syria turned into an Islamic State.

Low profile? Israel is patching up all the wounded Jihadi’s, supporting the Jihadi’s with airstrikes, bombarding Syrian government positions in the Golan area, for the benefit of the Jihadi’s.

You must be joking. Russia only wants to maintain a secular, and Russia friendly government in Syria. A very nominal goal. What with Turkey to the north (NATO), Israel in the south, and the entire gulf emerates under the thumb of the U.S., I don’t think you have to worry about Russia having much influence in the…

Oh, please. You must be joking.

The few docks located at Tartous are not a naval base. During the time of the USSR, the Russians only maintained a small maintenance facility and logistics facility. Taking on food and fuel, minor repairs. The port has very few facilities, few docks, and cannot be considered a Naval Base.

First off, Urkaine was never a “country”. It held nationhood for all of 18 months, after the Bolshiveks overthrew the Russian monarchy, and they established a “State”, which was quickly incorporated into the USSR. After the dissolving of the USSR, Ukraine became a “Nation”, only because it had existed as the Ukrainian…