No, the Kurds don’t have their own land. The Iraqi Kurds do. The Syrian Kurds do. The Turkish Kurds don’t, neither do the Iranian Kurds.

The Russians don’t need to create a Kurdish state, they just have to support its creation. The US won’t support it because of Turkey, but really that’s it. They have already carved out and successfully defended their own state in Iraq, and they’ve done the same in Syria. The tipping point for them would be recognition…

Of course they are friendly to us, we are giving them guns and protection... well, some guns and no protection would be a better way of putting it. We bring Turkey in to fight ISIS with us and the first think they do is bomb Kurds... Kurds who were fighting ISIS. I’m sure they were really thankful for our help that…

Exactly... Russia can go slow with the support with weapons that will directly affect Turkish incursions, so it can still sell weapons to Iran. They would have to tell the Kurds to backburner any efforts in Iran until they solidify their Turkish territory.

Well, there is the Nuclear option for Russia:

What a great spot to insert a Spetsnaz team and a few helicopter gunships, not to mention a big cluster bombing + WP run to precede it!

Remember Crimea - how effective Hybrid war is for Russia? How about a whole new Hybrid war:

Imagine the possibilities if Russia started supporting this. It’s already a fact on the ground in 2 of the 4 countries listed on this map - Syria and Iraq.

I think the interesting scenario is this:

Well, nice work on your analysis of the Nov 7 and Nov 9 launches! I agree with some of your assessment of the launch site, but that raises some questions.

Wow... what we need right now is a globe and a triangle square! We could then figure out roughly how high the image you have would be over the area approximately 400 miles off Point Mugu! Alas, I’m traveling now.

Consider a different point: These are weapon shows, not for western audience but for 3rd world dictators who can only afford dumb bombs delivered by inexperienced crews via inexpensive Russian craft.

Actually, I had that verified recently by a full Mal. I originally though my dog was a GS instead of a BM. Something Shepards are supposed to be known for is their physicality, including using their mouth as a hand. If a German Shepard wants to bring you to something, he could grab your hand with it’s mouth and gently…

I’ve got a Mal - Lab mix... she is only 55lbs, but pure whoop ass. Only dog I’ve seen that could keep up with here was a pair of Deer Hounds.

Oh, right... next you are going to tell me that gasoline isn’t a low calorie fuel?

I really wonder what the line is for Russia for using nuclear weapons against and enemy that has no nuclear Big Brothers watching out for it? When France started its bombing raids, a number of posters here urged them to utilize nuclear weapons - something I would doubt a NATO country would just pop off on a whim.

While the bullet may only be going 350MPH, the object it is shot at is still traveling 1600MPH or likely faster. Think of shoving bricks off a bridge onto a freeway below... it’s not the fall that causes the damage, it’s the speed of the car impacting the relatively still brick.

Well folks, looks like we have a newly manufactured aircraft that’s ready for an aerospace museum!

Here is one thing i forgot to mention: White Sands Missile Range. It’s on the exact same heading as the other test would have been, but it’s 3 states closer!

While this is clearly a temporary tat, it settles the matter in the best way possible: Technically!