Thursday, October 1, 2015

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On Russia's Air Strikes In Syria



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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On Russia's Air Strikes In Syria

Obama’s Talk and Putin’s Blitz: A Russian Middle East Coup in Three Acts -- Claudia Rosett, PJ Media
Putin Takes on Syria -- Marvin Kalb, Time
U.S.-Russian Air War Begins Over Syria -- Mark Thompson, Time
Explain it to me: Why are Russian airstrikes in Syria such a big deal? -- Holly Yan, CNN
The 10 things that worry me about Russian airstrikes in Syria -- Daniel Drezner, Washington Post
How Risky Is Putin's Move to Join Syrian Battlefield: Q&A -- Henry Meyer & Stepan Kravchenko, Bloomberg
U.S. and Russia back opposite sides in Syria war -- CBS
Russia's Syria gambit could be a game changer – but only if it hastens transition -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Two Scenarios for Russia’s Engagement Against ISIL in Syria -- Sputnik
Things to Know About Russia’s Syria Strategy -- WSJ
Analysis: Russian military role in Syria has implications for Israel, West -- Yossi Melman, Jerusalem Post
Why Russia’s Syria war is bad news for the U.S. (and why it isn’t) -- Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post
Putin’s ‘Every Move Worsens the Situation’—in Syria and Russia -- Anna Nemtsova, Daily Beast
What Putin's Airstrikes Mean For Syria: The real reason for the strikes isn't to destroy ISIS. -- Nick Robins-Early, The Huffington Post
Russian military buildup hints at wider war in Syria -- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian
The Real Reason Russia Is ‘Helping’ Syria -- Timothy Snyder, Time
Russia Risks Being Prosecuted for Syria's War Crimes -- Josh rogin, Bloomberg
Why is Russia bombing Syria? -- Christopher Miller, Mashable
Has Obama failed Syria? -- Upfront/Al Jazeera
Russia's intervention in Syria brings Obama's dilemma to the fore -- Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian

1 comment:

Bane said...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11903702/Russias-Vladimir-Putin-launches-strikes-in-Syria-on-Isil-to-US-anger-live-updates.html

Looks like the demonizing of Russian involvement has begun. Making them out to be the bad guys yet how many civilians has the US killed in all of it's years bombing the middle east.

This seems like what the US has been waiting for, an excuse to enter troops in defense of their allies. Then its only a matter of time before US troops are killed in action creating a rallying cry from the public and a stage for greater conflict against the Russians. Just a theory but I think it has some merit.