Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner: Why it's not so crazy to think Russia would attack US forces in Syria
CNN is reporting that Russia is threatening to attack U.S. forces based in Al Tanf, eastern Syria, but don't call it fake news. A Russia-U.S. exchange of gunfire isn't as crazy as it might sound.
As reported last December, Russia retains a longstanding interest in forcibly dislodging U.S. forces from various bases in northern and eastern Syria. Of course, Russian President Vladimir Putin knows that to overtly target and attack American citizens in Syria would open his nation up to a world of trouble. At a minimum, it would mean significant new sanctions on the Russian economy from the U.S. and its global allies. But it might also lead to U.S. military retaliation of a kind that would cause havoc for Russia's military. While Russia's military is potent in proximity to its home territory, it is far less powerful in and around Syria. The Russian naval flotilla deployed off Syria's coast, for example, would be exceptionally vulnerable to any U.S. retaliatory strikes.
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WNU Editor: Would the Kremlin directly order its forces to attack U.S. positions in Syria? The answer is no.
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I still think those 200 or so Russians that got killed when attacking a US base a year ago or so, that was a test to see how the US military would react. Well, know they know. And I don't think Russian soldiers will ever be treated nicely by US military, unless they bring drinks and music. So yeah, the Kremlin will not risk a direct conflict unless they can be 10000% sure it will not result in another embarrassment (which is probably more important to them than a couple dead Russians).
We could always hope they do.
Facts not BS
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Now, Fred is going pro Trump with his facts (not due to choice due to confusion).
By the end of the day he won't know, which way is up.
fret not snarker: I know what I do
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Rogan, is saying what I have been saying for several years now. Close to home the Russians would be tough to beat BUT in Syria the Russians are vulnerable and they know it. The Feb 2018 massacre was proof of that.
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