A photo from the Russian Defense Ministry website showing Russian bombers dropping their payloads on targets in Syria. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
Emile Simpson, Business Insider/Foreign Policy: How the US and Russia can avoid getting sucked into a war
In the last month, for the first time since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, the United States has directly attacked Syrian government forces or proxies — not just once, but at least four times. The urgent question now is less about Syria than Russia. In response to the latest of these incidents, in which a US fighter plane shot down a Syrian jet, Moscow has threatened to target any US-led coalition aircraft flying over Syria. That would mark a massive escalation, and potentially the first direct great-power conflict in recent memory.
Can a war in the Middle East between Russia and the United States be averted? The answer is yes — but only if Washington clears up the massive confusion its own lack of strategy has caused.
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WNU Editor: As I had explained in this post .... This Is Why Russia Will Not Engage In An Air War Against The U.S. Over The Skies Of Syria (June 24, 2017) .... there is going to be no war between the U.S. and Russia. As to what will Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran do .... now that is a different story.
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