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[–] Jtriangle 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Nah, we're just in the midst of everyone swinging their dicks around to excuse exorbitant defense spending on all sides.

Everyone knows that US vs Russia means complete annihilation, and that's bad for business.

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[–] JesusRules [S] ago 

"Defense Secretary James Mattis revealed Tuesday that U.S. forces nearly bombed Russians fighting on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sometime in the past week, but a call with Moscow's own armed forces defused the situation.

Mattis said he believed Russian military officials when they said they were not giving orders to private Russian citizens battling the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and rebel groups as part of a coalition of pro-Syrian government militias. Following an incident last month, in which the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS killed a large number of these pro-Assad fighters, including Russians, Mattis said another clash was recently avoided after Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, contacted Russia's top military leader, Army General Valery Gerasimov, via a deconfliction hotline."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-almost-attacked-russians-syria-192935006.html

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[–] srgmpdns ago 

Cockholster?

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[–] NewAccountOldGoat ago 

It's just another cold war. Been there; done that.

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[–] CrustyBeaver52 ago 

This is nothing compared to the cold war - Saker needs to chill a little.

If anything, the endless series of minor attacks and threats against Russia since the fall of the wall has accelerated the return of Russia to a globally dominant power. Russia has been forced to move to defend itself - and look at the powerful results of that accelerated effort.

Russia's return to the world stage is actually one of the greatest contributors to global stability that has happened since the fall of the wall - Syria may well bring the endless terror wars to an end, and not a moment too soon.