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[Phatlander]

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"5. Syrian adventure is to distract from economy + inflation."

Perhaps much more than that. I was wondering how could Russia fulfill that $400B energy trade agreement with China? Do they have the resources and infrastructure to get it done? You seem to answer that question for me here in your many posts, and it doesn't look like they can.

Their answer could be just south of Syria in Iraq, especially if the Triaxis of Russia, Syria, and Iran starts at the north and pushes ISIS south. Then what's to stop them at the southern Iraqi border, why not pursue them right on down into Saudi Arabia. ISIS is Sunni extremism, many originally from Saudi Arabia, who beget Al Qaeda that morphed into ISIS. Lots of oil fields to take over. That's the Ruskie way, what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine, too. All those oil wells in Iraq have been changing hands...probably too much temptation for a man like Putin. Just a theory I have, as to why an old Atheist like Putin would be hanging out with dudes that pray 5 times a day and think it's their divine duty to overthrow the Sunni control of Islam and then annihilate Israel...and us.