France Shoot-Out

[AE Bravo]

And here is the emotional blackmail encapsulated.

Thank you for being so transparent.

I don't think you know what that means.

Here is the buzzkill encapsulated. "Get off my lawn."

[Brenus]

"Still LOLLing?" Yes. Like if Russia wasn't confronted long before to Muslim terrorism!

"*sigh* Brenus' lack of english language skills strikes again!" Ahhh, the good sound of English racism, "you don't even speak English" bits, forgetting they don't. Well, I think someone else answer to this... By the way, English...

[Gilrandir]

I suppose you are the one to know what with your uniquely extensive experience in the field of pointless arguments.

Pointless? No! Futile? Yes!

"Still LOLLing?" Yes. Like if Russia wasn't confronted long before to Muslim terrorism!

Yet it is the first time that Russia suffered not from nameless terrorists (mostly of Chechen origin). Now the terrorists have a name on them - ISIS. And the more suffering is yet to come.

[Fragony]

Do you honesty think ISIS is a threat to Russia, declaring a state is probably the dumbest thing they could have done, there are going to be a lot of tears when Russia takes of it's silk gloves

[Brenus]

"Yet it is the first time that Russia suffered not from nameless terrorists (mostly of Chechen origin). Now the terrorists have a name on them - ISIS. And the more suffering is yet to come." I think ISIS gave the perfect opportunity for Putin to come back into Egypt, by the back door. In the mean time, the Syrian recapture one strategic point, if we have to believe news from Russia, which I tend to in this situation as US and EU would be so happy to show if it was a lie.
Point is Russia didn't suffer. Russian did. ISIS can't attack Russia and now, as Fragony pointed out, are probably waiting for incoming retaliations.
As more to come, perhaps, but France was attacked by Muslim terrorists. And they are only really one example of a successful terrorist succeeding his political aim: Gavrilo PRINCIP, and it took all the great willingness of the Central Empires to help him.
ISIS is destined to the bin of History, as soon as great powers will decide the play time is finish.

[Gilrandir]

Do you honesty think ISIS is a threat to Russia

Apart from inflicting casualties in Syria ISIS can arrange some acts of terror within Russia or to Russians outside it.

I think ISIS gave the perfect opportunity for Putin to come back into Egypt, by the back door.

You mean again sending troops abroad? Russia can't digest what it brew in Syria, so it will hardly extend its Middle-East operation into Egypt as well.

Point is Russia didn't suffer. Russian did. ISIS can't attack Russia and now, as Fragony pointed out, are probably waiting for incoming retaliations.

Russians make the population of Russia, so eventually Russia is a sufferer. But you are probably right in believing that sufferings of a small group of Russians are not a great concern of Russia as a state.

And in terms of retaliation, it is a question who is expecting one - ISIS has been under attack (as Putin claims) so nothing is likely to change for it. It is Russia which is in for more fun.

[Brenus]

"It is Russia which is in for more fun." Perhaps, but the attack was made on Egyptian soil, not on Russia's. And ISIS lost grounds in Syria, even according tho BBC as Assad's forces retook (or unlocked) the siege of the Aleppo Airport.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...C0TGfzm7fuw.97

In the same time, Turkey shows the colours:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/tu...own-1894959234

"Russia can't digest what it brew in Syria" On what news do you base your analyse?