Quote Originally Posted by Brenus View Post
"On the fact that 6 weeks after the bombings have commenced Russia is still there and no decisive victory is looming for it in the short run (I bet in the long run either)" Not really facts, more a wishful thinking....
The reality is Assad broke the 2 years siege on an important strategic point, that is quite an achievement in 6 weeks where USA lead coalition bombed now for 2 years without any success.
Yet Putin is still there. No blitzkrieg for him. Let's wait and see how long he will endure this snail-like pace of events.