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Message Subject Did the USSR really collapse? Has the new USSR been working with Islamist terrorists?
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USSR may or may not be in existance really isn't a factor in the Syrian situation right now. I look at the situation as Russia has a better understanding just how unstable the middle east is and they are supporting Assad as he is a moderate Muslim leader and they want Syria to be stable. The insurgency against the existing Syrian government undermines Russia's interest since they know the best how once radical beliefs can lead to chaos (Nazi Germany). OP you may be right that while the USSR is formally dissolved, by supporting Assad's Syrian government, they can exercise informal control over Syria and United States intervention undermines that control.

Here is how I see things:

Obama has the view that anything is better than Assad and believes we can somehow control a new government in Syria so therefore it's better to get rid of what we know is bad with the hope that it will be better later. NOW throw Iran into the mix, they know they have the best chance in creating a new Syrian government by helping overthrow Assad ON THEIR OWN TERMS and they have very little of a chance with US intervention, they want a radical Muslim Syrian state. Obama believes that with a overthrown Assad, the United States can create a pro western nation similer to Israel, Jordon and Turkey and that destroys the investment Russia has made thus Russia wants the United States out of Syria.

In short it's nothing short of a high stakes poker game. Russia doesn't want to gamble and lose the allie they have in Syria, United States believes a new govrnment in Syria is worth chancing, Iran knows that they don't stand a chance should Syria go pro western and then there is "poor" Israel, they are just trying to stay alive and would attack the United States in a heartbeat if they thought we were a threat to them.
 
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