Vladimir Putin is not suicidal. He won't risk a war with the USA because of Bashar Al Assad.

WWIII

Its also where the planned pipelines enter the atlantic

Pretty sure they have ports in the Black Sea which connects to the Med.

Apparently the US isnt as confident as you he wont since they still have not struck Syria because theyre doing their best to formulate a response to save face without pissing off Vlad too much.

they're limited by Bosphorus strait...

Derp Derp. US was the ONLY country to ever possess nuclear weapons and not face the dire consequences of MAD. A real argument could have been made by Patton And MacArther about using nukes against Russia and North Korea respectively. But in today's political climate MAD keeps the world safe from complete nuclear destruction. The consequences are just to much. No one wins in that scenario, even the crazy fucks controlling the weapons know this. Small tactical battlefield nukes could be used at some point, but the ICBMs will never fly.

Plus Putin loves me.

On the contrary Europe isn't suicidal so nothing will happen

Russia has invested 7 years in Syria

You think they're going to allow the US, UK and France to just ruin that?

I don't think so

Putin has said clearly that if Russia falls the world goes with it, there is no world without Russia. The real question is does the USA want to commit suicide for Israel and oil.

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Good article that provides long history of Russia's need for a Mediterranean port.

Why does this have to be such a big deal?

Why does the U.S. have to be at odds with Russia?

I am sure Putin would love to have another leader there besides Assad. If there were a normal leader in place, what would be so bad about the Russians having a port there?

Why can't the world tolerate Russia having a port in that area?

"...now they are facing opposition from Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The Saudis see a Sunni majority oppressed by a minority, and perceive the fall of the Assad regime as in their interests."

This right here is very important to understand because Assad has been protecting christians and shia muslims from the likes of ISIS and sunni fundamentalists like the saudis. Saudi Arabia's hate for Iran also stems from the fact that shia muslims are the majority in that country. Syria and Iran have also been competing with Saudi Arabia in the european oil market and the saudis hate they've had to lower their price.