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re: What does Russia get out of propping up the Assad regime?
Posted on 4/8/17 at 6:50 pm to Antonio Moss
Posted on 4/8/17 at 6:50 pm to Antonio Moss
quote:Those are benefits, but I think you overstate them a bit.
1) The port of Taurus - a super important military installation
2) Stability in their backyard. The spread of Sunni extremism affects them more than it does us.
3) Economic gains
quote:Strategically? I wouldn't call it that. What key Russian interest does it address. I mean we have our 5th Fleet and CMFC (with the Brits, Aussies, Canadians, etc) in Bahrain, and that's considered super important. If we lost it, however, I honestly don't see how our core capabilities would be unacceptably degraded.
1) The port of Taurus - a super important military installation
quote:Russia's Sunni problem is already in the house. I don't think they're worried about the backyard
2) Stability in their backyard. The spread of Sunni extremism affects them more than it does us.
quote:I keep hearing this, like us in Iraq (both wars). I haven't seen those gains realized in any direct sense for them or us in any war in the Middle East.
3) Economic gains
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Posted on 4/8/17 at 6:53 pm to Navytiger74
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like us in Iraq (both wars). I haven't seen those gains realized in any direct sense for them or us in any war in the Middle East.
Us as a country no...us as business interest oh yes.
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