Strategic Goals Notwithstanding - Russia Does not Intend to Remain Second.

Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Nov 1, 2016 at 13:36

[Russia's plans in the Syrian-Turkish-Iraqi scramble may not be clear; but their long-term strategy is:]
...to take back what they lost last century, the prestige and form of the second most powerful nation of the twentieth century.

Only this time, being second is not only no longer acceptable, they may not be second for very long.

We'll let the theorists mull on that one for a while; but not too long, Damascus is waiting.........

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".