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Old 10-03-2015, 08:43 PM
 
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It appears that way to me.

What can the US do now that Russia is defending Syria? There is no way that the US can oust Assad with the Russian military in place.

If we attack Russia or its allies, Russia will likely respond with a cyber attack, devastating the US financially and causing pandemonium.

What will the US do next?
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:44 PM
 
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It appears that way to me.

What can the US do now that Russia is defending Syria? There is no way that the US can oust Assad with the Russian military in place.

If we attack Russia or its allies, Russia will likely respond with a cyber attack, devastating the US financially and causing pandemonium.

What will the US do next?
Nope, mainly because he has no intention of doing any such thing outside of Syria which is only a small part of the area controlled by ISIS. Watch and learn.
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:46 PM
 
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It appears that way to me.

What can the US do now that Russia is defending Syria? There is no way that the US can oust Assad with the Russian military in place.

If we attack Russia or its allies, Russia will likely respond with a cyber attack, devastating the US financially and causing pandemonium.

What will the US do next?

You believe that don't ya?
ROTFLMAO!
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:48 PM
 
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You believe that don't ya?
ROTFLMAO!
Well, I assume the game isn't over, so perhaps, checkmate was the wrong term, but they certainly put the US in check.

What is the next move?

Even though my very own life and personal interests are at stake, I think it may prove to be a brilliant move strategically; however, I cannot underestimate the analytical power of the US and its allies.

Perhaps, this was a set up and Putin just took the bait.
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:49 PM
 
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What will the US do next?
Ideally, nothing.

[there's no gain in a proxy war with Russia]
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:51 PM
 
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Well, I assume the game isn't over, so perhaps, checkmate was the wrong term, but they certainly put the US in check.

What is the next move?

Even though my very own life and personal interests are at stake, I think it may prove to be a brilliant move strategically; however, I cannot underestimate the analytical power of the US and its allies.

Perhaps, this was a set up and Putin just took the bait.
Why does there even have to be a next move by the US, let Russia learn their own lessons.
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:52 PM
 
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No. Because that would mean the "1980s have called." And our all-knowing president mocked such an idea just before being re-elected. So he must be correct, since the rest of his foreign policy is a resounding success... right?
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:53 PM
 
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Ideally, nothing.

[there's no gain in a proxy war with Russia]
If we only had all the available information, we could surmise what the Nash equilibrium is based on all the available options.

Unfortunately, information is the key. The only way to assure victory is to know what you're opponent is going to do before they do it...

...like the New England Patriots.
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:56 PM
 
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No. Because that would mean the "1980s have called." And our all-knowing president mocked such an idea just before being re-elected. So he must be correct, since the rest of his foreign policy is a resounding success... right?
I'm not sure the President is as big a factor as people make him out to be. I don't think he's smart enough to play this game on his own. Also, he'd have to be a bit of a sociopath in my opinion.
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Old 10-03-2015, 08:56 PM
 
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the region is a mess its hurting europe our method of cherry picking of friends and enemies is every bit as successful as it was vietnam.
iran and russia are big enough with a cruel syrian leader to bring stability to the region.
have you noticed that in the mideast they always have cruel ruthless men for their leaders. there is a reason.
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