The one player everyone here is forgetting about, just the way they like it, is France.
One day Assad is the enemy. The next day Paris is attacked. The next day ISIS is the enemy. The next day Russia is involved. And a week later ISIS has no more oil thanks to Russian bombs. And now Suadi Arabia is threatening to invade Syria. Somewhere amongst all of this the U.S. and Iran make piece.
I haven't read this anywhere but my armchair analysis has determined France's hands are all over this. And they told both Russia and America that Sunni extremism is done. Over. Dead. Buried. Just like Somali Pirates (who are now picking apples in Brewster BTW). And Russia and America can play their nation building and arms selling games once Sunni extremism is done. Over. Dead. Buried.
And if that means Turkey and Saudi Arabia no longer exist than so be it. Which is why they are both freaking out and doing everything they can to make sure America does not sit this one out.
In short recent events lead me to believe that France told America to sit this one out. And Obama, to his credit, decided it's best to sit this one out. Which I totally agree with.
So no, I do not believe this is the start of WWIII. Just the end of Saudi Arabia!!!
Which would be a good thing for the world. Remember France is a whole lot better at this sh!t then either America or Russia!
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