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Wonder If Putin Will Send Fighters Against ISIS

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02-25-2015 , 02:53 AM

David Sklansky

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Is it that big an underdog? I'm thinking that, sort of how he interjected himself into the Syria chemical weapons situation, he might think out of the box and decide it is advantageous to for him to go in there and do what others won't.

02-25-2015 , 02:59 AM

PoundingTheUnder

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putin's got enough to worry about. pac man will knock floyd out cold way before this happens.

yes +2800

real odds: yes +28000

02-25-2015 , 09:54 AM

bobman0330

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ISIS lessens international pressure on Assad, so why would Putin want to undermine ISIS?

02-25-2015 , 10:13 AM

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ISIS fights the rebels in Syria as much as the Syrian government. Getting rid of them weakens the Syrian government in several ways.

Also he has a bunch of other problems what with the Russian economy being decimated right now.

Finally there is zero chance Putin will put troops on the ground there and that I'd the only thing left given Europe and America is hitting them hard with airstrikes.

02-25-2015 , 09:55 PM

Zeno

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Quote:

Originally Posted by David Sklansky

Do you think that is what John von Newmann would advise?

02-28-2015 , 08:58 AM

stealinpotatoes

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He has to avenge the Nemtsov assassination somehow.

10-08-2015 , 12:52 PM

lozen

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Well look who was right

10-08-2015 , 01:03 PM

seattlelou

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Originally Posted by lozen

Well look who was right

Who? Nobody has Putin sending in troops to support Assad.

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