Originally posted on 10/28/2015:
That country is in penetrating free fall. They can't even fix their own military machines because...ya ready?...many were previously repaired in the country they partially invaded (Ukraine). How's that for poor foresight?
Anyone who thinks we're playing catch up to Russia is delusional. They have 10x the dog in the fight in Syria than we do. They can barely keep cops on the beat, now they have to commit personnel just to prop up their only ally in the region?
We're not perfect, but we're not hanging by a thread like they are either.