Alexander J. Motyl: Putin’s misguided move in Syria
A Turkish flag flies on a ferry as Russian warship the BSF Saratov 150 sails through the Bosphorus off Istanbul en route to the eastern Mediterranean sea on Sept. 26.
Russia's incompetent bully of a leader, Vladimir Putin, has just committed his latest blunder. He's decided to prop up the dying Assad regime with weapons and soldiers. Good luck! The USSR's fiasco in Afghanistan and America's in Iraq have clearly failed to deter the Kremlin's serial bumbler from committing his latest strategic mistake.
