Cú Chulainn

41. The “Putin is a weak coward” complainers aren’t prepared to send their sons or daughters to any war that may happen as a result of their bullsh*t suggestions. They, like @Charles_Lister, demand toys from mommy and then drop them when they become “unfashionable”.

42. Btw, some are now saying that Russia is losing the info war. When I ask the person claiming this to explain, I don’t receive an answer. Basically, Israel dropped a few bombs (which changed nothing in the “great game) and Armenia got a new PM, and suddenly it is doomsday.

43. The first things the “pro-Russia” complainers in the West should ask themselves before logging into social media: do I have any “skin in the game”? If the answer is no, then please kindly keep quiet. You might think you can do a better job than Putin, but only on the Xbox.

44. Syria is being rebuilt. Life is returning to streets than were once the concrete graves of children. Ukraine comes closer to resolving its 100-year-old problem with each passing day. And Russia and its economy is like a juggernaut. I ask: what is there to be afraid of?

Here is this thread in article format with a few extras ;)https://twitter.com/O_Rich_/status/995701609303891968 …

This is what I wrote in Sept 2015 when #Russia entered the #Syria war scene: a chance for peace. Otherwise, the other actors would have continued dismembering Syria until final agony. This war was going to be much uglier without Russia. https://lespolitiques.blogspot.ca/2015/09/russias-role-in-syria.html …

Brilliant analysis of #Russia's strategy vis-à-vis the #Iran-#Israel war in the #Syria battlefiled, by @BhadraPunchline http://www.atimes.com/article/the-russian-israeli-iranian-conundrum-in-syria/ …