turkish jet shoots down plane, page-105

'Putin isnt so much stopping IS as he is helping his buddy Assad.'

Yep, and all his opponents, including ISIS.

Don't tell me you think there are 'good' terrorists there?

No such thing as FSA. In fact, I thing they have conveniently changed their name again.

Putin's plan is the the most pragmatic (a foreign word to the left).

stabilise the region (eliminate all terrorists, the good ones and the bad ones) then a transitional government.