Good analysis, Juan. Two things, though, since you wanted this to be analysis and not advocacy:
Putin is not "smarting" over the destruction of Libya as an RF sphere of influence. I'm sure that aspect of what has taken place doesn't make him happy but he's angry about the total destruction of the country, the murder of it's leader, along with tens of thousands of innocent Lybians and it being delivered, on a platter, to the control of vicious takfiri freaks. As an American, so am I. It's WAY beyond any ideas of political spheres of influence. It's an utter and total catastrophe.
The other thing is your calling Syrian forces "minions", a derogatory term. The only "minions" in Syria are the insane jihadi proxies backed by outside actors. Syrians fighting for their country, IN their country, are not "minions", nor are Syria's legitimate allies.
Good analysis, Juan. Two things, though, since you wanted this to be analysis and not advocacy:
Putin is not "smarting" over the destruction of Libya as an RF sphere of influence. I'm sure that aspect of what has taken place doesn't make him happy but he's angry about the total destruction of the country, the murder of it's leader, along with tens of thousands of innocent Lybians and it being delivered, on a platter, to the control of vicious takfiri freaks. As an American, so am I. It's WAY beyond any ideas of political spheres of influence. It's an utter and total catastrophe.
The other thing is your calling Syrian forces "minions", a derogatory term. The only "minions" in Syria are the insane jihadi proxies backed by outside actors. Syrians fighting for their country, IN their country, are not "minions", nor are Syria's legitimate allies.