Quote Originally Posted by CrowBat View Post
Not really. Oblabla remains Oblabla. But Saudis and Turks feel they've got 'free hand' to do what they like. There is a lot more Emirati involvement too, though we get next to nothing to hear about them: they're fiercely anti-Islamist (no matter what sort) and thus 'no story' for the media.

Putin has got a problem with a combination of MANPADs and necessity to get out of Syria (at least publicly) on time. At the current level of intensity, he could really withdraw this troops 'tomorrow in the morning', and hardly anybody would pay attention.
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King Abdullah of Jordan tells Russia: "One bullet across border, all gloves are off"
http://ow.ly/ZXD5p

CrowBat.....BTW...in one of the FSA videos released in the last day...there was a M72 LAW to be seen firing......tons of those sitting in US weapons depots and a very effective light infantry weapon.