The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

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Russia Endangering Itself With Syrian Airstrikes Thursday October 1 st , 2015  at  9:27 PM 1 Share The White House said Thursday that Russia had “further isolated itself” by carrying out airstrikes in Syria and was putting itself in jeopardy. “The fact is that carrying out indiscriminate military operations against the Syrian opposition is dangerous for Russia,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters. He said Russian interference would prolong the sectarian conflict inside Syria. “It also risks Russia being drawn even more deeply into that conflict,” he said, pointing out that Russia already had acknowledged there could be no military solution in Syria. Earnest also said that what he called Russia’s “indiscriminate” strikes would drive moderate elements of the Syrian opposition toward extremism, and ultimately exacerbate extremism inside Russia. Russia's actions in Syria have not led to a "broad re-evaluation" of the U...