Originally Posted by
parksey
As for what Plague said, I just think you're missing the point. He said explicitly he wouldn't get involved and would dial back the military commitments in Syria, then he does this and only two days after the event that prompted it. What he's done had the potential to create some serious shit, pretty far removed from all his rhetoric about America first, staying out of the world's problems etc. Russia is clearly not happy despite the two hours notice they received, Syria is one of their closest allies.