Not likely. The USSR went into Afghanistan in 1980 to prop up the Communist regime there (note that this resulted in the US arming the insurgents in the region) and the only concrete action from that was a boycott of the Moscow Olympics. Since 1947, the USSR had backed the Arab countries while the US backed Israel, so the continued backing by Russia of Syria is not that unusual. The most likely catalyst for a major conflict would be someone using a bomb (biological, nuclear, or chemical) without warning.
Samy, you are so ignorant. Dumba$$ Stop watching FOX news.
Syria, a longtime friend of Russia have INVITED the Russians to help them with the insurgency. This includes ISIS and any rebel group trained and armed by the USA.
So the only legitimately invited to the party are the Russians and NOT the US led coalition.
Could this lead to WW3 nobody knows but one tactical mistake can bring " The sum of all fears."
Russia has a long history of Mass murder: Ukraine 1932 2 million ukranians killed. 1956 Hungary 10 thousand killed. czechoslovakia 1968, 5 thousand killed.
How about if we give Putin a dose of his scheme if we get invited to Ukraine and bombs all those pro-Russians rebels with just a handful of F-22s? And give the Syrians revel a few Land to Air missiles shutdown flying Rusky crap in compensation of the Flight of MH37!
For the record, I am not seriously contemplating this but I am not the only one who had thought about it.
OPEC's impact on oil prices is not as bad like back in the end of the 20th century. The US had ramped up oil production to help cover drops in oil imports.
The current fear is that Russia and US airstrikes in Syria could result in confrontations over the skies. I do not think Turkey is going to just sit by while this happens.
With oil markets oversupplied by at least 2m barrels per day and neither Russia nor Saudi Arabia willing to cut back on production, Putin’s intervention in Syria is an attempt to turn the tables on the American-led strategy to bankrupt Moscow.
Like Russia, the Saudi Arabian regime is under severe economic pressure from lower oil prices. The ruling House of Saud, , is being openly criticised by princelings among its own numbers. The strategy of pumping at record levels , despite weakening demand fundamentals, is threatening to break the Saudi royal family apart.
jack. you need to realize that for Saudi Arabia the cost per barrel to produce is only $13 compared to $36 for Russia and $41+ for US.
The Saudis arent hurting for money. Even if they over supply for another year, It only affects how much surplus cash Saudi Arabia has. They have over $900 billion in foreign reserve cash and over 4 trillion in foreign assets including bonds, stocks and other. Sauds will not make a stink about Russian involvement because they already know it will cost Russia plenty which is the primary reason they are oversupplying the market. The popular excuse is that Saudi Arabia is trying to kill off US shale oil producers but the real reason is to cripple Russia. They HATE Russia because of Iran and Syria! Pay attention to the fact that none of this happened until Russia invaded Donbas. There is a law which prevents US crude oil exports so it doesnt matter how much oil the US produces. Less than 3% of US oil imports come from SA