Why would Putin want to make a deal?

[Hell Hath No Fury]

9. I think Putin will do anything --

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that put him/Russia back in the Big Leagues. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has not been the player it used to be -- and the old KGB head couldn't stand that.

Russia gets to stick it to the US, gain some street cred back, and keep very good friend al-Assad in power. And I am beginning to think that there is a little side deal between Putin and al-Assad -- perhaps something along the lines of "give up your chems and I'll happily continue to sell/give you all the convention weapons you need to stay in power."

Make no mistake: Putin has al-Assad's back.

And I suspect the US is perfectly happy to allow this to continue - it's a win-win-win.