Russia's not Leaving: Syria is about old-Fashioned Sphere of Influence, not Oil

Russia's not Leaving: Syria is about old-Fashioned Sphere of Influence, not Oil

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Russia is not going to yield its sphere of influence in Syria to Donald
Trump or anyone else. Russia has all but won the Syrian War as we
speak. There is no longer any feasible pathway for the rebels to take
the capital of Damascus. The...