Putin is a fuck up and time will make that clear ...
Actually, Putin's Iranian and Hezbollah stooges are the ones that will be paying the price. I am just waiting for the first of many Russian aircraft to go down and the Syrian and Iranian armor to be neutralized by all the TOW missiles that have been supplied to the FSA.
The Russians left with their tail between their legs in Afghanistan and Putin is foolish enough to want a rematch? The USA did only slightly better in Afghanistan ...
This guarantees the Syrian population will just flee and ... move to the EU. It's a tough call who is worse: the devil of Damascus or ISIS. There is no winner -- only losers in the Syrian cluster fuck