A PHONE CALL BETWEEN PUTIN AND NETANYAHU:

The Russian Defense Minister goes to Israel? Unusual? Given the events in Syria and Iraq right now,? yes. A conversation takes place and afterwards, shortly afterwards, and that’s the key here, Netanyahu places a phone call to the Tsar? What did the Israelis hear that made their Boss call Shoigu’s Boss and do so so quickly? What point did Netanyahu wish to get clarification on, or what statements did he want to make the Tsar understood?

There will “never” be Iranian military facilities in Syria:

 Once again, Israel made this statement perfectly clear and they did so within the past week. Anyone who questions this stance is fooling themselves. So, is that it? Is the Tsar fooling himself? Has he made some commitment to allowing the Persians an overt, permanent stance in Syria? Even if he hasn’t, has he turned a blind eye to such an event becoming reality? If his answer is something along the lines of,“Russia doesn’t make decision for the government of Syria”…..or….  “ Although we do not think Iranian basing in Syria is a positive event for the region, we are not the controllers of Assad”! You get the point. Can the Tsar get away with playing stupid? Unfortunately, the answer is yes! If this is the issue. If the Russian Defense Minister, who is always nothing more than a messenger, came to Israel to inform them of some level of Iranian permanent plan for Syria, then playing stupid is a disastrous decision.

Putin’s Miscalculation:

From day one, the design of the Tsar’s plan for the Middle East has been twofold. One, manipulate  the fuel industry in such a way that the impact to Russia’s economic engine, fuel, is not adversely impacted. Two, manipulate the events in the region as a bargaining chip for his goals in Eastern Europe. If Russia is threatened by NATO expansion in Eastern Europe, then Russia will destabilize other regions, vital to the West. All of this has one fatal flaw and it’s a flaw we have to wonder if the Tsar understands the significance. To Putin, the Middle East is an economic threat and a pawn all at the same time. Manipulating what takes place there is a complex game he has proven to be an expert in. But, and it’s a very dangerous but; does he understand the gravity of the “game” when it comes to Israel? Does he comprehend the depth of emotions behind the Sunni / Shia struggle? He hears from all of them, but does he truly understand just how dangerous the game really is becoming? Has he miscalculated? Here is an even more ominous question? Does he care? The Russian Defense Minister come to Israel with a message. A message that is part of a grand scheme to manipulate the region. That message is so unacceptable to Israel that a phone call is place almost immediately to Moscow. What Shoigu did was set something in motion. Was it the action his Boss anticipated? If so, then the conversation was anticipated. Iran is an issue of National Survival to Israel. If you don’t believe the Russians understand that, then asked yourself a question. Why do the most advanced Air Defense networks in the region, ones controlled by the Russians, allow the IDF to continue to strike targets in Syria?  Something happened in that meeting and something was said on that phone call to Moscow? I bet Tehran would love to know!