DID THE RUSSIANS LOSE “LITTLE GREEN MEN” IN A BATTLE LAST WEEK?

               It seems the rumors are more than just rumors now. One thing is for sure, US and Russian intelligence knows exactly who was killed last week and how. It appears the releasable answer is going to be, they were Russian Contractors; you now…………..like the “Little Green Men” tactic in the Ukraine. Does this approach prevent to some extent the shocking reality of US forces fighting Russian forces? Yes. Why else would the “Little Green Men” concept have been invented? Is there a rather murky relationship between regular military forces and so-called contractors? Just watch the movie about the events in Bengasi and you will have your answer. If the story holds true, then over 200 Russians, most likely Special Forces, were killed by the US airstrikes last week. Does anyone truly believe Putin sees these deaths as anything other than losses at the hands of the US and its Allies? Does the title of “Contractor / Little Green men”, really keep this issue from becoming worse? No. The answer is no. Do the events of last week have anything to do with what took place with the Israelis in Syria just a few days later? Now then, that is where this story may get very interesting.

Wait for the other shoe to drop!

I’ve used this before, but an old friend, FBI type, use to tell me, “Sometimes you have to wait for the next move to understand the first one”! Let’s assume this is the case. To me, the question becomes, who initiated the first move? Does ether side really know for sure? On the US side, the answer may sound something like this, “Well, the forces of Assad, supported by the Russians, fired on positions they knew our forces were in the area of. We had no choice but to defend ourselves. That’s our message, we will defend ourselves”! Now, on the Russian / Syria side, the story probably goes like this.  “Terrorist were operating in that area, on Syrian land, and our actions were against those Terrorist groups. If some nation was there in support of those Terrorist, then that is a choice they made, and they must live with”! Now, here is where the rule of proportionality comes into play. If the Russians lost over 200 Russian citizens in just one attack by the US, how do they answer? What message do they send to DC? Could it be the message was, ‘We can make the region a complete nightmare for everyone if you continue to be involved in the Syrian Civil War’.

The IDF as a version of “Little Green Men”.

               Syria is a proxy war, and everyone knows this. Who will determine the future of the region, a region vital to the heart of the Russian economy, fuel. Up until last week, it was a given both the Russians and the West understood the dangers of direct conflict in Syria. Was the downing of the Israeli fighter the response to what took place just a few days earlier? I can see the logic of that theory if someone states it. Little Green Men are proxy fighters. Israel is a modified version of a proxy for the US. The problem seems to be, the transparency of the proxy fight is quickly becoming irrelevant. One last level of ambiguous fighting may be left. Iran vs. Israel. The problem with that play is what happens when one of the two starts to lose? I hope I was right with my last post. I hope the event that took place between the Iranians and Israel was based upon the Persians showing the Russians they are not the only ones determining the future of Syria. But, if I’m wrong and the Little Green Men scenario  is true, then the ultimate outcome could be far worse than 200 Russians killed.