Quote Originally Posted by jackvance View Post
I haven't been following the political situation in Syria, why does Russia support Assad?
Honestly, I think it's about everyone trying to show they're still a superpower.

And by extension, the world's oil trade goes by way of the middle east, and the worlds oil consumption underlies all of the advanced economies of the world, so everyone wants to have some foothold in that region to assure their voice in the order of things.