Russia Sending Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria By ANDREW E. KRAMER and RICK GLADSTONE Published: July 10, 2012 MOSCOW â Russia said on Tuesday that it had dispatched a flotilla of 11 warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which would dock in Syria. It would be the largest display of Russian military power in the region since the Syrian conflict began almost 17 months ago. Nearly half of the ships were capable of carrying hundreds of marines. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/w...ds-warships-on-maneuvers-near-syria.html?_r=2
Putin knows he can intimedate Obama into inaction. Especially during election season. Obama has just one thing on his mind - the election and wouldn't even stop an invasion of California unless he thought it would help his campaign.