Obama warns Russia of 'quagmire' in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday warned Russia that its bombing campaign to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will suck Moscow into a quagmire that will be hard to get out of. "An attempt by Russia and Iran to prop up Assad and try to pacify the population is just going to get them stuck in a quagmire and it won't work," Obama told a White House news conference. He said Russia is also failing to distinguish between Islamic State and more moderate insurgents in Syria. "From their perspective, they're all ...
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