>Understood. The thing is the old saying applies; the enemy of my enemy is my friend. And this is happening from various sides against various sides. The real question is what is this war about (the ones in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine)? Who benefits? Hint: it has nothing to do with democracy or getting rid of dictators.
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I remember when I studied WW II as a kid, how I was initially confused about the U.S. "more or less" fighting alongside Russia against Nazi Germany....probably the first time I remember the phrase "enemy of my enemy".

When you look at ISIS and the portions of countries involved, it's several times more complicated by comparison. It's a mess.

As much as I dislike Sarah palin's views, she was not completely wrong when she raised the question, "We're planning to bomb Syria because Syria is bombing Syria?"