1ºIn a secular Civil War, this story raises some doubts. As for the Russians the mercenaries, there perspectives are kind of like yours, bad things are permitted if it forwards your goals. There is nothing ethical about war, and it should be avoided at all costs. When we start getting more of these stories one going to see a move on the Russians. When you sneak attack the Russians, it is 100% Democrat sponsored war with Russia. To move the Arab Spring notion along, you are willing to start WWIII. There is something to take from this, something expressed in 2007 and 2008. One cares about Democracy in the Middle East as much as one believes in the 1st Amendment.