Military Success in Syria Gives Putin Upper Hand in U.S. Proxy War - The New York Times
Mark Mazzetti, Anne Barnard and Eric Schmitt
Putin has thus far met his goals in Syria without becoming caught in a quagmire that some — including President Obama — had predicted he would.
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