This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
Washington greeted reports of the Russian air force’s first wave of airstrikes on Sept. 30 with fierce rhetoric. Moscow, said Defense Secretary Ash Carter, was “pouring gasoline on the fire” in Syria.