The need for Syrian Conflict9672284

During the ongoing conflict in Syria between the Bashar Al-Assad forces along with the rebel army it could have been observed that "Syrian conflict" has become one of the extremely crucial cases for your world. Both Vladimir Putin and Obama are making their points in showing it's of their countries interests to do something. Therefore, it poses the issue why your situation in Syria is indeed important for Russia and the United states.

Firstly, it can be worth mentioning the strategic geographical and political location of Syria - They have access to Mediterranean Sea and it is in the center of four important countries/regions: Israel, Iran, Kuwait and Caucasian states. The first a couple of them have hostile relations and especially underneath the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the conflict seemed very plausible. Syria can be found between those countries and Iran could be the strongest ally at the center East, which can make them an extremely strategically located country. The last two countries, Kuwait and Caucasian states are relatively near Syria. What is important, is always that destabilization of Syria and also the many Islamic extremist mercenaries (who partly form the rebel army) could possibly have affect situation in those regions (Kuwait - that is very important mainly because it continues to be the 4th biggest oil exporter for your USA in last 15 years) and former Soviet Caucasian states, who have already causing problems as a result of activity of the company's extremist groups. Hence, both Russians (avoiding destabilization while increasing of influence of extremist groups in Caucasian states - mostly Chechen groups, who will be actually Muslim) and USA (supporting Israel against Iran and protecting their economic desire for the guts east) are really interested in the donate to syria. Barack Obama feels a lot of pressure through the Israeli government (and apparently the Kuwait government that's supporting the rebel army from the beginning), who emphasize the specter of Iran for your Middle East. The next, very essential aspect is the charge of the Mediterranean Sea. The Russian Naval Base in Tartus established in 1971 under agreement of Ussr and Syrian governments might be basically named as the only opposition to USA/NATO domination within the Med. In the case of failure of Bashar Al-Assad, the presence of Russian base could be put under question through the new government. Moreover, Putin would loss his only ally within the Middle-east region and what is more, a return provider as Russia could be the biggest exporter of weaponry for Syria. Lastly, Obama follows the ideological superiority of USA over other countries and therefore feels obligated to intervene in Syria. The conflict in Syria could be described not only as conflict between Al-Assad and rebel forces, but additionally being a conflict in the diplomatic domination between Putin and Obama. Every possible closure in the Syrian conflict is sure to have major affect both relations between Russia and USA and the way ahead for the guts East.