Finally! Someone says it officially on the record. All of us have been SCREAMING this for YEARS! I guess they had enough after insinuations like this from the Pentagram's mouthpieces:

Kirby, asked Wednesday what the consequences would be for Russia if cooperation with the U.S. in Syria collapsed, said “that extremists and extremists groups will continue to exploit the vacuums that are there ... which will include, no question, attacks against Russian interests, perhaps even Russian cities, and Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags.”

This is also after Uncle Satan has decided to give MANPADS to Al-Qaeda again.