WE ARE IN A GAME OF CHICKEN RIGHT NOW WITH RUSSIA

Looking up more news on the state of Syria/Russia/China/DPRK:

http://www.businessinsider.com/george-friedman-russia-ready-to-invade-ukraine-again-by-2017-2016-4

Looks like more troops in the former Eastern Bloc countries.  We in the "dark spot" right now.

Yikes!