In April the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Gerasimov, announced establishment of the "Special Operation Command", an equivalent of the U.S. SOCOM. It will ensure a unified command of various special forces in the Russian military structure.

To what degree it is workable--its is a good question in view of the perennial turf war within the ranks of the Russian armed forces. But it alarms me a bit, because General Gerasimov in his announcement specially mentioned a use of these forces abroad for "U.N. peace-keeping mission".

All this may lead up to a situation where Russia sends its troops to Syria to save the Russian nationals (they will be able to send aircraft via Iran's air space), including the advisers for the anti-air missile system S-300. The troops may well stay beyond that in order to keep peace in favor of the current government.

How to act in such a situation--Obama administration may face a test of its will whether it will keep the rein of the world situation.