the US will defend it's interests overseas anywhere any time

[MorkandMindy]

Right now Russia is warning the US not to bomb in Syria because there are Russian aid personnel in Syria and Russia is willing to declare a no-fly zone over Syria.

So the US proposal to bomb in that no-fly zone is therefore a direct challenge to Russia.

To help clarify matters the US Army Chief of Staff has given this warning:

"I want to be clear to those who wish to do us harm. The United States military—despite all of our challenges, despite our [operational] tempo, despite everything we have been doing—we will stop you and we will beat you harder than you have ever been beaten before. Make no mistake about that."

Milley also warned a future conflict with a strong adversary such as Russia might "be highly lethal" and akin to the immensely bloody battles fought in World War II.

 

[MorkandMindy]

Not a big risk of WW3 ATM, it is just brinkmanship.

Russia is far more likely to want to do the right thing in Syria since it is a lot closer to any terrorists that might develop if the state loses control completely.