Is Assad Putin's punk? Is Russia using him to start a fight?

Back in the old days, a punk was a little guy who would mouth off to a big guy and get himself hit, in order to give someone else an excuse to fight. Are Assad's actions a convenient way to cause the US to take an action that will give Putin an excuse to strike? This all seems choreographed to me.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

He is certainly Putin's punk. Whether or not he's slipped the leash or is following Russia's lead here is harder to tell at the moment. There's a lot of conflicting stuff out there.