I Think You're Missing One of the Most Important Data Points, Collusion

Pon was building his sphere of influence an alliance with the syrian government. There's a lot of also complicated geo political manoeuvres in all f this. The russians also intervened and sent their battleships to prevent us. Warships from being off the coast of syria from potentially launching more missile strikes. I mean, that's the biggest issue, collusion. And i think there's been a mass ive payback against him for that.