Syria Thread

[Grunt]

Any of you isolationist/non-interventionist types wanna way in on 1,500 more troops to Saudi Arabia? The president said it was to ‘stop endless wars’.

He isn't going to stop endless wars in an area of the world that has known war for its total existence. That is simply his opinion and it isn't worth much in that arena. But, that's just my opinion which is only worth about one chunk of coal in todays market....

 

[AWP]

Does our country even have a foreign policy in SWA or do we make shit up as we go? We appear to be very reactionary instead of driving the bus and have for some years now.

 

[Kraut783]

So...ISIS won’t reform as a force on the ground, they learned their lesson. They will now be a insurgency, and be more of a problem for us and the west......just...awesome...

 

[Gunz]

So...ISIS won’t reform as a force on the ground, they learned their lesson. They will now be a insurgency, and be more of a problem for us and the west......just...awesome...

But wasn't that inevitable anyway regardless of present circumstances? I remember this being discussed when we first sent assets to join the war on ISIS. That once we killed the targets in the open they'd run for the shadows like cockroaches when the kitchen light comes on.

Doesn't seem to me that there was ever much of an option for them. Stand your ground and die...or play hit and run to keep the dream alive.

 

[Brill]

For context (from CNN):

The Pentagon said Friday that the deployment to Saudi Arabia will include two fighter squadrons, one air expeditionary wing, two Patriot batteries and one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Defense Department officials said they had sent 200 troops in September and 1,000 troops earlier in October, plus an additional 1,800 being sent Friday. Initially, officials had said "about 1,500" troops would be sent before clarifying with the higher number.

Actual Pentagon press release:
DOD Statement on Deployment of Additional U.S. Forces and Equipment to

 

[Kraut783]

But wasn't that inevitable anyway regardless of present circumstances? I remember this being discussed when we first sent assets to join the war on ISIS. That once we killed the targets in the open they'd run for the shadows like cockroaches when the kitchen light comes on.

Doesn't seem to me that there was ever much of an option for them. Stand your ground and die...or play hit and run to keep the dream alive.

It was, it is just a shame that so many of them who were captured/surrendered to be able to leave the camps.

 

[AWP]

For context (from CNN):
Actual Pentagon press release:
DOD Statement on Deployment of Additional U.S. Forces and Equipment to

We've been itching (and the KSA has to a certain extent) to put forces back in Saudi for some time now. Iran's just given us a reason.

Hell, at least we aren't concocting stories of WMD this time around (the day ain't over...).

 

[Brill]

We've been itching (and the KSA has to a certain extent) to put forces back in Saudi for some time now. Iran's just given us a reason.

Hell, at least we aren't concocting stories of WMD this time around (the day ain't over...).

At least we’re not “in the land of the two holy mosques.” Oh wait...shit. I think Zawahiri just tweeted:

“@Abu, fucking told ya they’d be back! You owe me a Chik-fil-A.”

 

[Florida173]

The Kurds were engaged in a contractual relationship fighting the Islamic State (ISIS). They were well paid and equipped for their fighting, much like any mercenary group. Further, they were given three years to consolidate eastern Syria to feed their long-held desire to form an independent Kurdistan with other Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. They failed.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/missing_the_bigger_picture_in_kurdish_syria.html

 

[Gordus]

Apparently the Kurdish forces now ally with Assad and Moscow, allowing Syrian troops to enter their claimed territories and head north.

 

[Brill]

Apparently the Kurdish forces now ally with Assad and Moscow, allowing Syrian troops to enter their claimed territories and head north.

that FP article (linked with in the Yahoo) by SDF Gen Mazloum is very interesting.

 

[Blizzard]

This is a bunch of bullshit:
U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria

Fuck Turkey and Erdogan. They've been nothing but assholes for quite a while. I'm not all about us being Syria but it's too bad the response wasn't a defensive airstrike on Turkey's artillery positions to show them what's up.

 

[Kraut783]

But Turkey is a NATO ally........yeah, they suck...they always have.

 

[Blizzard]

But Turkey is a NATO ally....

Seems they need to be reminded. Erdogan continues to take them down a path that rivals Pakistan for shittiest "ally".

 

[Gunz]

U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria

...My opinion is that this was intentional, because there's no way...no fucking way our C2 assets wouldn't have warned them off.

 

[coolusername]

But Turkey is a NATO ally........yeah, they suck...they always have.

Can they be removed from NATO?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAGegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3rrrF1k_8fZ7jqofVWpXF_

 

[Kraut783]

Apparently the Kurdish forces now ally with Assad and Moscow, allowing Syrian troops to enter their claimed territories and head north.

 

[Gunz]

Can they be removed from NATO?

Of course.

 

[Gunz]

Apparently the Kurdish forces now ally with Assad and Moscow, allowing Syrian troops to enter their claimed territories and head north.

Those pesky Kurds will side with anybody.

 

[R.Caerbannog]

I dunno about anyone else, but I'm getting the feeling this debacle might be fortunate for us. Before heads explode hear me out. The Russians and Syrians joining with the Kurds to deal with the remnants of ISIL might be a good thing, due to the following reasons.

- Our pullout washed our hands free of ISIS families and war criminals.
- Draws an overextended Russian military presence into Syria (hopefully for years) keeping the Turks in check.
- Creates increased social/political dissent, due to Edrogans inept leadership, in Turkish political circles.
- Leaves the messy cleanup of ISIS in the hands of the Turks, Syrians, and Kurds.
- Allies the Kurds with Syria and Russia, hopefully checking spreading Iranian influence in the region.
- Draws in our enemies and frenemies into a hotly contested location where they can waste blood and treasure.
- Keeps our hands relatively clean and in a position to safeguard our interests in the region.