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Pentagon considering protections for U.S.-trained rebels in Syria
Robert Burns ^

Posted on 10/02/2015 5:52:42 AM PDT by McGruff

Russia's launch of airstrikes in Syria is prompting discussions within the Pentagon about whether the U.S. should use military force to protect U.S.-trained and equipped Syrian rebels if they come under fire by the Russians.

U.S. officials said Thursday that senior military leaders and defense officials are working through the thorny legal and foreign policy issues and are weighing the risks of using force in response to a Russian attack.

(Excerpt) Read more at ctvnews.ca ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; benghazi; ciacreated; fundingterrorists; illegal; mccain; obamatool; soros; usarmingterrorists
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Maybe we are seeing the beginning of WW-III.
1 posted on 10/02/2015 5:52:42 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

All 5 rebels?


2 posted on 10/02/2015 5:54:22 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: McGruff

We’re going to start war-gaming this.....now?

Lord help us.


3 posted on 10/02/2015 5:55:56 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: cripplecreek

My thoughts too. So now Russia states and acts against these people the fairy in chief wants something done to protect them.

Is it because Russia is actually getting these people and the fairy does not want that,


4 posted on 10/02/2015 5:56:34 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: blueunicorn6

They are looking at the legal aspects, LOL. They never cared about the laws when it comes to Christians or the Constitution and Russia is showing the world how to fight a war while these idiots rather look at books and professors.


5 posted on 10/02/2015 5:57:49 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: McGruff

Dear Clown in Chief

EVERYONE knows you operations are a complete farce. Just get our troops OUT of there.


6 posted on 10/02/2015 5:58:26 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: cripplecreek
Maybe we're going to protect these guys.


7 posted on 10/02/2015 5:59:01 AM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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...senior military leaders and defense officials are working through the thorny legal and foreign policy issues and are weighing the risks..

Would Patton done this before he attacked? Pathetic.

8 posted on 10/02/2015 6:03:06 AM PDT by Cry if I Wanna
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To: Cry if I Wanna

So you want to start a war with Russia so we can protect terrorists who are marginally on our side at the moment?


9 posted on 10/02/2015 6:04:49 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: McGruff

These guys are long since dead or have joined the other side.

Most of us knew this 7 to 10 days ago.

And if they aren’t dead yet...by the end of this weekend...they will be; THEY WILL BE.

I will be rubbing my LUCKY LIONS’ FOOT extra hard...we’ll need all the luck we can get to survive these morons.


10 posted on 10/02/2015 6:05:39 AM PDT by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To give stingers or not to give stingers which could down our airliners and not Russian jets?

Frankly Russian bombing has been innacurate and has been more show than real


11 posted on 10/02/2015 6:06:29 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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Isn’t that sweet?

al Qaeda bombs the Pentagon which now protects it.

Idiots. Traitors. They should arrest
the First Moslem Impostor FIRST.


12 posted on 10/02/2015 6:08:41 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: JEDI4S

What a mess Obama and friends have created and now they want to make it worse.


13 posted on 10/02/2015 6:10:31 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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I’d love to see these photos of McCain and his terrorist friends at the end of March, with red X’s across the ones who have been killed.

What a great week for innocents. Dead jihadists, impotent Washington, and Israel pushing their reset button.


14 posted on 10/02/2015 6:11:13 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Obamacons: The degenerate and venomous issue born of intimacies between Obama and neocons.)
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Perhaps the $500M 5 rebels are already 'blowd up'!!

15 posted on 10/02/2015 6:14:18 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (When the going gets tough--the Low Information President Obie from Nairobi goes golfing/fundraising)
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To: cripplecreek

That’s about it. The Nobel peace prize winner starts WWIII.


16 posted on 10/02/2015 6:16:51 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: McGruff

I can see the press conference now. Obama, McCain, Graham, Jeb Bush, Christy, Fiorino, everyone except Trump and Cruz, standing side by side in support of each other as we go to war with Russia.


17 posted on 10/02/2015 6:17:36 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: McGruff

Did they imagine that the Russians were just going to sit quietly on the sidelines while their naval base in Syria was threatened by a US-backed government takeover?


18 posted on 10/02/2015 6:18:49 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: McGruff

Russia/China/US confrontation coming up.

Meanwhile, protecting Afghan kids from rape in Afghanistan is punishable by discharge from Obama’s army.

Cue Rod Serling.


19 posted on 10/02/2015 6:19:32 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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These idiots want to start a war over 4 or 5 idiots.

I am very scared this morning FReepers. Very scared.

Need to burn up the phones to the District of Corruption today.


20 posted on 10/02/2015 6:19:34 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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