Posted on 04/27/2018 11:21:25 AM PDT by DFG
There was a firefight in Syria in the last few weeks. A few hundred operators paid by Russia attempted to take an oilfield held by US personnel and Arab forces.
The Russian convoy did not have AA, armor or air support. The Americans knew about the plan ahead of time and had artillery dialed in, along with 4 Apaches.
There were not many survivors.
I like the sound of that.
WWI levels of stupidity in Syria.
Mattis - grow a brain.
According the article may nit have been many Russians either.
If only Putin cared. Letting his principals send in Russians to trouble the USA was a suicide mission.
Annihilation is a very meaningful word. Mattis so.gets.it.
That was on February 9th. When they attempted to cross the Euphrates River to the US side. The Combined SAA forces had armor (T-72), but it did not last long.
AC-130 Spooky played a major role in filing the hospitals in Moskva and St Pete’s
“Don’t cheer, boys. The poor devils are dying” - Admiral John Woodward Phillip at the battle of Santiago.
Now if only Mattis would order Code Red on all the PC and feminist crap as well as return fitness and training standards to its pre-Clinton state.
But he will not as a creature of the swamp, and a Pentagon Perfumed Prince (Colonel David Hackworth). And the military will continue to devolve into a socially acceptable flab.
Bottom line, the jihadis won because we protect them from the Syrian government taking back it’s territory and oil.
Mattis is being a good soldier, so he won’t ask why the SDF fighters that we are supporting are any better for western civilization than Assad’s forces or the FSA forces being supported by the Turks.
I’m not sure ‘Russian mercenaries’ means paid by Russia. Also plausible would be Chechens (muslim Russian mercenaries) paid by Saudi Arabia.
General Mattis as Secretary of Defense is what we needed during the Vietnam War. How many wouldn’t be on The Wall today if we had General Mattis in charge during the Vietnam War!! ROE should be to do whatever it takes to WIN and save American and our allies lives.
Thank you President Trump for giving this nation General Mattis whose an awesome Secretary of Defense.
MAGA 2018 and 2020.
Active Duty ping.
i only wish he would have actually said the words
Here you go, never take anything out of context. When asked about a phrase in the Bible (as I was about an hour ago) I read the whole chapter, usually the preceding chapter, and sometimes the whole referenced book. If I still have no clue I will do research. So.
Mattis was explicit in stating that the territory lines for engagement have been drawn. The russians said the guys attacking our boots or allies within our area of engagement were NOT russian boots and the green light to engage under MATTIS’ ROE were given. Boom.
For everyone’s evening entertainment (I fast forwarded through Clair McKill’s bazaar theatrics-funny looking in fast motion) here is a link to the whole 3 hour Presidential DOD budget request:
Mattis - grow a brain.
From what perspective do you make that remark? Have you ever commanded men in battle. Mattis is no fool. If you want to examine stupidity, look at what Obozo, Hillary and Kerry did.
AC-130 Spooky
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