Posted on 10/12/2015 1:10:06 PM PDT by Enlightened1
U.S. military cargo planes gave 50 tons of ammunition to rebel groups overnight in northern Syria, using an air drop of 112 pallets as the first step in the Obama Administration's urgent effort to find new ways to support those groups.
Details of the air mission over Syria were confirmed by a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly because the details have not yet been formally announced.
C-17s, accompanied by fighter escort aircraft, dropped small arms ammunition and other items like hand grenades in Hasakah province in northern Syria to a coalition of rebels groups vetted by the US, known as the Syrian Arab Coalition.
All pallets successfully were recovered by friendly forces, a U.S. official said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
agree
Nope. Wrong caliber.
Any guesses on the identity of the keyword coward who spams this stuff in many threads supportive of Russia's actions in Syria?
not us allies, obammmas army of treason
Vietnam II?
The “planet” is already being led. You get to watch, and write stupid comments! Keep going, you are great and mighty- enlighteneDONE.
This is what happens when the government is infiltrated by muslim brotherhood
Hey, can the American people get in on the free ammo?
And what do we do about the people that voted him into office?
Only if you’re part of a radical Islamic group that the U.S. calls “moderate”...
You and I PAID for munitions that are just going to be blown up in upcoming Russian air strikes. Throwing money down the drain all because of one man’s pride... (And that main ain’t Putin as Russia has a tangible national interest by reason of their sole Mediterranean port at Tartus...)
50 tonnes is a truck load
50 metric tonnes of ammo is 4000 standard US issued ammo boxes like you buy everywhere full of 1000 rounds of 5.56 ammo
Not an enormous amount....for armies that don’t aim much but just spray
Just another one of those ‘unintended consequences’ of being the ‘world’s policeman’ (TM), nation builder, hearts-n-minds, blah blah blah...
Though, I can’t recall if the GOP hawks were as gung-ho when Clinton did the same in the Eastern block conflicts? ‘War’ from 30k feet and all.
Keep?
We’d be able to get those full-autos, grenades, etc. w/out the stamp/taxes/permits finally!! /semi-s
The White House arms Al Queda and tries to disarm Americans.
Yep.
The US now arms al Qaeda, upon whom
it should DROP the 50 tons of munitions.
Did everyone forget 911, or does the
White Mosque and the submissive, complicit GOP,
just not care?
If the rebels are defeated in Syria, the biggest beneficiary is Iran. Has everyone forgotten the humiliation of the 444 day Hostage Crisis, when the mullahs held over 50 Americans hostage in their own embassy. Iran has never suffered any kind of payback or “karma” for that yet, and it’s been almost 35 years.
You nailed it on the head!
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