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U.S. and Russian Jets Clash Over Syria
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Posted on 06/19/2016 7:33:05 PM PDT by traumer

American and Russian fighter jets had a tense showdown in the skies above Syria as the Russians dropped bombs on U.S.-backed rebels.

U.S. and Russian fighter jets bloodlessly tangled in the air over Syria on June 16 as the American pilots tried and failed to stop the Russians from bombing U.S.-backed rebels in southern Syria near the border with Jordan.

The aerial close encounter underscores just how chaotic Syria’s skies have become as Russia and the U.S.-led coalition work at cross-purposes, each dropping bombs in support of separate factions in the five-year-old civil war. The near-clash also highlights the escalating risk of American and Russian forces actually coming to blows over Syria, potentially sparking a much wider conflict between the world’s leading nuclear powers.

The incident began when at least two twin-engine Su-34 bombers, some of Moscow’s most advanced warplanes, struck what the Pentagon described as a “border garrison” housing around 200 U.S.-supported rebels in At Tanf on the Syrian side of the Syria-Jordan border.

The rebels had been “conducting counter-ISIL operations in the area,” the Pentagon stated on June 18, using an alternative acronym for ISIS.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
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To: 1rudeboy

I beg to differ.


81 posted on 06/19/2016 8:39:42 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: corlorde

Bkmrk


82 posted on 06/19/2016 8:40:14 PM PDT by corlorde
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To: dfwgator

Posted on the internet with no sense of irony whatsoever.


83 posted on 06/19/2016 8:40:19 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

I have relatives that have been practitioners of a different sect of Christianity since they arrived in the Lake Baikal area in the early 1900’s, benefactors of the Stolypin land offers.


84 posted on 06/19/2016 8:41:21 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: CMB_polarization

About what, exactly? Do you suppose that an Evangelical can just set-up shop in Moscow? LOLOL


85 posted on 06/19/2016 8:41:40 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Yes in fact they can.


86 posted on 06/19/2016 8:42:32 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: CMB_polarization

God Bless them. Hopefully they won’t become “inconvenient” to dear Vladi.


87 posted on 06/19/2016 8:43:17 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

One example - http://www.lutherancathedral.ru/


88 posted on 06/19/2016 8:44:45 PM PDT by CMB_polarization
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To: traumer; Nifster; entropy12; DarthVader; 2ndDivisionVet; Jet Jaguar; Cicero; butlerweave; ...
We shouldn’t be trying to support the IS rebels

But we are, and have been since at least 2011, and Russia knows that.

When Libyan and Syrian leaders announced a middle-east gold-backed dinar, which would be the only currency allowed to buy middle-east oil, that could have destroyed International Bankers.

So Obama secretly declared war on them. He recruited the only militants possible from the region: Al Queda factions, and called them the "Muslim Brotherhood" and "ISIS".
We've been arming and training and helping them to destroy Libya (which was mission accomplished in 2011) and also since then, to also try to destroy Syrian President.

We SAY we're fighting the ISIS REBELS, but that's not true and Russia knows it!

89 posted on 06/19/2016 8:47:18 PM PDT by Future Useless Eater (Chicago politics = corrupted capitalism = takeover by COMMUNity-ISM)
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To: traumer

Why are we still backing rebels there? We know they’re bad guys. We need to get out and let the Russians do the work for us.


91 posted on 06/19/2016 8:47:54 PM PDT by boycott (--s)
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To: CMB_polarization

Just don’t hold “unregistered” Sunday School classes! Then you’ll be fine.


92 posted on 06/19/2016 8:48:48 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: WENDLE

>>We are an invading force -— again.

The U.S. gov’t rulers are an invading force——again.

The disconnect between these rulers and We the People grows ever larger. My heart goes out to the men and women in our military who have to put their lives at risk, fighting for these globalist traitors.

Remember Radio Free Europe? Ha. WE need Radio Free America!


93 posted on 06/19/2016 8:49:14 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian (Hillary is 100% Death for America. Donald is 100% Life for America. I am PRO-LIFE!)
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To: Future Useless Eater

Then I’m glad Russia helped Syria and I’m glad Egypt fought back and won the day (though they have many challenges)

IF Russia didn’t destroy the oil truckline to Turkey (those pieces of ###) ISIS would still have plenty of dough.

I dont trust Russia. But i’m happy they did what they did


95 posted on 06/19/2016 8:51:44 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

I don’t trust this administration, so they’re even.


96 posted on 06/19/2016 8:52:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

you’re right!! What do we lose hoping Russia kills all the “moderates”

We have a complete and utter traitor in the WH and since the Iran deal, the biggest funder of terrorism in the world.


97 posted on 06/19/2016 8:55:36 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dfwgator

“This crap started with Kosovo.”

THANK YOU.


98 posted on 06/19/2016 8:58:54 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (Proud Islamophobe.)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

How? We’ve gone almost 100 comments and no one can explain.


99 posted on 06/19/2016 9:03:43 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: CMB_polarization

“Article V “collective defense” provision requires each NATO member country to join that NATO member country if it decides to strike back against the attacking country.”

Article V does no such thing. It requires members to take action they deem necessary. This can even be consultation. It does not require a military response.


100 posted on 06/19/2016 9:04:30 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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