Russian warplanes reportedly bombed US base in Syria [last month]

fo.com ^ | 07/22/2016

[BenLurkin]

Russian warplanes reportedly bombed a secret military base in Syria used by elite American and British forces last month.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Russian strike on the CIA-linked site was part of a campaign by Russia to pressure the White House to agree to closer cooperation in the Syrian skies, U.S. military and intelligence officials said.

Despite the fact that some forces could have been killed and the bombing dampened relations between Russia and the Pentagon and CIA, the White House and State Department still persued a compromise.

The U.S. and Russia agreed to a pact last week to target airstrikes against the Al Qaeda affiliate in the region – Nusra Front – despite objections from the Pentagon and CIA. Russia agreed to stop airstrikes on U.S.-backed rebels and restrain the Syrian air campaign. The two sides are still talking about designations where Russia would need U.S. approval to conduct an airstrike.

[1rudeboy]

Well, CNN pretends to be objective, and we laugh. RT pretends to be objective, and an element of FR cheers. Frightening, if you think about it.

[Fitzy_888]

“U.S. officials said that the Pentagon had never asked the Russians to steer clear of that area because it wasn’t close to the front lines and Russian aircraft didn’t operate in that part of Syria anyway.”

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“Since the strike, the U.S. has told Russia to steer clear of the Jordanian border.”

=> Obama is probably training insurgent to overthrow Jordan. One of the few places in the Middle East that Obama and Hillary haven’t screwed up yet.