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Russia used Syria as live-fire training - US general
BBC ^ | December 22, 2016 | Staff

Posted on 12/22/2016 10:18:10 AM PST by C19fan

The US army's commander in Europe has accused Russia of using its military campaign in Syria as a "live-fire training opportunity". Lt Gen Ben Hodges said Russia's "disregard for civilian casualties... is not the conduct of a nation that wants to be treated like a superpower".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: military; russia; weapons
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You can do better than that Gen Hodges.
1 posted on 12/22/2016 10:18:10 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

“Get him outta here... Get him outta here...”


2 posted on 12/22/2016 10:21:10 AM PST by AC Beach Patrol
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To: C19fan

Gotta practice somewhere, I say.


3 posted on 12/22/2016 10:24:05 AM PST by LouieFisk
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Yup.


4 posted on 12/22/2016 10:25:52 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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So this “general” has no clue what the purpose of war is! Not surprising!


5 posted on 12/22/2016 10:25:55 AM PST by gr8eman (Keep Winning!)
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And no one has a problem with that other than Obama and his boot-lickers.


6 posted on 12/22/2016 10:26:30 AM PST by The Toll
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To: C19fan

Hodges definitely seems to be an obamasexual plant.


7 posted on 12/22/2016 10:27:34 AM PST by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: C19fan

And what about a nation that creates, finances, and arms a rebel movement like ISIS, Al Qeida, Al Nusra, or the FSA?
This general is a traitor to America, he sided with the exact group that attacked us on 9/11. To top it off, he just flipped off the entire US 8th Air Force of WWII.

Thank god the Russians bombed the snot out of them.


8 posted on 12/22/2016 10:34:51 AM PST by DesertRhino
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Sounds like the General is more upset that the Jihadist are getting sliced and diced, than when the Jihadist were butchering the Christians.

Time for this General to get out. He’s completely out of his mind.


9 posted on 12/22/2016 10:41:12 AM PST by Enlightened1
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Just like we did in Iraq.


10 posted on 12/22/2016 10:46:23 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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He spoke out against Brexit too so I hope he goes out with obama.


11 posted on 12/22/2016 10:51:38 AM PST by boycott (S)
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Total Obama ass wiper..no wonder he was promoted to 4 stars.


12 posted on 12/22/2016 10:57:18 AM PST by C19fan
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13 posted on 12/22/2016 10:59:39 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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Meh they like us would rather fight jihadis in someone else cities. Europeans are apparently not that smart.


14 posted on 12/22/2016 11:04:07 AM PST by orionrising
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There doesn’t seem to be many redeeming qualities there: Assad backed forces, Jihadists, Russians, I hate that our Government has apparently teamed up with the same Jihadists that want to kill Americans and are killing Christians and others all over the Middle East, Europe, and here.

I was doing a little reading and studying of Revelations lately. The forth horse of the Apacolypse - a pale horse. Interestingly the original word can be translated as green.

So the 4 colors of the 4 horses are: Red, Black, White, Green. Almost all of the flags of the Arab countries are those colors. Is this a coincidence?

Christians are being beheaded with swords, and martyred. We are truly living in trying times. So I just pray daily for deliverance from evil for our country and others.


15 posted on 12/22/2016 11:11:19 AM PST by greeneyes
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Well, duh!, Hodges. Just as we did, whether intentionally or not, in GWI and II.


16 posted on 12/22/2016 11:13:20 AM PST by NonValueAdded (#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #MyPresident #MAGA)
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Also "Wargames" (1983):

“You’re not supposed to be running in here, someone could get hurt.”

17 posted on 12/22/2016 11:17:11 AM PST by LouieFisk
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Surprised he didn’t point out Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in Spain during the Spanish Civil War.


18 posted on 12/22/2016 11:20:46 AM PST by dfwgator
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Yes, they used Syria for live fire training, and they used it for marketing to demonstrate the effectiveness of their weapons. I’m okay with both because they were mainly using it as an opportunity to kill large numbers of terrorists - inherently evil people who burn Christians in cages, sell Yazidi women as sex slaves, behead many of the children they don’t use to deliver explosives, and send riflemen into Paris concerts and truck drivers into Christmas markets to kill innocents.

Given the scope of evil Assad was facing, a balance of concern between the civilian casualties from their actions and the civilian casualties from not acting was appropriate. I’m not usually a fan of Russia, but I cheer for them when they are right.


19 posted on 12/22/2016 11:23:53 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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Drain the swamp...start with Hodges.


20 posted on 12/22/2016 11:35:24 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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