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US military to maintain open-ended presence in Syria, Tillerson says
fox news ^
| January 17, 2018
| MATTHEW PENNINGTON
Posted on 01/18/2018 9:11:23 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Speaking at Stanford University after being introduced by former top diplomat Condoleezza Rice, Tillerson said the Trump administration was determined not to repeat President Barack Obama's "mistake" when he withdrew U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011. Republicans for years have argued the withdrawal created the opening for IS' rapid expansion....
Securing a successful U.N. peace process, getting Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power, ridding Syria of Iran's influence and eradicating all weapons of mass destruction in the country.
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Uh-oh! We are not going to make the same mistakes that Obama/Hillary did, but we are going to make Assad "leave power?" What if Assad gets Russia to put 50,000 troops and heavy weapons in Syria?
I am hoping that Tillerson is either making a dumb statement or Trump is going to oppose this nonsense.
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
On NPR this morning they were trying to make the case that it “may” violate international law. What was funny was that I had to turn it off because they said “may” just one time too many. It literally sounded of desperation.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:12:39 AM PST
by
robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm male.)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; Liz; GOPJ; NFHale; ColdOne
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:13:31 AM PST
by
ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
(Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
This is what I agrued we should have done with IRAQ. That is, do the same thing there we did in Germany and Japan after WWII. The region would have been substantially more stable.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:13:35 AM PST
by
robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm male.)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
'Securing a successful U.N. peace process, getting Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power, ridding Syria of Iran's influence and eradicating all weapons of mass destruction in the country.'
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:15:25 AM PST
by
Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: robroys woman
On NPR this morning they were trying to make the case that it may violate international law."It?"
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:16:03 AM PST
by
ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
(Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:17:42 AM PST
by
robroys woman
(So you're not confused, I'm male.)
To: Theoria
It may be possible to get the UN to vote for a peace process, but if the US insists on removing Assad, I don’t think so.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:21:33 AM PST
by
ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
(Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
I don’t know about everyone else, but I’d prefer that announcements about the military be made by SECDEF. If something involves both the State Department and the Department of Defense, both SECDEF and the SOS should be present to make the initial announcement. The State Department has risen to way too much dominance in the hierarchy of government administration, in my opinion, and mistakes caused by its arrogance and bureaucracy have been the cause of way too many problems around the world and at home.
To: Real Cynic No More
The State Department has risen to way too much dominance in the hierarchy of government administration, in my opinion, and mistakes caused by its arrogance and bureaucracy have been the cause of way too many problems around the world and at home.Agree. Maybe Tillerson is obsessed with plans for a pipeline through Syria, and he wants to scare Assad into cooperating. AFAIK Trump has not publicly weighed in on this.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:34:42 AM PST
by
ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
(Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:34:43 AM PST
by
McGruff
(If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Do you know how many troops do we have in Syria?
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:42:06 AM PST
by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
No, a new nation is being established east of the euphrates. The territory includes that formerly Iraq and Syria.
Strictly speaking, there will be no Troops in Syria
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:46:42 AM PST
by
Thibodeaux
(2018 is looking good)
To: Theoria; All
A fool’s errand initiated by fools.
The only thing they will accomplish is the death of more Americans.
Nothing else.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:47:14 AM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: McGruff
Perhaps Trump has some sort of deal with MBS and thus Saudi Arabia on this. Syria/Iran/Russia control of the pipeline could be important in the balance of power. The presence of troops in the Middle East may be a deterrent or a pre-position depending on what happens.
Trump does not change position unless there is a reason for it.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:51:01 AM PST
by
Oregon Valkyrie
(Truth, Justice, and the American Way! MAGA!)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Why? Let them kill each other.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:54:11 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(US out of the UN, UN out of the US.)
To: Oregon Valkyrie
there was a coalition that came to the aid of the Syrian Freedom fighters that included lots of Syrian military. Barack Obama for reasons never stated abandoned the group in the middle of the war. The date in my mind is 2014.
Why? the media never explored the events and never got an answer.
Isis was the result of the Obama abandonment.
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:55:20 AM PST
by
Thibodeaux
(2018 is looking good)
To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
Dear Mr. Secretary,
0bama messed up for sure, but it was George W. Bush who opened that can of worms. And on false pretenses to boot.
And speaking of Condi, did we ever find out why she was asleep at the wheel as National Security Advisor?
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posted on
01/18/2018 9:59:10 AM PST
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: Mariner
What about the trillions of dollars wasted? Don’t forget that.
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posted on
01/18/2018 10:03:21 AM PST
by
Paulie
(America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
To: robroys woman
We know the liberal-leaning NPR is strictly impartial.
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posted on
01/18/2018 10:22:22 AM PST
by
granada
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