Posted on 02/15/2018 1:11:53 PM PST by BeauBo
About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm (Wagner Group) were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
...A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said last week that a force aligned with Assad, backed with artillery, tanks, rockets and mortars, had on Feb. 7 attacked fighters with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir al-Zor. U.S. special forces were accompanying the SDF forces that came under attack, officials in Washington said. The U.S.-led coalition in Syria retaliated, killing about 100 of the pro-Assad forces, according to the official.
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Big combat operations, like Wagner Group conducted, were done by militaries. Many joined our coalition - the Poles sent a whole Division. Special Forces from many countries conducted many secret missions, and private military contractors pulled some triggers as well - but on small special missions, like going after a certain individual.
Oh look now you’re finally admitting the mercenaries were sword point. Trying to qualify, but you’re almost at the actual truth: we used them the exact same way Putin is using his. We WROTE that damn book 50+ years ago.
Do you think that mercenaries conducted large scale military operations? How big?
I think we put mercenaries into situations where we don’t want official body counts. Big, little, doesn’t matter. The important part is the obfuscation.
Do you have any example of a large scale mercenary military operation by the USA this millennium?
Strawman. Not biting.
So there is literally no real world evidence for your claim.
Do svidania.
So there is literally no real world evidence for your claim.
Do svidania.
No, there is literally no way to answer you strawman question, which is why people who don’t want to admit the truth use that logical fallacy to lie to themselves.
You say the USA does this - give a specific example. Not a general allegation.
You can’t, because the USA didn’t.
You already admitted we did. Don’t know why you’re still whining.
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