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US Airstrikes Destroy Ammo Left Behind in Syria
Military.com ^ | 17 Oct 2019 | The Associated Press

Posted on 10/17/2019 8:07:49 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

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To: Savage Rider

They don’t even need to look Middle Eastern. See the KY live fire video. The MSM cropped out the people videoing the exercise with their iPhones.


21 posted on 10/17/2019 8:51:41 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: CondorFlight

It was on purpose, why recycle when you can buy new with someone else’s money. He killed two birds with one stone, armed those who should not have been armed to fit his agnda, and made some bucks off selling our military more replacement equipment. McCain and Graham was in on that you can bet on it.


22 posted on 10/17/2019 8:54:08 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: DoodleDawg

It is part of the plan - no telling how many weapons intended for Kurds ended up in ISIS and other enemy hands - much was blamed on “bad winds”.


23 posted on 10/17/2019 9:17:20 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: Bonemaker

Probably only if Congress can figure out a way to justify why we need to be there in the first place. So far, they’re coming up empty.


24 posted on 10/17/2019 9:17:52 AM PDT by Home-of-the-lazy-dog ("Leftists will stand before you and cut off their own head just to prove that they'll do it!")
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To: Tallguy

My exact initial thoughts. The “bug-out” order must have been quite strong in it’s delivery.

Something like, “Get the hell out .... NOW!!!”


25 posted on 10/17/2019 9:45:59 AM PDT by ImpBill (Conservative voter sans political Party!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Sighted Cement
Shanked Same


26 posted on 10/17/2019 10:33:55 AM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: Tallguy

“n such haste that they didn’t have time to set a few demolition charges? Wow! That’s some bug-out.”

Bombing the deserted headquarters probably had more to do with killing the people who were there snooping around looking for intelligence and weapons.

War, Inc. needs to be put out of business.


27 posted on 10/17/2019 10:45:03 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (If the Trump Administration doesn't prosecute the coup plotters he loses the election in 2020)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Seems reasonable you would leave munitions for the kurds....then destroy them when they free isis guys as they would have anyway. Then they accept a cease fire since their stockpile is gone.


28 posted on 10/17/2019 11:26:47 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: If You Want It Fixed - Fix It

That had not occurred to me. Pretty credible scenario. More so than a practice run for air force.


29 posted on 10/17/2019 11:34:45 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

Wasn’t that in Serbia?


30 posted on 10/17/2019 11:37:56 AM PDT by brooklin
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Military.com is openly anti-2A/RKBA and is to be avoided.


31 posted on 10/17/2019 12:30:05 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

Its an AP article and no 2a or shall not be infringed issues.

Was not aware they were anti 2a/rkba. Thanks for the heads up.


32 posted on 10/17/2019 12:39:26 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: stanne

An F-15E strike isn’t cheap. There’s the ordnance, fuel, tanker & optional jammer support. Plus your putting at least 2 airman at risk in a heavy SAM environment. A few pounds of C-4 and some Det Chord will get the job done if you have sufficient time to set the charge.


33 posted on 10/17/2019 12:39:42 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: Tallguy

Well, maybe there was some good reason they/we chose to use that particular weapons system

I work in and around medicare. I would like to see people defend resources in medicine with such sense. The amount of waste on such an ill advised flawed program without thought is crazy


34 posted on 10/17/2019 11:38:22 PM PDT by stanne
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To: brooklin

Yes to all. My mistake. haha


35 posted on 10/18/2019 9:15:26 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I saw a video of one of the abandoned US camps. Plenty of equipment was left behind. Coke machines, refrigerators, microwave ovens, etc.


36 posted on 10/18/2019 9:19:02 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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