Posted on 12/19/2024 4:20:21 PM PST by McGruff
The United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The U.S. has previously said 900 troops were in Syria, but Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, announced that 2,000 were there and had been for a while.
He told reporters that the increase in forces was temporary and they are there to augment the U.S. operations against the Islamic State group.
The Pentagon has been asked repeatedly in recent days and weeks about the U.S. presence in Syria and never disclosed the dramatic increase.
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Obama has been wanting to put al Qaeda in charge of Syria since his first term.
Of course they did. That’s why they staged the coup.
That’s why they staged the coup.…before Jan 20
So what else are the Neocons hiding? Perhaps a massive number of US Troops in Ukraine? Going to get VERY INTERESTING once Trump finds out who’s really fighting the Ukraine War.
But Harris assured us there were no US troops in any combat zone around the world — the first time this century. Did she lie to us?
The President did this right?
The Pentagon ‘press secretary’ is a Major General.
Guess that makes Buckwheat ‘Queen of the World’!
Did president Sullivan sign off on this?
who authorized the troop increase?
Why don’t I believe any of what their saying?
Oh, yah - that’s right.
They’ve lied like cheap rugs about this very thing many times before.
Why don’t I believe any of what their saying?
Oh, yah - that’s right.
They’ve lied like cheap rugs about this very thing many times before.
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