I do consider that a win.
As long as Saudi is willing to be supportive of our allies, that removes a sticking point for me.
Good point! I am worried about the Kurds. They are worthwhile allies and decent people.
We have people in the republican party that want to cut all ties with Saudi Arabia they are sending troops to defend the Kurds since we will be pulling out. Maybe Graham Marco, Banks want us to stay there . How about this I will agree with that when i see these people put on a 60lb pack and pick up a M4 and lead the charge. It is easy to say lets keep them there when you ass in not on the line. Yet lets throw MbS under the bus for some Islamist radical so-called journalist.
“As long as Saudi is willing to be supportive of our allies, that removes a sticking point for me.”
Me too! But someone needs to have a Come to Jesus meeting with Erdogan. I honestly don’t know what the right answer is with Turkey’s membership in NATO and all that. I guess we wouldn’t want to kick them into the waiting arms of Putin, but Erdogan is a bad actor with designs on his own caliphate it would seem.
Kudos to our President!
WINNING!
But I read on FR that Trump had yet again screwed the USA foreign policy up. The never trumps need to be tossed away. I’m sick of their backstabbing bullshit on every thread. No president in modern time has done more yet people still puke all ovrf every decision made. Disgusting.
Glad to hear it!
It is a long time since the march on Damascus in 1917 and where is there any record of Saudi military prowess since.
If the Saudis and UAE put significant forces into Syria to protect the Kurds (from Turkey) and/or other anti-Assad forces for their enemies, they will need two or three specific types of weapons to be able to succeed.
1. Good anti-aircraft, shoulder fired missiles (like the Stinger, the British Blowpipe/Stovepipe, and the French version). To keep Syrian, Iranian and Russian jets away or just to shoot their asses down.
2. Good, powerful, long-range anti-tank weapons as well as shoulder-fired weapons (from TOWS upwards). LAWS ain’t gonna cut it but a Javelin type will and something we had in Iraq that had a huge rubber ring on the frontend of the tube (AT4?). I saw a film bo both weapons being used in Iraq and they were devastating, esp. at relatively close range, but I know that TOWS have a longer range as well.
3. Some really good long-range artillery. The Russian stuff is the best in the field (ask the Ukrainians) so a good piece of arty is a MUST as well as counter-battery electronic tracking/firing equipment.
I suspect that Saudi and UAE air power will also be around (the UAE has combat experience, possibly in Afghanistan).
Turkey is the country that will piss in the pot to keep things boiling. They are the problem right now, though Russia isn’t leaving Syria, nor are some Hezbollah/Iranian units. Not for the foreseeable future but if they suffer more heavy casualties, then things might change.
There were several mentions that trump had made some deals prior to announcing our departure...