Posted on 01/22/2020 1:28:12 PM PST by Enterprise
U.S. troops last weekend reportedly found themselves in a standoff with Russian forces trying to gain access to key oil fields in northeastern Syria.
The Saturday standoff first reported by Turkish media outlets, citing unnamed local officials in the Turkey-Syria border region seems to have ended without any shots being fired or any real risk of violence between the two sides. American military personnel reportedly stopped a Russian convoy near the town of Rmelan, and the Russian forces then apparently turned back and returned to their home base.
Still, the near-clash serves as a reminder of the high stakes in Syria, where the U.S. militarys mission involves guarding oil fields and preventing them from falling into the hands of the Islamic State, Russian forces and other actors.
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Israel said we stay. There’s nothing to debate.
Obviously fake news, since we pulled out of Syria long ago.
From December 29, 2018:
President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from Syria, bringing a sudden end to the military campaign.
*** Obviously fake news, since we pulled out of Syria long ago.***
I assume you were being sarcastic. I know young guys from Ft Hood who were deployed to Syria last month.
Losing contact with one of your units
Russian tech, contrary to the meme often presented here, is generally good and, in some cases, better than ours.
The funny thing if you’d asked several years ago any of local russophobes why do they hate the Russians the majority wouldn’t have come with any other idea that a Russian opposition to the Second Iraq War.
But then what was the base of Russian objections.
First they said there is no evidence Saddam involved in 9/11 then there is no WMD and last but not least they said it would destibilize the region empower the terrorists and Iran. Now tell me who are the idiots 15+ years later.
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