Russia’s tactics in Syria deserve some serious studies by our military leaders. Supporting the legitimate leaders of a country starts success. Their military support supported the local military. They were prepared to provide humanitarian aid the minute that towns were freed. The locals saw the Russians as welcome friends and not occupiers.…
It’s hard enough to try and figure out why we were in Syria in the first place. It’s really hard to figure out why we are still there. For once, the good guys won in Syria, despite our best efforts to prevent that happening.…
Ever since the success of Syria, supported by the Russians in putting down the rebels, we have seen Syria virtually disappear from the headlines.…
The proxy war in Syria was never about an internal insurgency. Saudi Arabia and Israel both wanted Assad gone for different reasons, but worked together to accomplish the goal. We armed the rebels to include ISIS to help them accomplish the goal. The “evil” Russians stopped that plan.
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We’ve read over the years of the US training ISIS type groups in Syria, how CIA groups got in fire fights with US Military groups, you name it. It seems to be worse than we thought. This one bears further watching to see if it’s knowledge!…
This is a good thing. Our Neos in the House and Senate can obstruct Trump’s foreign policy, but they can’t make him send someone to a meeting!…
A bit dated, but still so true. An example of how the western media comes to a subject with an agenda.
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Not only were the US-backed ‘moderate’ militants in southern Syria never meant to fight ISIS, but their commanders actually traded US-made weapons and ammunition to terrorists, a rebel defector claimed in an interview with Rossiya-24.
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