Syria conflict: 'Chemical attacks kill hundreds'

eddie · 02-15-17, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Rumour has it (CNN so 50/50) that the DoD is considering recommending that the US send troops to Syria. So that'll end well.

I saw that too, if it is true(and who knows?) it just shows that they have short memories and no common sense!

Oberon · 02-15-17, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

I saw that too, if it is true(and who knows?) it just shows that they have short memories and no common sense!

I imagine, and hope, that it's just one of those things that's thought up in a thinktank and then used by the media to generate alarmist headlines. It would be political suicide for Trump (unless that's what he's trying to do, heaven knows some of his actions and words lately suggest it) to send conventional military ground forces into Syria unless there had been a major terrorist attack on the US by Daesh beforehand.

August · 02-15-17, 08:49 PM

You do realize that there are already US troops in Syria right?

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/u...isis.html?_r=0

Oberon · 02-15-17, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by August

You do realize that there are already US troops in Syria right?

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/u...isis.html?_r=0

Yeah, Special Operations forces mainly, but I believe the report was referring to conventional forces.

August · 02-15-17, 10:31 PM

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Yeah, Special Operations forces mainly, but I believe the report was referring to conventional forces.

I understand that but there's over 5 thousand military personnel there now. I'd be surprised if even half of them were SOF.

Oberon · 02-16-17, 12:04 AM

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I understand that but there's over 5 thousand military personnel there now. I'd be surprised if even half of them were SOF.

Really? Last I heard there was no more than 500. That's including the 200 that were penned to be sent out back in December:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/u...isis.html?_r=0

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7466996.html

August · 02-19-17, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Really? Last I heard there was no more than 500. That's including the 200 that were penned to be sent out back in December:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/u...isis.html?_r=0

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7466996.html

You're probably right, I looked it up rather hurriedly. That may be what's in Iraq at the moment.

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