Thu Feb 25, 2021, 08:44 PM
Montauk6 (5,576 posts)
US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militia structures
Source: CNN
The US military struck a site in Syria on Thursday used by two Iranian-backed militia groups following rocket attacks on American forces in the region in the past two weeks, according to a US official. The strikes mark the military's first known action under President Joe Biden. The site was not specifically tied to the rocket attacks, but were believed to be used by Iranian-backed Shia militias operating in the region. The site is believed to be used as part of a weapons smuggling operation by the militias. The strikes were carried out to degrade the ability of the groups to carry out future attacks and to send a message about the recent attacks, the US official said. The decision to target the site in Syria was made from the "top down," a defense official said, and was not because of a specific recommendation from the military. Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/us-iraq-iran/index.html
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 US carries out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian backed militia structures (Original post) |
Montauk6 | Feb 25 | OP |
| dhill926 | Feb 25 | #1 | |
| McKim | Feb 25 | #2 | |
| EX500rider | Feb 25 | #3 | |
| McKim | Feb 26 | #4 | |
| cstanleytech | Feb 26 | #5 | |
| onetexan | Feb 26 | #9 | |
| Polybius | Feb 26 | #6 | |
| Steelrolled | Feb 26 | #7 | |
| Sapient Donkey | Feb 26 | #8 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | Feb 26 | #10 | |
| Polybius | Feb 26 | #12 | |
| WhiskeyGrinder | Feb 26 | #13 | |
| Polybius | Feb 26 | #14 | |
| inwiththenew | Feb 26 | #11 | |
| Shanti Shanti Shanti | Feb 26 | #15 | |
| ripcord | Feb 26 | #16 | |
| Steelrolled | Feb 26 | #17 | |
| ripcord | Feb 26 | #18 | |
| EX500rider | Feb 27 | #19 | |
| Steelrolled | Feb 27 | #20 |
Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 10:05 PM
dhill926 (12,154 posts)
1. a year ago this headline would have scared the shit out of me....
Response to McKim (Reply #2)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 11:34 PM
3. Less to do with Syria, more to do with Iran...
Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 12:03 AM
4. We Need to Get Out of the Middle East
Response to McKim (Reply #4)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 12:28 AM
cstanleytech (22,345 posts)
5. Getting out is not the solution as a no hands off approach to issues in regions has been tried in
Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 03:46 AM
8. We really need to come up with a detailed strategy and purpose for what we're doing there
Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 09:33 AM
WhiskeyGrinder (11,445 posts)
10. The Dems are back, baby!!!!
Response to Polybius (Reply #12)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 01:20 PM
WhiskeyGrinder (11,445 posts)
13. Lol no.
Response to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #13)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 01:21 PM
14. My bad!
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I sorta detected sarcasm but wasn't sure!
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Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 09:52 AM
11. The war machine springs to life opens up one eager eye
Response to Montauk6 (Original post)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 01:45 PM
15. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran! Are we back to this shit? Its been quiet, u just stir up trouble
Response to ripcord (Reply #16)
Fri Feb 26, 2021, 06:14 PM
17. If we didn't have troops in Iraq we wouldn't have had to
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Response to Steelrolled (Reply #17)
Sat Feb 27, 2021, 12:31 AM
19. We already did pull out of Iraq circa 2012...
Response to EX500rider (Reply #19)
Sat Feb 27, 2021, 01:20 AM
20. That's the thing with these military adventures.
