US Soldiers Killed in Syria

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AIPAC politicians
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Destroy the entire country. Still corrupt leaders in charge.
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Non-citizens aren't needed.
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Teslag said:

YouBet said:

Question: why are we still there at all? Get out.


I was deployed to Iraq/Syria in 2021. Spent a lot of time bouncing between Al Hasakah and Green Village and from what I could tell it was mostly to protect the Kurds and jockeying for control of Syrian oil fields against the Russians.

Hope that this isn't too off topic, but why does everybody in the ME hate the Kurds?
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Not sure about Sarah's take in this instance but disturbed to say the least about this. I've tried to wait to comment on this until more sunlight is put out about what happened.


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The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes $130 million for Syrian government forces as part of the Countering Islamic State training and equipment program (CTEF). Additionally, the NDAA fully repeals sanctions on Syria, to help rebuild after its civil war. Why?

Surely this has something to do with the Abraham Accords? I can think of nothing else.
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nortex97 said:

Not sure about Sarah's take in this instance but disturbed to say the least about this. I've tried to wait to comment on this until more sunlight is put out about what happened.


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The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes $130 million for Syrian government forces as part of the Countering Islamic State training and equipment program (CTEF). Additionally, the NDAA fully repeals sanctions on Syria, to help rebuild after its civil war. Why?

Surely this has something to do with the Abraham Accords? I can think of nothing else.


Well this just took a turn if this is true.

Going to need more conventional sources though. We'll just have to wait and see, i guess.
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TA-OP said:

Teslag said:

TA-OP said:

Texas12&0 said:

Rapier108 said:

No Spin Ag said:

BigRobSA said:

That sucks.

Nuke them until they glow, shoot survivors in the dark.


Trump said we're going after whoever did this. I expect the list of casualties to come out soon and it be long.

Given Trump's track record lately on "going after" the bad guys, nothing is going to happen.

Huh? Trump is deporting the hardcore criminal illegal immigrants, took out Iran nuke facilities, bringing in the NG to clean up cities and blowing up boatloads of drugs heading our way. Your TDS causes you to speak out your arse.
He's apparently also deporting US veterans.


You mean criminals that did time and earned removal orders? Service doesn't negate your obligation to not be a ****ty person.
Yeah, just leave out the fact that the one recently in the news was on a minor drug offense in the 1990s when he was being failed by us in treating his PTSD? We treat our vets like crap.


So I agree with you that we treat our vets like crap. A topic for another thread but why does the left what that level of care for all of us? Universal healthcare won't magically be better than VA and history tells us it'll be highly politicized which is a double bonus. Like I said, topic for another thread but how do you reconcile your "We treat our vets like crap" with your voting habits?
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That ****ing part of the world just needs to be blown to smithereens and start all over.
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There's a really good video on YouTube by Epic History about the history of that region. All of the various Islamic
Caliphates / Ottoman Empire, etc. Delves into the different families who rules, all descendants in some form or another of their prophet. Also some great videos on the multiple Crusades to gain back some of the territory lost to them.

Here's the thing. As Christianity wanes in the West, through Liberlaism/Progressivism, those mother****** are still at it. They haven't forgotten. No matter what the woke fairy-dust politicians say, these people are still doing what they've been doing since the 7th century.


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stallion6 said:

YouBet said:

Question: why are we still there at all? Get out.

Multiple strategic reasons. Counter terrorism, counter Iran proxies, oil field security, stabilization of a country with new leadership, and other reasons. I hate we lost soldiers. I served 26 years and I could never come to personal justification other than we were doing our mission. Prayers for the soldiers and their families.


I understand that these are the surface level reasons or supposed logical reasons for doing so, but I don't care.

Counter terrorism: nuke any area where terrorism is sourced or shows it's face
Counter Iran proxies: Israel has done a bang up job on their own in greatly mitigating this threat; let them continue
Oil Field Security: we don't need their oil
Stabilization of a country with new leadership: he's Al Qaeda. I get he's trying to shed that image (supposedly) but I don't care. He can do it on his own.
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Her resemblance to John Kerry is striking.
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No Spin Ag said:

Rapier108 said:

No Spin Ag said:

BigRobSA said:

That sucks.

Nuke them until they glow, shoot survivors in the dark.


Trump said we're going after whoever did this. I expect the list of casualties to come out soon and it be long.

Given Trump's track record lately on "going after" the bad guys, nothing is going to happen.


JFC, that better not be true. If Trump can use our military against drug dealers he sure as eff better use them against terrorists who killed Americans.

Has to see what Israel wants him to do about it first.
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stallion6 said:

YouBet said:

Question: why are we still there at all? Get out.

Multiple strategic reasons. Counter terrorism, counter Iran proxies, oil field security, stabilization of a country with new leadership, and other reasons. I hate we lost soldiers. I served 26 years and I could never come to personal justification other than we were doing our mission. Prayers for the soldiers and their families.


Everyone loves young men dying other than themselves
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Nagler said:

An L of an Ag said:

BigRobSA said:

That sucks.

Nuke them until they glow, shoot survivors in the dark.


This has been my advice on the whole ME since 9/11


I was in 7th grade when 911 happened. I remember asking my dad what he thought we should do.

He said "turn them all to glass."

The more I look back on that answer, the more I agree with it.

I got banned from several MSM sites back then with that same sentiment.
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Prayers for all the families of those killed or wounded in ISIS attack in Syria!
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nortex97 said:


People are so quick to try to "score points" now a days.

Any GWOT vet knows that "local security forces" in the ME are likely to contain an unknowable % of disloyal opportunists. "Green on Blue" was the shorthand for this type of attack back then. When an enemy dons the ally's uniform, they aren't "friendly." The fact of the attack shows they were merely a deceptive enemy.

Now - that doesn't mean I'm defending PR spin when Americans are dead. But I also don't love the rage baiting response built for clicks.
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Moron continues to moron


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People with no shame…have no shame.
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