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| US deploys troops to Jordan to monitor Syrian chemical weapons |
| 2012-10-11 |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #11 mission creep - but not OUR fault. The next few weeks may pose the biggest risk in terms of AQ actually getting their hands on a real weapon of mass destruction. I hope all our guys will be OK. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-10-11 19:52 |
| #10 It's not mission creep, it's revolving door lies, trying to find one that sticks. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-10-11 19:21 |
| #9 Where is the Arab Legion??? |
| Posted by: bman 2012-10-11 17:04 |
| #8 Not a bad idea actually. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-10-11 16:49 |
| #7 Is that what you call "mission creep"? It's the foreign-policy version of filling sandbags against the impending flood. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-10-11 16:19 |
| #6 ...or they're running out of easy drone targets further east. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-11 15:57 |
| #5 Is that what you call "mission creep"? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-11 15:52 |
| #4 Interesting - we've gone from "secret deployment," to "assisting with refugee control," to "assisting the Jordanian military," to "monitor Syrian chemical weapons". |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-10-11 15:09 |
| #3 One of the problems of using chemical weapons is that they themselves become a target that if 'excited' turns on its owners. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-11 12:19 |
| #2 Got our foot in the door... |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-11 11:37 |
| #1 Requisite host nation denial. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-10-11 10:38 |