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| Pentagon: US ready to down Syrian, Russian jets |
| 2016-08-23 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The warning came after US fighter jets had tried to engage Syrian Arab Air Force aircraft in Syria last week, but the showdown was avoided as government planes left before the Americans arrived. The Pentagon has announced that the USA is ready to down Syrian and Russian planes that they claim threaten American advisers who by international law are illegally operating in northern Syria. On Friday, Pentagon front man Captain Jeff Davis claimed that US jets attempted to intercept Syrian planes to protect the American advisers operating illegally with Kurdish forces in Syria after Syrian government jets bombed areas of Hasakah when Kurdish police began an aggression against the National Defense Force. On Monday, another Pentagon front man, Peter Cook, said, "We would continue to advise the Syrian regime to steer clear of those areas." "We are going to defend our people on the ground, and do what we need to defend them," Cook told news hounds. He said, "it’s not a no-fly zone," but added that "the Syrian regime would be wise to avoid areas where coalition forces have been operating." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Unfortunately Skid, your numma 12 does NOT qualify for Tinfoil hat graphic :-( |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-23 17:40 |
| #12 Nobody's said it, so I will. If he can induce a strike before the election the Dems will have reasonable justification for him to stay. No one else will want the job. I'd have to say the two we have now don't seem to want it very much. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-08-23 16:00 |
| #11 I was hoping for Mechwarriors vs. Aliens. We are getting Clown Show sans Cotton Candy. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-08-23 14:35 |
| #10 "Putin v The Zero... I wonder how this will end." No, you don't, #3 BP. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-08-23 14:30 |
| #9 Now would be a good time for our Congress critters to grow a pair and defund all of Obama's operations in the Middle East. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-08-23 14:09 |
| #8 Perhaps atomic vaporization is his solution to the inner-city crime problem. Who knew ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-23 12:41 |
| #7 Obastard is going for the whole enchilada. He's looking to start a war with Russia to cement his place as the worst in all senses of the word, "leader" in world, not just American, history. What kind of legacy will he have, assuming there's anyone left, to write? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-08-23 12:11 |
| #6 He said, "it’s not a no-fly zone," but added that "the Syrian regime would be wise to avoid areas where coalition forces have been operating." And when a S-300 bags a USAF fighter (quote) accidentally (unquote) what will this nitwit say then? "Its only aggression when THEY do it!?!" |
| Posted by: magpie 2016-08-23 11:49 |
| #5 Gotta be some nervous MiG-21 drivers in the Syrian Air Force right now... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-08-23 10:49 |
| #4 "International law" is a misnomer. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-08-23 09:43 |
| #3 Putin v The Zero... I wonder how this will end. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-08-23 09:36 |
| #2 "illegally" *snort!* In Syria? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-08-23 09:20 |
| #1 What a stupid way to start Armageddon. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-08-23 09:05 |