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2015-10-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US General: Iran has fewer than 2,000 troops in Syria

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-10-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 A general officer reduced to reporting numerical data on 'order of battle.'

As General Tommy Franks used to say, "Ok, great info. Where is the so what?"

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-28 09:00|| 2015-10-28 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 So what! As long as they are not our troops.

Posted by chris 2015-10-28 10:36|| 2015-10-28 10:36|| Front Page Top

#3 both sides have a polyglot of forces

on assad's side there are Iranian special forces, iranian militia, Iraqi militia, Russians, some volunteers from various other shiite enclaves and some paleos all assisting the Syrian army

on the other side is ISIS, several other Islamist groups, Kurds and, just maybe a secular nationalist or two

Posted by lord garth 2015-10-28 11:33|| 2015-10-28 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 forgot hezboallah in above

Posted by lord garth 2015-10-28 11:35|| 2015-10-28 11:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Not counting all those already toes up?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-28 17:55|| 2015-10-28 17:55|| Front Page Top

#6 IRAN is repor going to be increasing its regular military presence in Syria at the request of Baby Assad.

* FYI WORLD NEWS > [Inquisitr] US PENTAGON ALTERS GROUND STRATEGY AGZ ISIS - MILITARILY AGGRESSIVE POLICY WILL INCLUDE ASSISTING LOCAL FORCES [training circa 15,000 Locals] TO RECLAIM THEIR LAND.

* BIGNEWSNETWORK > WHITE HOUSE: NO [Long-Term or] "LARGE=SCALE" GROUND OPERATIONS IN STEPPED UP [Anti-]ISIS FIGHT, in Syria + Iraq.

* FRASNEWS > US WILL REVISE ITS IRAQ PRESENCE IFF RUSSIA HELPS BAGHDAD TO FIGHT ISIL.

New USJCS Chair Gen. Joseph Dunforth, USMC. TO US Senate Armed Services Cmte.

VERSUS

* FARSNEWS > MCCAIN: AFGHANISTAN ASKING RUSSIA FOR HELP DUE TO FAILED US [POTUS Obama] LEADERSHIP.

Thats ridiculous, McCain, POTUS Obama is an Anti-US US OWG Globalist - HE'S FAILING INTENTIONALLY!

* SPUTNIK NEWS > "FEAR", DESPERATION DRIVES OBAMA'S SCRAMBLE TO SAVE US CREDIBILITY IN SYRIA.

As a Guamanian + Pacific Islander + Loyal Madonna fan, I'm more concerned about the Bammer saving US credibility in East Asia-Pacific agz Rising China, such that USN Pearl Harbor BB USS "Oklahoma" = Guam = Camel Rock + CNMI, Pacific Islands don't "capsize" as the Pert, MSM-Net verified "weak/declining" US [self?] retreats or falls back across the Pacific + World.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-10-28 23:42|| 2015-10-28 23:42|| Front Page Top

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