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2016-05-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Gen. Joseph Votel, top U.S. commander for the ME, makes secret visit to Syria
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Posted by Besoeker 2016-05-22 02:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 Well, it is not a secret trip if you take reporters along - we call that a publicity stunt. That said, please train their tactical and operational commanders...and let them train their own troops on "basic soldiering skills."
Posted by Tennessee 2016-05-22 11:51||   2016-05-22 11:51|| Front Page Top

#2 ...This reminds me of the bit in the movie Airplane! about the attack on the storage depot at Daiquiri...:

Striker : My orders came through. My squadron ships out tomorrow, we're bombing the storage depots at Daiquiri at 18:00 hours. We're coming in from the North, below their radar.
Elaine : When will you be back?
Striker : I can't tell you that? It's classified.


Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-05-22 17:26||   2016-05-22 17:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe the secret part is the negotiations with the Russians over who bombs what and when.
Posted by SteveS 2016-05-22 17:39||   2016-05-22 17:39|| Front Page Top

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