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Home Front: WoT
Scott Adams explains the Syrian Air Base attack
2017-04-09
And he does so better than anyone else I've read.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  How would Trump coordinate with Putin without having the coordination revealed by Dem operatives in the intel agencies?

Maybe he used Signal. :-)
Posted by: KBK   2017-04-09 22:41  

#8  Ya'll have it all wrong. According to some far left stuff on Facebook, the ultimate go-to for real information, Outin ordered Trump to do this. Trump is too stupid to do this on his own.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2017-04-09 15:37  

#7  Why would you doubt BDAs and verifiable intel from the area aren't available to POTUS? The Pentagon and NGA have to be at least that competent. Perhaps it is not in the interests of the deep state to leak it.
Posted by: Slineth Grereger4724   2017-04-09 14:46  

#6  "Gee,that plane attacked a town with gas and landed at this airport so this airport is most likely its base of operations" isn't that much of an intel leap.

1. A Syrian government aircraft left its base, flew over an inhabited area, and returned to its base. Not much of a leap.

2. A Syrian government aircraft left its base, flew over an inhabited area, dropped ordnance and returned to its base. Plausible given past actions; barring disclosure of BDAs and verifiable intel from the area, it's a bit of a leap.

3. A Syrian aircraft left its base, flew over an inhabited area, dropped ordnance containing a chemical agent and returned to its base. Possible, but the requirement for proof is much higher.

4. The Syrian airbase that the Syrian government aircraft flew from was struck by missiles launched from US naval vessels. Proven. The Russians were notified is plausible. However, the motivation for the missile strike is not necessarily proven.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-04-09 14:16  

#5  I didn’t realize that our military knows what every aircraft in Syria is doing at all times. That’s impressive, bordering on hard-to-believe.

Tracking flying aircraft is child's play. We do it all the time in the US on a daily basis, believe it or not. Otherwise commercial airlines might bump into each other.
Easy to track a plane with all the military radar over their, see its flight path and where it lands so a, "Gee, that plane attacked a town with gas and landed at this airport so this airport is most likely its base of operations" isn't that much of an intel leap.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-04-09 13:45  

#4   I didn’t realize that our military knows what every aircraft in Syria is doing at all times. That’s impressive, bordering on hard-to-believe.

Please. The place is under a microscope.
Posted by: Glirt Glick3831   2017-04-09 12:58  

#3  How would Trump coordinate with Putin without having the coordination revealed by Dem operatives in the intel agencies?
Posted by: Crusoth Clock7726   2017-04-09 10:31  

#2  Das ist gut. I believe coordinated with Putin. Russia will never give up a deep water port or a loyal ally secondly.
Posted by: Dale   2017-04-09 08:05  

#1  Pretty good analysis I'd say.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-09 04:15  

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