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2018-04-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Saudi Arabia May Pay US Military Costs To Stay in Syria

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Posted by Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-04-04 01:17|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 What are we, mercenaries? US troops out of Syria immediately. Job's done, time to go home. While they're there there's a risk of war with Russia which we must not take.

"it helps other countries a hell of a lot more than it helps us"

No shit, Trump, now get our boys home.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-04-04 04:50|| 2018-04-04 04:50|| Front Page Top

#2 I was wondering why President Trump was talking about getting out of Syria all of a sudden.
Trump sounded like he was abandoning Syria like Obama abandoned Iraq leaving it to Iranian militias and to ISIS.
ISIS led to Iran and Russia in Syria.
Then the US went into Syria to support the Kurds fight against ISIS.
Now Turkey is threatening our allies the Kurds.
Now that the Kurds have had to stop fighting ISIS in order to fight Turkey and its sunni allies, ISIS is now making a comeback.
Iran, Russia, Turkey and Syria are all bad actors.
If the US abandons Syria and the Kurds now, ISIS will make a comeback.
And Iran, Russia and Turkey will fill the power vacuum and threaten our allies the Kurds and Israel.
The US should block Russian influence in the Middle East and China influence in the South Pacific.
We must defend our allies there or we will be in trouble if we are weak.
We and our allies have as much at stake in these areas as Saudi Arabia so we are not just mercenaries.

Posted by boomerc 2018-04-04 06:01|| 2018-04-04 06:01|| Front Page Top

#3 So, unlike the Euros, there is actually someone who will pay the price for their defense interests?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-04-04 08:16|| 2018-04-04 08:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Are they gonna supply the guys to get killed?

Posted by ed in texas 2018-04-04 14:52|| 2018-04-04 14:52|| Front Page Top

#5 So, we just need to keep punching the tarbaby? What are the victory conditions that will allow US troop withdrawal?

Oh there aren't any? Perpetual war, for the profit of the military industrial complex? Gosh. It will never end. Like Afghanistan.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-04-04 15:54|| 2018-04-04 15:54|| Front Page Top

#6 >Now that the Kurds have had to stop fighting ISIS in order to fight Turkey and its sunni allies, ISIS is now making a comeback.

Funny that...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-04-04 18:07|| 2018-04-04 18:07|| Front Page Top

#7 War between good and evil never ends HM. Never has, never will. It is not about the US punching your mental tar baby, it is about powerful evil societies declaring their fatwas on civilization.

Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-04-04 18:18|| 2018-04-04 18:18|| Front Page Top

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