"US launches airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria"...
...from the linked article...
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The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
The operation consisted of “dozens of precision airstrikes” and struck more than 75 targets in central Syria using Air Force assets, including B-52s, F-15s and A-10s.
“The strikes against the ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps were conducted as part of the ongoing mission to disrupt, degrade and defeat ISIS, in order to prevent the terrorist group from conducting external operations and to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria,” CENTCOM’s statement said.
Earlier Sunday, the Syrian government fell after rebels entered the capital city and ended President Bashar Assad and his family’s 50-year rule.
Assad and his family fled to Russia, where they were welcomed and approved for asylum.
Citizens took to the streets in celebration of the overthrow and pivotal moment in the civil war.
The uprising has raised questions about what lies ahead for the country and region, but Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla said there “should be no doubt” that the U.S. will not allow ISIS to reconstitute in the wake of the current situation.
President Biden said Sunday that the U.S. will continue its anti-ISIS operations. He called Assad’s fall a “fundamental act of justice” but also said the current moment was full of “risk and uncertainty.”
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Link: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5029424-us-launches-airstrikes-against-isis-camps-in-syria/
Replies to: "US launches airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria"...
Seems like another senseless game of "whack a mole" that will eventually backfire.
Quagmire would be a gross understatement.
Seems to me it would be better to let the Turks and Israelis handle this one.
Once Putin and the Iranian Mullahs lose interest...we can too ;-)
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Excerpt from Tom Friedman re Trump’s social media post:
Funniest statement by any world leader so far: That award goes to … President-elect Donald Trump for his social media post: “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!”
Attention Mr. Trump: Syria is the keystone of the entire Middle East. It just collapsed like a blown-up bridge, creating vast new dangers and opportunities that everyone in the region will seize upon and react to. Staying out of this is not on the menu, especially when we have several hundred U.S. troops stationed in Eastern Syria. We need to figure out our interests and use the events in Syria to drive them, because everyone else will be doing just that.
Imagine that...exactly what Vladimir Putin would like to hear from our President-Elect...what are
the odds?
Do we need any more evidence of who will be controlling our policy? Wake up MAGA "Patriots".
Orange is his usual moronic self. He’s now against hitting
ISIS camps from the air?
I didn’t expect to see you as a disciple of the Bush Doctrine?
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Just someone who appreciates a mindful and engaged White House.
What happened in Syria is largely due to a weakened Iran. What happens now in Iran also requires the United States to be very mindful.
We could see Iran move to moderate leadership.
Obviously, the United States needs to watching very closely and talking to the players. It’s called Foreign Policy and National Security.
"Mindful and engaged"
Staffer, waking Joe up from a nap: Mr President, the defense secretary is here
Joe: Who?
Staffer: The secretary of defense
Joe: Tell her to hold all my calls.
Well, he did say "White House," not president. We don't know who is commander-in-chief.
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Will we ever know?
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It will probably be like the Kennedy assassination. There will be theories.
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No, no, Orange thinks we just need to completely stay out of things. Moron.
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Party realignment has happened.
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Air strikes against ISIS isn’t the Bush doctrine. Invading Syria
would be.
The Liz Cheney effect on the Democratic Party, everyone.
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