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| Congress Is Missing in Action as Trump Escalates War in Syria Amid Russia Probe | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 25 2017, 02:02 PM (197 Views) | |
| _g R_ | Mar 25 2017, 02:02 PM Post #1 |
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As a House committee held the first congressional hearing on the Trump campaign's alleged ties with Russia this week, Republicans loyal to Trump tried to shift the focus to recent leaks surrounding it, as well as efforts to gather intelligence on Trump's transition team under the outgoing administration. Other conservatives are distancing themselves from Trump, perhaps in case FBI Director James Comey's investigation bares fruit. Democrats, meanwhile, took advantage of a fresh opportunity to place Trump as close to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the headlines as possible. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/39987-congress-is-missing-in-action-as-trump-escalates-war-in-syria-amid-russia-probe |
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| _g R_ | Mar 25 2017, 02:04 PM Post #2 |
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At the same time, in northern Syria, US warplanes and artillery units launched strikes against the Islamic State to cover for helicopters ferrying Syrian fighters and their US military advisors behind enemy lines. The operation has set the stage for a long and presumably bloody siege of Raqqa, the Islamic State's self-proclaimed capital. At least 33 people were killed when an airstrike by the US-lead coalition hit a school where civilians were hiding from the fighting, according to The Guardian. The number of US troops in Syria has grown from a couple hundred to at least 1,000 over the past few weeks.
Edited by _g R_, Mar 25 2017, 02:04 PM.
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| Robert Stout | Mar 25 2017, 11:28 PM Post #3 |
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The primary mission of America "advisors" is to stop "anti-ISIS" factions from killing each other.................. :oyvey |
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| Attaburnsinhell | Mar 25 2017, 11:48 PM Post #4 |
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This is bad Getting re-stuck in the ME is a really dumb move It means long term occupation with no exit strategy in hostile territory |
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| _g R_ | Mar 25 2017, 11:57 PM Post #5 |
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But for the politicians, big military contractors and the Wall Street war profiteers, it's just good business. It's not their own kids by and large, dying over there-- war = $. |
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| BuckFan | Mar 26 2017, 12:11 AM Post #6 |
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I don't have a problem using special forces and air power to go after ISIS. ISIS needs to be gone after. I oppose any attempt to put regular forces back in country. Going heavy is a huge mistake. The locals need go fight their own battles. We can help, but we cannot be viewed as occupiers again. |
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| The Inquisitor | Mar 26 2017, 12:44 AM Post #7 |
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History shows, the raw fact is, the Middle East culture is to fight others. Let them sort out their own problems. :oyvey |
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| Robert Stout | Mar 26 2017, 03:22 AM Post #8 |
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I don't recall the Syrian government requesting the USA to bomb or use land forces in Syria..............
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