US bombs Syrian targets after deadly drone attack

originally posted by: face23785

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: face23785
So yeah the Pentagon basically just said we saw this drone coming but did nothing.

That's just #ing great. That seems to be this administration's policy anywhere.

It bugs the # out of me more than a bit

So we got a crucial base in Syria by all definitions, and it's been attacked by drones many times before over the years, and the World's Finest and most technologically advanced military still can't stop them from attacking, years later. Complete BS

It's not a matter of ability, it's a matter of will. The point JIMC has been trying to get across in this thread is that often, our military are given really strict rules of engagement that prevent them from protecting themselves. The diplomats and politicians, rather than erring on the side of caution for our troops, often prefer to err on the side of not causing unnecessary collateral damage or appearing aggressive. Their attitude is that if our people die to maintain that image, so be it.

Respectfully Google

Al Tanf garrison how many drone attacks

What's changed in our defensive posture in a little more than 2 months? we had both the ability and will during the January attack. Again not be argumentative, but what changed? was it just the systems were partially operational, or was there a stand-down order?

www.aljazeera.com...

20 Jan 2023
A drone attack hit a US-led coalition base in southern Syria, the US military’s Central Command has said.

“Three one-way attack drones attacked the al-Tanf Garrison in Syria,” a CENTCOM statement said on Friday.
Two of the drones were shot down by the coalition, but the third hit the compound, wounding two allied Syrian opposition fighters who received treatment, the statement added.
“Attacks of this kind are unacceptable,” CENTCOM spokesperson Joe Buccino said, without specifying who carried it out.

“They place our troops and our partners at risk and jeopardise the fight against ISIL.”

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

It's been attacked numerous times, there have been multiple drones shot down over the years during attacks. We had the ability and the will previously. The Pentagon says the defense systems were partially down. WITF isn't a critical base's defenses being constantly upgraded and maintained.

My no-evidence theory is Ukraine is sucking up parts or munitions, putting the base on restrictive use of munitions perhaps

Reports have said the base has been overflown by Russian jets constantly recently, that could be coincidental or not

a reply to: putnam6


Ummm...the US birthed...primed...and weaponized Isis...it was a US bastard child...

All of these terrorist factions are a direct result of overt and covert American action...ALL of them...

The CIA stands them up...arms them...and points them in a given direction...Then when these tools tire of getting used...they turn and are then labeled terrorists...

The US government is to blame...and the tools used in Syria will eventually come back...and either suicide...or join some anti-government group...or just simply for existing be labeled domestic terrorists...


The anger should be directed at Pennsylvania Ave...the Pentagon...and Langley...

I get your rules of engagement angst...but those troops are in country illegally and invading a sovereign nation...they were never invited...they're only there because the US was attempting regime change...like they did in Georgia...and Ukraine...

And the Senate voted down the resolution to close down that invasion...just a week or two ago...





YouSir

a reply to: putnam6

I'm not talking about just that one base.

There are reports on Twitter of more action going on over there now. Artillery fire and air strikes.

ETA: All that is unconfirmed of course. But one page said the artillery fire targeting our base came from an actual Syrian army unit. If that's true that's really bad news.

originally posted by: JIMC5499
a reply to: face23785

You have that right.
In 1983 I was in Turkey waiting to join up with my squadron. Well they got held up at a little place called Grenada. When the Marine Barracks was bombed, several of us were flown down by helicopter to assist. The squadron I was attached to was flying injured Marines from the Barracks out to the ship for medical care. As we flew by a large building, we kept getting ground fire. We asked to be able to carry weapons so that we could suppress that fire and were denied permission. Thankfully who ever was shooting at us was a bad shot, they only hit the tail boom a couple of times.
I found out a bit later that the people shooting at us were from Europe. They were on a package tour, to raise funds for the PLO. All of the alcohol, drugs, boys or girls they could want. If they wanted to, they would be given an automatic rifle and ammo so that they could shoot at people on the ground or those pesky US Navy helicopters. I saw some info that the kids of Europe's power elite were part of those tours. That was the main reason we couldn't return fire. That and the fact that the other side of the building was where ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and the rest of the media covering Lebanon were staying. The same SD clowns who wouldn't let them secure the Barracks or Embassy, wouldn't let us defend ourselves.

Thats what a misfire of a missile is for.

EDIT!!! IRANIANS LAUNCH MORE ROCKETS AT U S FORCES!!!

Yes, im all for it.

Bomb those towel wearing bad guys so vNex can cry about the fact that it happened.

Wahhh, wahhh, the US is in Syria arming jihadists while my country murders thousands and commits war crimes. Look mom, I can get paid to try to piece together an argument on a web forum in the United States.

No, those are freedom fighters and it looks like we're killing the terdists.

Was that too harsh? I hope he doesn't see this.

originally posted by: face23785
There are reports on Twitter of more action going on over there now. Artillery fire and air strikes.

ETA: All that is unconfirmed of course. But one page said the artillery fire targeting our base came from an actual Syrian army unit. If that's true that's really bad news.

May 21, 2023

MORE bad news...Biden's "woke" military mistakenly bombed a farmer/brick-layer earlier this month..thinking he was an Senior al Qaeda leader.

Oops..We thought he was an al Qaeda big shot. Sorry!!: freebeacon.com...

We need a REAL Commander-in-Chief back in charge ASAP, or our military men/women will become a danger to each other, due to lack of proper training and lack of pride.