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WaPo, Feb. 10

artappraiser — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 08:02:21 +0000

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WaPo, Feb. 10

Israel carries out extensive airstrikes in Syria after Israeli jet crashes under antiaircraft fire

The Israeli military said it targeted air defense batteries and army bases as well as Iranian positions in a day of dramatic cross-border confrontations as the threat of a wider regional conflict loomed. Israel said it launched the “large scale attack” after one of its F-16 fighter jets crashed under Syrian anti-aircraft fire. The Syrian state news agency described the bombing on its territory as a “new Israeli aggression.”

By Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash

WorldViews: Israel has taken its biggest step into the Syrian war yet. What does it mean?

Friend or foe? Assad quietly

artappraiser — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 07:42:23 +0000

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Friend or foe? Assad quietly aids Syrian Kurds against Turkey

@ Reuters, Feb. 11

ALEPPO, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds are getting indirect help from an unlikely source in their war against Turkey in the northwestern region of Afrin: President Bashar al-Assad [.....]

It's Jared that reads the

artappraiser — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 07:31:00 +0000

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It's Jared that reads the daily intel briefings:

On Page 1, the @washingtonpost reports that the president doesn’t read his daily intel brief. On Page 4, it reports that his son-in-law, who hasn’t been able to get a permanent clearance, does. pic.twitter.com/emAESbybw6
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) February 10, 2018

THE TROOPS MUST PLEDGE their

NCD — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:44:28 +0000

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THE TROOPS MUST PLEDGE their loyalty to President Trump....!!!!

Loyalty is their honor..!!!

The FBI and the fake news press are enemies of the people if they do not pledge loyalty, and always support and applaud Trump...because what he does....he does for our blood and our soil...!!!

It's ironic that the US has

Peter — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:03:44 +0000

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It's ironic that the US has found it necessary to align with Stalinist rvolutionaries rebranded as Green feminist democrats to defeat the IS. I think the Turks could live with the Rojavans being pusher back east of the Euphrates so most of their southern border isn't infested with this threat. The fables about the Turks or the US somehow allying with IS elements is old fake news propaganda favored by Iran, Russia and Assad. It doesn't matter who pushes it because Turkey is determined to clear the western section of their southern border before the division lines harden. Now that the US is stuck to the Rojavan tar-baby they have to act the good partner but I doubt any real troop deployment would be expected. Our troops are coming home to march in MAGA parades and recieve thanks from a proud CiC.

Good business for arms

NCD — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:56:27 +0000

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Good business for arms manufacturers, especially with less regulations on sales:

The White House is pushing to implement as early as March (2018) a plan that would make it easier to sell some weapons to foreign partners through a process some say eliminates key regulatory and congressional oversight, government officials and staffers tell U.S. News.

The proposal, first reported by Reuters in September, would affect the sale of small weapons and ammunition, delighting proponents who say the current process is too cumbersome while raising concerns among some experts about the risk of deadly arms falling into the wrong hands.

Here's the A.P. version, they

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:33:25 +0000

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Here's the A.P. version, they obviously invited press for a P.R. show:

At US Outpost in Syria, US General Backs Kurdish Fighters, Feb. 7

MANBIJ, SYRIA —

On the ground in Syria, the top U.S. general in the coalition fighting the Islamic State group pledged on Wednesday that American troops would remain in the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Manbij despite Ankara’s demands for a U.S. pullout.

“We're here to ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS is maintained in this area,” Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk said during a visit to U.S. forces in Manbij. ISIS is an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.

Funk’s visit comes amid rising tensions between Turkey and the United States — NATO allies that have ended up on opposing sides in some aspects of the multi-layered war in Syria [....]

Syria war: US bombs

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:29:01 +0000

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Syria war: US bombs government forces after Deir al-Zour attack

BBC News, 2 hrs. ago

The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters.

An estimated 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the overnight incident in Deir al-Zour province.

They had allegedly tried to take ground east of the River Euphrates, captured from the Islamic State group by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

State media said the US "aggression" left dozens of people dead or wounded [....]

Turkey, Russia and Iran

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:23:07 +0000

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Turkey, Russia and Iran leaders to discuss Syria in Istanbul: Turkish source

by Reuters Staff, Feb. 7

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the meeting in two phone calls on Thursday with the Russian and Iranian presidents, the source said. The date of the summit would be set in coming weeks [....]

And we are going to have a parade!

this going on as well!!!

artappraiser — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:18:36 +0000

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this going on as well!!!

On Northern Syria Front Line, U.S. and Turkey Head Into Tense Face-off

A correspondent and a photographer of The New York Times, traveling with American generals in northern Syria, visited a city where armed conflict is now possible between the United States and Turkey.

By Rob Nordland @ NYTimes.com, Feb. 7

MANBIJ, Syria — Two senior American generals came to the front line outside the Syrian city of Manbij on Wednesday flying outsized American flags on their vehicles, in case pro-Turkish forces just the other side of the no man’s land, 20 yards away, did not realize who they were.

“We’re very proud of our positions here, and we want to make sure everybody knows it,” said Maj. Gen. Jamie Jarrard, the Special Operations commander for the American-led coalition in Iraq and Syria.

If the message to Turkey was not clear already, the overall coalition commander accompanying General Jarrard, Lt. Gen. Paul Funk, elaborated. “You hit us, we will respond aggressively. We will defend ourselves.”

The trip was the first by such senior United States military officers to the front in northern Syria since Turkey’s president threatened to attack the city of Manbij, calling it a bastion of terrorists and demanding that American forces leave [....]

I imagine what Mattis thinks having to deal with the parade crap! Damn idiot doesn't get the briefing cartoon books we make for him...