US carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria

Biden is the first president in modern history, if ever, to not make a phone all to Israel while he was making the "rounds". (Although I hear that Kamala is making the phone calls which are normally made by incoming presidents. She hasn't reached out to Israel either.)

Meanwhile, John Kerry is cozied up with Israel's arch-enemy Iran.

I'm reading some "news" that Israel has been air-striking Damascus, but that could be total propaganda like everything else.

Foreign affairs are taking an obvious turn.

 

It was nice to have four years where it wasn't terribly necessary to be "studied up" on foreign affairs.

Now we've got uprisings in Myanmar, Tigray, and now Syria all heating up over shipping ports and oil as we restart the U.S. war machine so we can "police the world".

At least we're cancelling oil/gas jobs "over here" while we plan and decide who gets to build out growing oil/gas industries "over there". Our globalist leaders always have everyone's "best interests" at heart over their own wealth, fame and elite inner-circle legacies.

 

Maybe Sleepy Joe slept through and totally forgot to call Bibi? He's on the record over years of being a Zionist and proud of it. Most likely he has been a dues paying member of AIPAC for most of his time in government.

 

Joe isn't running the show. He's not capable. The "advisors" are running America. So, yes, Joe has certainly become a "changed man" on the face of things compared to his previous 45+ years of public positions as a moderate war-monger.

 

Just an interesting "bird dropping" from the Twitterverse, apparently from someone who disagrees with U.S. policy. Must be a "terrorist" if they don't want to live the way we shall tell them to live.

 

Good, send the Iranian government a message.

 

They got the message a long time ago--the US government serves at the pleasure of the Israeli government. Old news.

 

Either 100 people have been killed, 152 have been killed, or up to 192 have been killed, or "pick a number" which tickles your ears and provides the satisfaction of any particular confirmation bias.

If it weren't for governments, the "average" people of the world would probably live more peacefully.

 

A "Red Line" that turned out to be a US false flag. And Obama didn't wimp out in Syria - Covertly he was supplying massive amounts of arms and weapons to "The Rebels" aka the Islamic State.

 

I'm not opposed to being in Syria (which we're not), but I agree there is a risk of escalation. Biden was given several options for targets by the military (our new defense secretary knows the middle east like the back of his hand), and he chose the least destructive option. It was a signal, which needed to be sent, hoping to deescalate. The risks are known and carefully calculated. We will see how it plays out.

 

That's bizarre. It does explain some of the responses in this thread.

 

I respect that. I don't agree, but a healthy debate on our world military presence is something we should welcome.

 

You skipped one

 

What reality do you live in. A risk of escalation? A risk of escalation? The chicken hawks are back, there is not a risk of escalation, there is a GUARANTEE of escalation. The MSM is already falling in line and ginning up war rhetoric... EXACTLY AS I AND OTHER CONSERVATIVES ON THIS BOARD PREDICTED.







A find it hilarious that all of this is surprising and new to you even after we tell what is going to happen months in advance. This isn't rocket science. The shitbags running our foreign policy have been doing this crap for more than two decades.

Lets all clap like seals for our glorious elites destabilizing the Middle East again and taking out secular regimes.... using the lives of American patriots who are far far better men than the scum ordering them into mindless wars.

 

Bombing Syria Is Fine So Long as Biden Doesn’t Tweet Mean Things at Assad.

 

"BIDEN’S SYRIA AIRSTRIKE HIT THE WRONG TARGET:

Biden should continue the successful Trump policies in the Middle East."

 

China Joe got the airstrikes and escalation done before the relief checks.... are you Leftists understanding the priorities of the Democrats yet? Is it getting through to you?

Do you wonder why monster payoffs are being worked out before relief for the average American suffering?

Sheep don't even know they are sheep receiving scraps.

 

Trump supporters and Jimmy Dore fans deserve some credit for correctly predicting a U.S. intervention in Syria occurring upon Biden assuming office. This was only a surprise to the uninformed that watch mainstream media.

In one of his first actions as President, Biden had already dispatched around 200 troops and 40 trucks of mostly military supplies to support Kurdish factions in eastern Syria. The US has been building bases and fortifications in northeast Syria, and they plan to send troops back into the region. Consequently, Syria told Biden in January to withdraw US troops that currently occupy oil-producing regions. Just so happens that the bombs fell along the frontlines between Syrian and US-Allied-controlled areas. https://www.newsweek.com/syria-first-message-biden-withdraw-troops-stop-stealing-oil-1563165

Given the timeline, this presumption that the US airstrike was motivated by retaliation seems utterly fanciful. The rocket attack has been claimed by a largely unknown Shia group calling itself Awliya al-Dam, or Guardians of Blood. Rather convenient for the US. The group has previously been active in Libya and is affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar. They allegedly kidnapped a politician during an oil dispute in Libya, and claimed responsibility by spraying graffiti that read “Awliya al-Dam” and “The army is a red line”. Completely out of character for the LNA.

 

Trumpers told me Biden would go soft on Iran. He just bombed an Iranian backed militia and Trumpers are still complaining.

 

I think you'd be surprised. Many Democrats are extremely upset and angry with Biden, and there's a lot of chatter about the media trying to distract everyone with stories about Lady Gaga's dog.

 

Uh... he's been in the office for 38 DAYS. He launched a very limited strike against militia from IRAQ. I agree that he had to respond in this situation but that hardly can be construed to be "tough on Iran". Why don't we watch what he does with sanctions. THAT will have far more effect than slapping some jihadis upside the head.

 

Netanyahu and his top IDF general Aviv Kochavi have both issued statements that if we re-enter that so-called agreement and drop sanctions, Israel will NOT commit to refraining from handling Iran sans U.S. help. I think the time is here. Joe WILL drop sanctions even if his handlers cover for him and refuse to make such actions public. When Iran is flush with cash again they will very quickly get back to speed with their intimidation and mayhem. Israel is no longer ALONE since Trump helped them forge a mutually beneficial arrangement with the Sunni Gulf states that fear the Shia of Iran and Yemen. Even the House of Saud seems willing to allow their airspace to be used. The only certainty for Israel is that if it does not strike Iran preemptively, Iran WILL become a nuke weapons state at a time of their choosing.

 

Seems like double standards:

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Nothing good will come from concessions and dropping sanctions on the mullahs, either. In fact, they will be reinvigorated and will see Biden's weakness as a green light. That region is at the edge of a real abyss and if Israel sees no hope of getting U.S. help and in fact sees the U.S. helping Iran, then they will be far less likely to exercise any more patience. There is zero doubt what Iran's goals are. They make it very clear to any who will listen. I hope that IF war begins, Israel uses tactical nuke bunker busters and ends Iran's program for a decade or more. Decapitating the IRGC and the upper-level religious leadership should be a goal as well, IMO.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2020/11/13/...troop-levels-so-he-wouldnt-pull-out-of-syria/
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troop-levels-syria-jeffrey-interview/
There are several other sources if these are "unacceptable". When military leaders and administration officials feel they have the authority to LIE to the CiC, America has a serious problem building. Anyone who makes excuses for this behavior is a hypocrite. There is NO WAY they'd accept this being done to a Democrat president.