Though the Pentagon refused to confirm the claim, Turkish Foreign Ministry officials today announced that the US has agreed to deploy advanced rocket launcher systems in southern Turkey next month, with an eye toward attacking targets in ISIS-held territory in northern Syria “in a more efficient way.”
The foreign ministry statement claimed the US would be sending the M142 Hgh Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a truck-mounted rocket launcher system. The HIMARS has been used in the US occupations of Iraq and Afghanistna, and was blamed for a 2010 incident in which US rockets killed 12 civilians, leading to its suspension from use for a time.
Pentagon officials wouldn’t confirm Turkey’s claim, saying only that deployments were “under discussion.” Turkey claimed the move as a reaction to recent cross-border rocket fire coming from ISIS territory into areas housing refugees in southern Turkey.
Turkish officials said the deployment would allow them to “seal off” the area with rocket fire, and that the longer-range of the rockets would allow them to support “moderate opposition” in seizing the territory from ISIS eventually.
It seems the U.S. Regime is at war with the world or soon will be.
More money down the drain, to the barbaric turks.
now america’s allies can shell america’s allies becuase they fight america’s allies who are fighting america’s other allies.
In other words, the US – which means Obama – is going to send more rocket launchers to Turkey so Turkey can attack the Kurds and the Syrian Arab Army to keep the border crossing OPEN, not closed.
More proof that Obama continues to pursue the policy of regime change in Syria, despite all the alleged “antiwar pundits” saying otherwise.
Why people cannot comprehend that Obama is a serial liar in his public pronouncements is beyond me.
And a serial weakling, and a serial idiot.
I fear you are correct, and the above quote admits it. “Targets in ISIS-held territory” will be military resources attacking ISIS in ISIS-held territory, especially if the rockets are not manned by US personnel.
Of course there wouldnt be a an ISIS there wouldnt be millions of Refugees in Europe there wouldnt be an Al Nusra Front , and there still WOULD BE 2000 year old Christian Churches in Syria, if the US hadnt decided that it needed to create regime Change in Syria!
But we know they will be used to attack the Kurds, who are the only effective force against ISIS and Al-Qaeda. US Orwellian hypocrisy has no limits.