According to officials familiar with the situation, the announcement
that the US is ending its war in Syria and withdrawing all ground troops
also applies to the air war. US warplanes will stop striking Syria after the troops have left.
The Pentagon refused to confirm the decision officially, saying that
they will keep conducting airstrikes so long as US troops are on the
ground. After that, they said they “would not speculate.”
US warplanes have been killing a large number of civilians in recent
weeks, focusing on strikes against ISIS-held towns along the Iraqi
border. Those strikes have been hitting populated areas.
The Pentagon seems to be planning to continue these strikes for now,
though to what end isn’t entirely clear, as it would be backing Kurdish
YPG attacks on towns in the lead-up to a Turkish invasion targeting the
Kurds.
Yeah, gotta hit those wedding parties & hospitals while they last.
Let’s hope Trump sticks to this for once.
This is the big question. I’m afraid to trust it, but I want to.
Good! Merry Christmas!
US drones were roaming and killing long before US ground troops or manned aircraft. What about those “strikes?” I have to assume in the silence that the US will keep killing, and only the method will change. Drones leave the helpless on the ground just as dead, and just as many of them women, children, and other civilians. We have no way even to count, and don’t bother.
God, fingers crossed. It seems like Santa may have given Trump a much needed lobotomy. Lets hope it works.
Merry Christmas, antiwar people. This recent barrage of unexpected good news hasn’t just brought peace to the Levant (relatively speaking), it’s brought peace to the boards. It’s reminded all of us, paleos, pacifists, anarchists, libertarians, commies, nationalists, that we’re all here for the same reason, to end these stupid bloodbaths. I know the peace can’t last, but it can still remind us that it’s possible and, in spite of all our bitching (which I love), that we’re all still essentially on the same side. And that includes mean old man Raimondo, who I hope is watching this with a great big sh*t eating grin on his mug.
Peace, Love, & Empathy- Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit
P.S. I’m pretty sure Lindsey Graham is out of britches to sh*t. Someday should start a clothes drive.
Yuppers, hope it isn’t Lucy teeing up another football…..