With an estimated 2,000 US troops in Syria, all relatively near the
Iraqi border, the planned pullout seems like it should be
straightforward. Indeed, the first of the pullout involved getting into vehicles and driving into Iraq.
But officials have said that withdrawing from Syria is going to require
support from US troops elsewhere in the region. In addition to the
troops in Iraq and Kuwait who are doing the logistics of driving 2,000
troops out of Syria over the course of several months, the US has also deployed two amphibious ready groups to the region.
These two groups involve an entire F-35B squadron of fighters on board
the USS Essex, as well as around 4,500 shipboard Marines who will be on
standby to support the pullout militarily if needed.
It’s not clear why the Pentagon would consider this necessary for the
pullout. Moreover, it is unclear how 4,500 troops on board ships in the
Red Sea and Persian Gulf are going to get involved in operations in
eastern Syria, which are in the desert, and nowhere near any coasts.
Officials were emphasizing the need to “safely” withdraw troops from
Syria, and having a huge number of Marines in the region may be an
aspect of that, even if there’s no easy way they could even get involved
in the situation. It may also serve to reassure hawkish allies who want
large amounts of US forces to remain in the Middle East.
Well obviously to protect the 2k withdrawing troops we are going to put 3k troops in place. This is kind of like any Pentagon cost saving project as well.
Then the Pentagon is going to need 4000 troops to evacuate those 3000 troops. Then 6000 to evacuate the 4000 troops And 10000 to evacuate the 6000. Then 20,000 to get the 10000 out.
At that point we’ll be told the only way to get US troops out is for the Assad regime to be overthrown.
Just kidding. Sorta.
The US now deploying its strongest soldiers and latest fighter planes to Syria could only be in preparation to fight Russia directly. Both the US and Russia are generally smart enough not to share their latest weapons with proxies. Or I suppose they may be used as air support for the Kurds when Turkey invades. It’s surreal, dangerous and foolish either way.
We are going to need the 3k troops to drag our troops now in Syria past the roadblocks being put into place by our Zionist Deep State which is loath to leave Syria without having Assad take a bayonet up his butt.
The F 35 was just corporate welfare for the MIC. Again.
Having a hard time understanding how withdrawal of 2,000 troops, mostly on the border of Iraq, takes several months to accomplish.
It doesnt take even 3 days, they are there because they have no orders to leave.