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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Burke. 1770
How times have changed…
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for the major world power, run by a psychopathic nutcase, with a bunch of weak sycophantic wankers surrounding him, do foreign affairs. Soph. 2019
As Patton once said...
And then this maniac comes along who thinks it is fine for those military men to be fired on by TURKISH troops.
Headline this morning reads...
US troops believe Turkey deliberately fired artillery at an American commando outpost in Syria
American troops and former U.S. officials believe a Turkish artillery strike on Friday that landed about 300 meters from a U.S. commando outpost near the Syrian city of Kobani was done deliberately.
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Hertling tweeted that the either Turkish “artillery soldiers were incompetent, or this was a purposeful act to send a message to U.S. and SDF/Kurds. Turkey fired on a NATO ally."
The former American envoy for the anti-ISIS coaltion Brett McGurk echoed those sentiments.
“Turkish forces have fired on a declared U.S. military outpost in northern Syria. Turkey knows all of our locations down to the precise grid coordinate,” McGurk tweeted Friday.
American troops and former U.S. officials believe a Turkish artillery strike on Friday that landed about 300 meters from a U.S. commando outpost near the Syrian city of Kobani was done deliberately.
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Hertling tweeted that the either Turkish “artillery soldiers were incompetent, or this was a purposeful act to send a message to U.S. and SDF/Kurds. Turkey fired on a NATO ally."
The former American envoy for the anti-ISIS coaltion Brett McGurk echoed those sentiments.
“Turkish forces have fired on a declared U.S. military outpost in northern Syria. Turkey knows all of our locations down to the precise grid coordinate,” McGurk tweeted Friday.
[link:https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/10/13/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria/|]
Of course the Trump Administration is saying there is nothing to see here...
Firstly - they are shooting on American troops you fucking moron..... when he is supporting foreign countries shooting on his own bloody troops... Surely that should be the straw that breaks the right wing camels back??
Secondly - if this shit is not sorted out NATO might implode... Kurds going to Russia for protection, Turkey shooting at another NATO ally... this is all terribly concerning on the world stage. All this while ISIS prisoners are escaping in their 100's...
Thirdly - At this very moment people are dying. Executions of political leaders are taking place... Your bonkers of a president needs to be stopped with all measures available for the sake of global peace...
Just sayin'
