General Discussion

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:24 PM Jan 2017

AP Breaking: US leading Russian war planes in attack in Syria (reported on CNN)

Spicer wouldn't talk about this of course at his "press conference" -- the media folks on CNN are stunned that none of this was discussed (and that Spicer was shifty about Iraq and oil also). Being reported on CNN as AP Breaking News but I don't think anything is verified. Obviously this shows a "new willingness" to work with Russia and with Assad.

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

AP Breaking: US leading Russian war planes in attack in Syria (reported on CNN) (Original Post) anneboleyn Jan 2017 OP

"Rubbish" BeyondGeography Jan 2017 #1

UMMMM - for what it is worth in our alternate reality - asiliveandbreathe Jan 2017 #2

The AP story Yonnie3 Jan 2017 #3

DU'er Grantcart called this a while ago. Putin makes Trump look good to mask the treason. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #4

Russia defense ministry says it's US led Generator Jan 2017 #5

BeyondGeography

(39,383 posts)

1. "Rubbish"

Reply to anneboleyn (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:30 PM

Jan 2017

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-claims-of-joint-is-mission-with-coalition-forces-in-syria-rubbish-35391478.html

Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that its forces in Syria had received coordinates of IS targets near al-Bab on Sunday "from the US side via hotline with the international coalition headquarters".

US air force colonel John Dorrian, a coalition spokesman, almost immediately labelled the Russian claim as propaganda.

US navy captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said the US does have routine "deconfliction" talks with Russia to avoid unintended aerial incidents in Syria's crowded skies. But he said there have been no changes to that arrangement, and the US has insisted for months that it has no coordination or sharing of targets with Russia.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

2. UMMMM - for what it is worth in our alternate reality -

Reply to anneboleyn (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:31 PM

Jan 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/us-denies-russia-airstrikes-syria

...snip....

“The Department of Defense is not coordinating airstrikes with the Russian military in Syria,” said spokesman Eric Pahon, who added that he was not aware of any coalition member aiding Russia in this instance.

The White House, however, signaled it was open in principle to joint military strikes with Russia in Syria.

The press secretary, Sean Spicer, said Trump would “work with any country that shares our interest in defeating Isis”, saying the inclination applied to “Russia or anyone else”.

Like I said..for what it is worth....what is a lie..what is the truth - indistinguishable at this point...