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malaise

(269,157 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 07:56 AM Mar 2017

Pssssssssssssssssssst! Marines have been deployed to

northern Syria

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/03/08/us-marines-move-syria-howitzers.html
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Marines attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit quietly moved into Syria weeks ago to establish an artillery base, defense officials confirmed to Military.com on Wednesday.

The move comes as American-backed forces intensify their assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State's capital city.

The Washington Post first reported Wednesday that Marines attached to the MEU -- which is deployed around the Middle East, conducting training in countries including Oman and Djibouti -- had departed their ships and moved into Syria.

A defense official would not speak to the size of the detachment deployed to Syria, but said it included elements of multiple artillery batteries, as well as support personnel, including infantry Marines. It's the first time American artillery support capability has been on the ground in Syria since the fight against the Islamic State began in 2014.

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Pssssssssssssssssssst! Marines have been deployed to (Original Post) malaise Mar 2017 OP
Kick JustAnotherGen Mar 2017 #1
I can't take this madness malaise Mar 2017 #3
And if you want to protest, expect martial law. That's his next move. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #27
Let me guess. Don, Jr. and Eric haven't enlisted yet?? Vinca Mar 2017 #2
They're enlisting guests and politicians for the latest luxury resort malaise Mar 2017 #4
Hereditary heel spurs, dontcha know ? ;) OnDoutside Mar 2017 #21
Pete Seeger: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy HAB911 Mar 2017 #5
Perfect selection malaise Mar 2017 #8
I can only think of another 58,000 HAB911 Mar 2017 #9
Im with you, HAB911. democrank Mar 2017 #11
The difference is Russia cares more about Syria than they or China were in Vietnam yurbud Mar 2017 #23
Hey, Susan Sarandon! Tell me again how Hillary would have been worse than Trump. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #6
... brer cat Mar 2017 #32
of course they have.... spanone Mar 2017 #7
We had another president conduct these 'secret wars' and 'peace with honor.' yallerdawg Mar 2017 #10
Trump's got his war. Nitram Mar 2017 #12
Writing Peace on Earth seems like such a frail response democrank Mar 2017 #13
Trump is a fucking asshat...never Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #14
and away we go! can't be a competent president? start a war! nt Javaman Mar 2017 #15
republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief using "special" republican strategery Achilleaze Mar 2017 #16
But that can't be right -- Because everyone told me Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #17
Add 2500 Ft Bragg troops to the mix. bathroommonkey76 Mar 2017 #18
Marines deployed while the State Dept. and CIA re gutted... HipChick Mar 2017 #19
So it begins mcar Mar 2017 #20
Syria will be Trump's Iraq. Chipper Chat Mar 2017 #22
Wait a minute.... Zebby Mar 2017 #24
Welcome to Du Cryptoad Mar 2017 #26
Trumpy will do anything to change his numbers. It's about his numbers. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #28
Funny he didn't tweet anything about that,,,,,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2017 #25
Mittens El Mimbreno Mar 2017 #30
One, two, three, what are we fighting 4? LongTomH Mar 2017 #29
Proxy war v. Russia? cilla4progress Mar 2017 #31
This administration is an octopus of disaster. progressoid Mar 2017 #33
Isn't that the truth malaise Mar 2017 #34

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
23. The difference is Russia cares more about Syria than they or China were in Vietnam
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:40 AM
Mar 2017

a mistake on either side could add a couple of zeroes to that 58K.

Sadly, our nation unbuilding there has had a lot of bipartisan support.

Obama was good at keeping US ground troops out of the mix, but that's little comfort for those on the receiving end, whose combined deaths are probably already well above a million from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, and now Yemen.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
10. We had another president conduct these 'secret wars' and 'peace with honor.'
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 09:28 AM
Mar 2017

Just when we thought we had ended the 'imperial presidency' here comes another moron.

We know what happens to him next.

Demsrule86

(68,667 posts)
14. Trump is a fucking asshat...never
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 09:34 AM
Mar 2017

have I seen anyone as bad as him...I can't think the GOP won't stop him.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
17. But that can't be right -- Because everyone told me
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 09:37 AM
Mar 2017

Hillary Clinton was the shameless profiteering warmonger owned by Wall Street and Trump was the anti-interventionist peace candidate!

 

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)
18. Add 2500 Ft Bragg troops to the mix.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:22 AM
Mar 2017
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141724173


More than 2,500 Fort Bragg paratroopers will soon join the rest of their unit in the fight against the Islamic State.

The soldiers, belonging to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, are expected to deploy to Kuwait, where they will support members of the brigade already advising and assisting Iraqi troops in defeating the Islamic State.

The troops will support operations to liberate western Mosul in Iraq and also could be involved in similar operations in Syria.

“The remainder of the brigade will be leaving Fort Bragg, going to Kuwait to be postured there to do all things Mosul, Raqqa, all in between. So the whole brigade will now be forward,” said Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson, the U.S. Army’s deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7.

Zebby

(5 posts)
24. Wait a minute....
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:03 AM
Mar 2017

I thought Hillary was the only one who was a warmonger. Drumpf is gonna get rolled by the neocons.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)
28. Trumpy will do anything to change his numbers. It's about his numbers.
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:31 AM
Mar 2017

He doesn't give a shit about Marines. He gives a shit about his numbers.

El Mimbreno

(777 posts)
30. Mittens
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:39 AM
Mar 2017

Somebody must have put mittens on him to restrain his stubby orange twitter fingers.

BTW, like your pic of trickle-down economics.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
29. One, two, three, what are we fighting 4?
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:34 AM
Mar 2017
and it's 1 2 3 .. what are we fighting 4
and it's 5 6 7 open up the pearly gates

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