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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussia warns it is prepared to attack key base where dozens of U.S. troops are stationed.
Russia has reportedly warned the United States that its military and allied Syrian forces were ready to attack a key US-held base near the border of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq, US defense officials said in a CNN report published on Thursday.
The Kremlin, which alleges that the US-led coalition base protects nearby militant troops, reportedly delivered two warnings in the past week, according to US officials. At Tanf, the base where a coalition of dozens of US troops and Syrian rebels launch counter-ISIS operations, is seen as a critical location within the scope of Iranian, Syrian, and Russian influence in the region.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-warns-us-troops-in-syria-at-tanf-base-2018-9
braddy
(3,585 posts)down that extraordinary bloodbath of a battle, I think that Trump would love to do it again, this time the media would have to cover it.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)He was probably angry at the DOD for killing Russians.
braddy
(3,585 posts)obviously, since hardly anyone even knows about the massive wipeout of Russians.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)That operation was a textbook defense by US troops, and probably never would have gotten to his desk until afterwards (assuming he would read it anyway). The media probably didn't make a big deal because it was mercenaries, and not an actual act of war on another major nation.
The bigger story is how Russia covered it up domestically. Just like the sudden surge in "Training Accidents" during the Crimean/Eastern Ukraine crisis.
braddy
(3,585 posts)is exactly the level at which the President controls the military, that is why are less worried about this threat than we would have been in the past.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)I think President Obama would have allowed just as fierce a defense of troops on the ground. The difference is he sought to avoid putting our troops in such a position in the first place.
braddy
(3,585 posts)April 5, 2017
"The Pentagon, after eight years of chafing at what many generals viewed as micromanaging from the Obama White House, is so far embracing its new freedom."
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,923 posts)Russian "mercenaries" and Pro Assad Syrian forces tried to ambush a checkpoint earlier this year. They had over a 10-1 manpower advantage and got annihilated.
braddy
(3,585 posts)with our moving in of troops and mobile air bases, advanced weapon systems and more robust alliances in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, I imagine that Russia doesn't want to mess with this administration.
I'm an old NATO warrior and don't want us showing weakness to Russia.
BannonsLiver
(16,370 posts)They have their puppet in the WH.