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marble falls

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5. The US is there on an UN mandate to provide protection to Syrian citizens from Assad's violence, ...

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 05:39 PM

Jul 2023

... and the Russians are there to prop up Assad by his invitation. If Russian and the US are facing off, that's not the definition of a proxy war.

Glad I can provide you with some quick clarity.

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Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to US warplane over Syria [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 2023 OP

russia seems to be toying with violating article 5. morons.nt Javaman Jul 2023 #1

They'll push it too far. If they think their army got massacred by US ground-forces in Syria, wait.. marble falls Jul 2023 #2

Why are the fliers over there in his foreign land? What is the national security interest? Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #4

The US is there on an UN mandate to provide protection to Syrian citizens from Assad's violence, ... marble falls Jul 2023 #5

As I said, N Syria has become a proxy battlefield ruled over by criminals and nuclear powers. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #8

You say it, but you say nothing to prove it ... marble falls Jul 2023 #10

Going through a fighter in a large aircraft jet wake isn't any more dangerous than a gust of wind. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #3

So how long have you been flying fighters? marble falls Jul 2023 #6

As long as I have swallowed information without question from only one side. Alexander Of Assyria Jul 2023 #7

Stop swallowing. Start searching. marble falls Jul 2023 #9

Yeah, obviously you know NOTHING about the effect of jet wake, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2023 #11