Originally Posted by
dawg80
Ah....no, not talking about the cruise missile attack.
Happened yesterday, or maybe the night before...that would be Thursday night. Assad's Syrians, accompanied by Iranian-backed Hamas units, were in a convoy on a major highway and were approaching an intersection. If they turned west at that point, it was because they were trying to flank allied forces, mostly Kurds. But between the Kurds and the approaching bad guys were US ground forces, dug in along that road. In years past, under obummer, Assad's military units ignored warnings not to approach US troops....and nothing happened. Under obummer, US forces were under strict orders not to fire unless fired-upon first. But, immediately after Trump was sworn in as POTUS US commanders on the ground sent word to the Syrians that we would treat any approach by Assad's troops or Iranian-backed terrorists as hostile, and shoot first and ask questions later.
Without waiting, without hesitation, just as soon as that convoy turned west and was now approaching our troops, US airstrikes attacked and completely and utterly destroyed the convoy. Other than small group encounters, like patrols, this was the first time the Syrians tested our resolve with a large force. Had obummer, or Killary, been president the Syrians would have driven right past our position and attacked the Kurds, just as they had done before. But, not this time.
Not a peep from Assad, and even the Russians and Iranians are remaining quiet on this. It's like, "oh shit!" the USA no longer has a pussy in charge. This will test Russia's and Iran's resolve to continue to support Assad. It's not over yet, and I expect some kind of reaction, especially from Putin who will "man-up" and try something, probably with a Russian airstrike against our ally, the Kurds. But Putin knows he faces a REAL leader in Trump.
But of course, Trump has colluded with those same Russians...hmmm....wonder why Putin wanted Trump to win the election. Wonder why Putin tampered with all those voting machines across the country and stole the election from Krooked Killary. He had to know he was better off with another pussy in the White House.
Guess we should all watch CNN and MSNBC to get answers to this perplexing question.