08-30-2018, 08:56 PM
(08-29-2018, 06:34 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote:(08-29-2018, 05:44 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Yes, that's all true. Except; we aren't in Syria. The US had some special forces beyond Assad's area, and they were fighting the IS.
Yes we are. Trump fired missles into Syria. I classify inbound weapons and special forces as "in Syria".
Also, I classify "all of Syria" as "Assad's area".
Not correct though. You can classify it as that if you want, but since he does not rule or control the east and some of the north of the country yet, if we are there, we the USA are not in Assad's realm, and we are not there to fight him. We are in effect his semi-allies against the IS. But yes we lobbed a few missiles into his realm too. I'm glad for that, and well deserved; but I would not want us to insert our troops in there. Yet another quagmire we don't need over there, for sure.
Assad is about to conquer the last of the freedom-fighter controlled area. I guess its a fate accomplished, thanks to his Russian buddies. Assad's is the worst tyranny in the world, now that the IS is mostly no more. I was impressed with the CBS News report tonight of some brilliant tech guys (not Americans) who have developed a system to warn civilians before Assad's planes deliberately hit and kill them. It seems to work. They are true heroes.
I can't say that I opposed the US helping the Iraqis and the Kurds beat up on the Islamic State, although as soon as Drump got in, a lot more civilians got hit in the process. But it doesn't seem to be another quagmire so far, because native troops did most of the fighting to rid themselves of this primitive dark age tyranny. There are limits to what Americans should tolerate abroad. I am mindful though that there would have been no Islamic State to begin with if the USA had not invaded Iraq in 2003.
I'm sure you will be OK when Assad goes after his next target, the Kurds of Syria, who helped us so mightily to eject and crumple the Islamic State. I will feel that the Kurds deserve our support.
Another major conflagration in that general area is due to erupt at the end of the year 2020, right after the election. There could be a far-east war too. I am still working on more exact details. Fortunately, the 12-year American war cycle is not due to come around again, since we did another thing in 2013-14 in Iraq and Syria. So, our justified fears about what Trump might do to make America grate again, might be allayed, at least if he obeys the Jupiter war cycle. That means that this war in 2020-21 will not directly involve US troops, at least. That will not happen until the very-exciting and dangerous year of 2025. Mark that one on your calendar; it's going to be a bumpy ride.