Syria Thread

[Blizzard]

Can't help but admire the opportuntism.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1866244441897345353

 

[DA SWO]

And Israel is like, well, we're just going to slide in here and blow the living shit out of anything that may have actual military importance so that when these two fuckstains are done clobbering each other, we don't really need to worry about who's left standing.

Those 75 airstrikes we did probably accomplished the same thing.

 

[Gunz]

Here’s a good one: Erdogan sez he’s gonna help build a “terrorist-free Syria.”

Translation: adios Kurds.

 

[AWP]

Here’s a good one: Erdogan sez he’s gonna help build a “terrorist-free Syria.”

Translation: adios Kurds.

Ethnic cleansing is inbound. The best part is the UN MIGHT release a statement condemning the actions and NATO MIGHT release a similar statement...but that's it. The UN is useless and NATO has a history of allowing Turkey to do whatever it wants.

The world is going to "see ya', wouldn't wanna'be ya'" to the Kurds. No arms, no humanitarian aid, nothing.

 

[Blizzard]

Here’s a good one: Erdogan sez he’s gonna help build a “terrorist-free Syria.”

Translation: adios Kurds.

He's such a piece of shit.

 

[757]

Atatürk 2.0 is desperately needed.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Those 75 airstrikes we did probably accomplished the same thing.

We did more to destabilize that country than anyone. It's too bad the people responsible for those decisions will bear no consequence.

 

[CQB]

The only positive for me would be the Kurds declaring their independence.

Yes, that’s going to be difficult.

 

[CQB]

So what of the Russian bases as Tartus and Kmeimim?

 

[Marauder06]

So what of the Russian bases as Tartus and Kmeimim?

I'll be interested to see if the Russians cut a deal with whomever ends up running (for now) Syria that allows them some kind of basing rights.

I'd like to see those bases go away altogether but that may be too much of a wish.

 

[Gunz]

So what of the Russian bases as Tartus and Kmeimim?

The Russians are scrambling diplomatically to retain them by kissing the asses of HTS leadership…whom they’ve previously called terrorists.

 

[Marauder06]

The Russians are scrambling diplomatically to retain them by kissing the asses of HTS leadership…whom they’ve previously called terrorists.

It will be interesting to see the semantics we use. Unless we want to get bogged down in another Middle Eastern country's civil war, we're going to have to deal with the HTS, which will likely mean... I don't know maybe taking down the $10M bounty we have on their leader's head?

We didn't have the Haqanni Network as a terrorist org for YEARS because, well "reasons" I guess. And now one of their top folks is in the Taliban government, which for some reason we still give money to.

 

[Blizzard]

I'd like to see those bases go away altogether but that may be too much of a wish.

Israel should just blow them up and put any discussion to rest. What's anyone gonna say about it?

 

[Marauder06]

Israel should just blow them up and put any discussion to rest. What's anyone gonna say about it?

I think a direct attack against Russia isn't in their interests. However, if Russia pulls all of their people and equipment out (maybe they did, I don't know?) then yeah. Bomb the shit out of it and make it unusable for decades.

In fact, if the Russians are gone, maybe the US could do it and blame it on the Israelis.

 

[Gunz]

Satellite Photos Show Russian Navy Exodus From Syria, Syrian Missile Boats Sunk at Pier - USNI News

 

[Blizzard]

I think a direct attack against Russia isn't in their interests. However, if Russia pulls all of their people and equipment out (maybe they did, I don't know?) then yeah. Bomb the shit out of it and make it unusable for decades.

In fact, if the Russians are gone, maybe the US could do it and blame it on the Israelis.

From what I read, the Russians left Tartus a couple days ago.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1866130836824948964

Agree, a direct attack on the base while they're there would be...unwise.

 

[Gunz]

HTS won't fuck with Russian military unless they want a pounding. But whoever ends up in charge is going to want those bases for the Greater Syrian Caliphate.

 

[AWP]

HTS won't fuck with Russian military unless they want a pounding. But whoever ends up in charge is going to want those bases for the Greater Syrian Caliphate.

Tell Russia to piss off and keep their modern naval base. Win-win for the new Syria.

 

[Blizzard]

HTS won't fuck with Russian military unless they want a pounding. But whoever ends up in charge is going to want those bases for the Greater Syrian Caliphate.

I don’t think there’s any Russians left there to fuck with. Reports indicate the Russians fled their bases throughout the country.

 

[Gunz]

I don’t think there’s any Russians left there to fuck with. Reports indicate the Russians fled their bases throughout the country.

Then it will be a whole lot tougher for the Russians to negotiate a deal to get them back. Moscow says they are still attempting to “engage” the new leadership to work out a deal, but that may just be face saving bullshit.