Iranian-backed militias just hit a US base in the region...

[sirhrmechanic]

Don't have much yet... but maybe we'll have film at 11.

My guess is that Biden is already working on apologizing to Iran for allowing our forward-deployed troops to die at their hands.

Base is near Al-Tanf. Wherever the hell that is (Syria).

Al-Tanf - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Is it WW3 yet?

Sirhr

 

[sroc112]

I can't find anything online - have any links to any info?

 

[Slash0311]

FJB...

Smoke and prayers to any of our guys downrange.

 

[W54/XM-388]

Well I mean our "allies" the Israelis just bombed an Iranian embassy in Syria the other day.
And our glorious troops are still invading Syria to help our corrupt "allies" in Turkey steal the Syrian's oil.
(after we funded some of the most evil people on the planet in their quest to destroy Syria which was one of the least repressive of the arab states, so our "allies" the English could get a cheap pipeline put in to piss off the Russians).

So I mean, all things being equal...
Don't expect everyone to love you...

 

[isofahunter]

Once Joe wakes up, everything will be al right.

 

[JakeM]

Well I mean our "allies" the Israelis just bombed an Iranian embassy in Syria the other day.
And our glorious troops are still invading Syria to help our corrupt "allies" in Turkey steal the Syrian's oil.
(after we funded some of the most evil people on the planet in their quest to destroy Syria which was one of the least repressive of the arab states, so our "allies" the English could get a cheap pipeline put in to piss off the Russians).

So I mean, all things being equal...
Don't expect everyone to love you...

That statement couldn’t be more wrong. We have people working in the north to purposely prevent Turkey from invading because we support the militants that Turkey is trying to wipe out.

 

[ma smith]

That statement couldn’t be more wrong. We have people working in the north to purposely prevent Turkey from invading because we support the militants that Turkey is trying to wipe out.

aren't the kurds just the holders of /in the way of the oil? kinda like iraq
see, eg

Iraq tightens grip on autonomous Kurdish region

There have been long simmering disputed between the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdish government in Erbil.

www.newarab.com

vs..

US Firm Secures Oil Deal with US-Backed Forces in Syria

An American company has reportedly reached a deal with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria to develop and export crude oil

www.voanews.com

US Firm Secures Oil Deal with US-Backed Forces in Syria​

Turkey, which views Syrian Kurdish fighters as terrorists, also criticized the deal...“We deeply regret the U.S. support to this step, disregarding international law, violating territorial integrity, unity and sovereignty of Syria, as well as being considered within the scope of financing terrorism,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday.


Iran, a staunch supporter of the Syrian government, described the deal as “a violation of Syrian sovereignty.”...“This is yet another step by [the US] to plunder Syria’s natural resources,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in a statement Tuesday.

 

[W54/XM-388]

That statement couldn’t be more wrong. We have people working in the north to purposely prevent Turkey from invading because we support the militants that Turkey is trying to wipe out.

Depends what day it is and what we need.
We didn't seem to mind a year ago when Turkey kind of invaded a little bit.
Once Turkey does us some dark favour we'll be happy to let them wipe out the folks they want to wipe out.
We've got history on that going back decades.

 

[NoDopes]

we support

Technically that depends on the agency and day of the week.

 

[JakeM]

aren't the kurds just the holders of /in the way of the oil? kinda like iraq
see, eg

Iraq tightens grip on autonomous Kurdish region

There have been long simmering disputed between the Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdish government in Erbil.

www.newarab.com

vs..

US Firm Secures Oil Deal with US-Backed Forces in Syria

An American company has reportedly reached a deal with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria to develop and export crude oil

www.voanews.com

They are in Turkeys way, not ours.
Our alliance with the kurds goes back to the cold war.
That as well as they let us get the oil we want from the land they hold. We would fully support them taking over Sriya if that would be possible.
We support them in Iraq and in Sriya, and is part of the reason why we are so hard on Turkey with what weapons we sell them.

 

[JakeM]

Depends what day it is and what we need.
We didn't seem to mind a year ago when Turkey kind of invaded a little bit.
Once Turkey does us some dark favour we'll be happy to let them wipe out the folks they want to wipe out.
We've got history on that going back decades.

It's complex.

We are very hard on Turkey but if we go to hard they will leave NATO and we can't have that.
We kicked them out of the F35 program after they were one of the first countries to support it, that is how tough we are with Turkey.

 

[W54/XM-388]

And in the end the Kurds are a good excuse to steal oil from countries on the excuse of "the kurds" for a cut rate price for our buddies while paying a couple top corrupt folks of the kurds a bunch of extra money.