Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussia now also owns the airstrip we built.
Donal Sullivan Retweeted
Brett McGurk
@brett_mcgurk
Today in Syria: Russia takes control of main U.S. military facility abandoned earlier this week by American forces on Trumps orders. This area is south of Kobani and went to Russia under the Putin-Erdogan deal. Russia now also owns the airstrip we built.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
8 replies, 931 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (9)
ReplyReply to this post
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Russia now also owns the airstrip we built. (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Nov 2019
OP
jpak
(41,756 posts)1. So much winning!!!!!!111
Your tax dollahs at werk...
Doodley
(9,036 posts)2. Trump serves Putin, and the GOP say nothing.
Zambero
(8,962 posts)4. All roads....
and now airstrips as well.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)3. What if
Russia Turkey Saudi Etc decide to go on attack of western countries. Just a recent nightmare.
The MIC has sold them tons of weaponry and there are many willing to die for a resurgent Ottoman Empire. Would Putin go along with cooperation on his western front?
I fear zealotry the most
Just thinking out loud ☺️
FirstLight
(13,355 posts)7. I still don't get how Turkey can be in NATO and making these deals/moves
Where's the backlash from NATO?
IggleDuer
(964 posts)5. Did we leave any weapons behind?
Just wondering
Hekate
(90,556 posts)6. I don't know about you, but I'm sick of all this winning
trof
(54,256 posts)8. Well they own the president, so why not.