US launches airstrike on site in Syria linked to Iranian-backed militants

[rollin74]

the strike was reportedly on a weapon’s storage facility linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

https://apnews.com/article/syria-iran-airstrikes-attack-bases-5be245a2927334ad0d78b8ec35fa55b7

[Lovie777]

1. Russia's behind it as well..........................

[rollin74]

3. Indeed. Russia and Iran are close military allies

[Chainfire]

2. For American troops stationed in the region there would be a civilian equivalent:

Walking through the meanest streets of the most crime ridden city, after dark, with one hundred dollar bills hanging out of your pockets.

[PCIntern]

4. Were any civilians hurt or killed???

I demand to know the civilian risk and body count. The Iranians who were non-military and the local Syrians were at high risk. This could be a war crime.

How does that sound?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. I'm sure it's just American propaganda

[redqueen]

9. The attack was on a weapons storage facility

Not a refugee camp, school, etc

[PCIntern]

11. You don't know where it was positioned...

See..I’m trying to make a point that when we bomb something, the civilian population is never ever an issue. When the Israelis do anything militarily, it’s the world’s primary focus. This is exactly why they gave up trying, because nothing they did was ever good enough for the knee-jerk critics, so they’re going for broke because that’s what Hamas did. They went all in. It’s a FAFO incident.

[rollin74]

6. reports of Iranian IRGC casualties

Link to tweet

[DemocratInPa]

10. This is so ridiculous..

We have no business doing this..

[emulatorloo]

12. Better article- "US launches 2nd round of airstrikes on Iran-backed groups it says attacked American troops"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143155634

US launches 2nd round of airstrikes on Iran-backed groups it says attacked American troops

The U.S. military on Wednesday said American warplanes struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that officials said was being used by Iran-backed militants responsible for dozens of drone and rocket attacks against American troops in the region over the last three weeks.

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"Between October 17 and November 7 ... U.S. forces have been attacked at least 40 times," Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. And Syria/Iran/Russia will provide a retaliatory attack somewhere...

thereby provoking a response from Israel/NATO/US.....small steps towards a full-blown world war.

[Beastly Boy]

8. Wait a minute... Iran National guard?... In Syria?...

Remind me again: who has plans for imperialist expansion in the Middle East?