Consolidated Syria Conflict Thread

[Nefaro]

It's almost comical, the Russian ground forces on armed tours of foreign territory being constantly referred to as "volunteers" by President-For-Life Putin's regime. 

Who the hell is actually buying that nonsense?  I don't even think most Russians would.  ::)


Now they say that their "volunteer" combat veterans in Ukraine will likely be joining the Syrian fight en masse.  Uhh..

[Staggerwing]

The Warlords in the Donetsk and Luhansk pseudo-oblasts have got to be getting a little nervous about the Russian 'volunteers' being ordered to take an extended Mediterranean vaca.

[OJsDad]

Who the hell is actually buying that nonsense?  I don't even think most Russians would.  ::)

The current administrations national security team. 

[Nefaro]

Who the hell is actually buying that nonsense?  I don't even think most Russians would.  ::)

The current administrations national security team.

They would probably make that shit up for the Russians, themselves, if it actually helped the Admin look a bit better in the media.

[LongBlade]

And now Putin sends some little black men to Syria.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/putin-sent-feared-spetsnaz-special-6579970

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Merely lost volunteers.

Did you see that a thermobaric artillery unit of lost volunteers was spotted in Ukraine?

[LongBlade]

Nope. Must have missed it.

[Greybriar]

Saw a headline from the Washington Post which said Obama may be considering leaving 5000 troops in Afghanistan.

I wonder why?

Only 5,000? How optimistic!

[LongBlade]

Saw a headline from the Washington Post which said Obama may be considering leaving 5000 troops in Afghanistan.

I wonder why?

Only 5,000? How optimistic!

Gosh. I would have thought Obama could manage with 50.

[Sir Slash]

It takes a large Carbon Footprint to fight Climate Change.

[pawelj]

This administration will forever be studied as how to AVOID doing foreign policy.

[JasonPratt]

Saw a headline from the Washington Post which said Obama may be considering leaving 5000 troops in Afghanistan.

I wonder why?

Only 5,000? How optimistic!

Nah, given the terrain, they could conceivably hold out for years, preventing the Sovs from pushing into Pakistan and India.

...wait, sorry, had a flashback to 1985 there.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

In this article.

TOS-1
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34430072

[LongBlade]

Russian weatherwoman Yekaterina Grigorova said the weather forecast for Syria is cloudy, with a chance of airstrikes on Rossiya-24 state television.

Grigorova said, "It is a very opportune time to launch an air force operation. October is a good time for flying in Syria."

Before discussing the possibility of rain, clouds and sandstorms, Grigorova discussed a highlight video of Russian Aerospace Force successes in Syria.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/06/russian-weatherwoman-forecasts-clouds-with-chance-of-airstrikes-over-syria-video/

[Gusington]

I did not make the connection between the Russians in Syria and the month of October until now...

...also, thermobaric weapons are scary as hell.