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Drones attack US Military base in Syria, US officials say
- decremental 3y ago[dead]
- melling 3y agoWith all the money that goes into weapons systems, it’s only going to be a decade before we have jets, tanks, artillery, etc that are all (semi)automated. Rather than expensive jets and tanks, swarms of cheaper robotic systems are going to overwhelm current technology.
- pixl97 3y agoI see a synergy between both. An expensive hard to shoot down jet lets out a swarm of drones to take out things like anti air capabilities. The expensive jet will likely be a drone itself.
- orangepurple 3y agoWhy is there a US military base in Syria?
- thefounder 3y agoYou just have to read the first paragraph. So much laziness... " A military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press."
- ShivShankaran 3y ago[dead]
- millzlane 3y agoI think it's a valid question. Read between the lines. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2023-08-17/syria-iraq-isis-11075274.html https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2023-08-17/syri... https://dod.defense.gov/OIR/ https://dod.defense.gov/OIR/
- thefounder 3y agoThe question should be why the U.S is not doing more not why it has a military base in Syria. The lesson from Afghanistan is that military alone is not sufficient. Social and political issues(i.e bribery vulnerabilities, education level of the locals, Turkey's relation with the kurds) needs to be addressed as well. However you can't train local troops without a military base in the first place regardless of their education level nor you can enforce social changes.
- betaby 3y agoYour quote is circular. There is base because US want so, not more not less.
- thefounder 3y agoI don't see anything circular in that. U.S wants to protect its interests in that region and to do so it considers it needs a military base. As the only military Superpower I think it makes sense. Are you looking for a different kind of argument(i.e ethical or biblical)?
- betaby 3y agoLet's go for a biblical one. Circular one I've see twice in this thread.
- thefounder 3y agoUnfortunately I don't have that one. You have to ask on a different forum.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI think it was ethical or political. e.g. "WTF is the US doing having bases in Syria". The answer of "WFT it wants to" isn't very enlightening, even from a realpolitik perspective. Why is the US occupying part of Syria? Why is the US involved in the middle east at all?
- thefounder 3y ago>> Why is the US occupying part of Syria? Why is the US involved in the middle east at all? Because it has economic or geopolitical interests(or both) in there and because it can. Even a tiny country(i.e Belarus, North Korea) can play a role in a big conflict so why would U.S give up influence? If the U.S doesn't show up Russia or China takes the whole cake(influence wise). Not to mention the 9/11 thing. Imagine the whole Syria ruled by Al-Qaeda or IS Like it or not America's isolationism ended after WWII began and I think overall it was a good thing for the whole world(at least a big part of it).
- Belopolye 3y ago[dead]
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThat was my first question. So the US has military bases in a country that it has been bombing and fighting but never declared war on?
- mensetmanusman 3y agoIn a round about way: Protecting trade routes during the most prosperous epoch in human history.
- typon 3y agoBecause it is a regional hegemon and wants to protect its assets and there's nothing Syria can do about it.
- csomar 3y agoThe US has been in a war with the Syrian regime trying to take it down (which is an ally of Iran which is an ally of Russia which is an ally of China).
- lenkite 3y agoWhen was this "War on Syria" declared ? Can you point me to the congress declaration of War ? Even a Presidential declaration of War on Syria would be great.
- lenkite 3y agoThe military base is primarily there to protect the U.S. exploitation of the al-Omar oil field.
- CapricornNoble 3y agoHere's the Assistant Undersecretary for Defense explaining it in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSE3FWKFp4g&t=115s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSE3FWKFp4g&t=115s It's so we can starve the Syrian government of oil income (which was ~25% of government revenues pre-war), and prevent them from rebuilding their country.
- 0xDEF 3y agoThe Kurdish locals there want them there.
- MichaelMug 3y agoI would like to know the specific drone in use. Nowadays, adversaries are employing DJI drones for combat purposes, yet prior to their widespread availability, drones were commonly associated with larger, purpose-built UAVs.
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- somat 3y agoYou gotta be a bit ballsy attacking the US military. Sometimes they may be a bit sleepy and not do anything. Other times they may get excited "Oh boy a legitimate target" And spend a few million dollars ruining some lives.
- krapp 3y agoYou think the US gives a damn about "legitimate targets?"
- csomar 3y agoThe US defines legitimacy. So...
- s1artibartfast 3y agosure. we dont bomb people for fun and put it on pay per view.
- giraffe_lady 3y agonah we hand the bombs to israel and let them do it.
- andreykocevski 3y agoNot for fun but for oil and riches. Also maybe a tad bit of fun hence the wikileaks leaks
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoYou haven't checked LiveLeak then. There's plenty of leaked footage of US soldiers using afghan civilians as target practice for shits and giggles, plus all the civilian drone strikes.
- somat 3y agoWhile there is a certain amount of truth in that. I also note that the opposing troops were unable to operate in a uniformed manner. making them indistinguishable from civilians.
- megous 3y ago[flagged]
- krapp 3y ago>People have some unexplained anger towards U.S. after some explosion somewhere, so they go to some lengths and great risks to attack U.S. base. Makes sense. Yes. Just some explosion somewhere. They must be insane, as no possible context exists at all that might explain anger towards the US, or any relationship between these events.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoNever mind that the attacks are against US bases in ... Iraq, which the US invaded and occupied in 2003, "left" in 2011, but somehow still has military bases in 2023. I can't believe we have been occupying Iraq for 20 years. I feel old.
- petre 3y agoThe US still has bases in Germany and Japan after WW2. Neither countries are "occupied" by the US.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoThe US is on friendly terms and allied with those countries, with permission and leases for bases. Syria, not so much...
- csomar 3y ago> some unexplained anger towards U.S. Maybe because the US is supplying the very same weapons that they believe made the explosion somewhere?
- djohnston 3y ago[flagged]
- meiraleal 3y ago> Now in light of all the evidence What on earth are you talking about? What evidence? It was clearly an attack from the IDF. What are you going to say next, that Palestinians have weapons of mass destruction? Give it up, you can't lie to the whole world again.
- djohnston 3y agoDo a little Googling and inform yourself, the evidence is even on the first SERP! But if you have trouble doing that sort of thing I’ll offer some pointers. Analysis of the blast site indicates damage not consistent with an IDF airstrike, and consistent with a low altitude detonation of a rocket and subsequent fuel burn on the ground.