US, UK approves strikes on Syria

[exploited]

Jesus Christ, it's like a left-wing JLB, but even more bananas.

Ban him Galt, you vacuous son of a bitch.

[Philly]

Ex is one of our smartest posters (there I said it) but JDHURF is smarter than him, and it makes ex insanely angry.

[exploited]

[Kane]

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4220 ... from-syria

Trump is getting the US out of Syria

Pretty random. Maybe he always wanted to do it and the GOP was like "just wait until the midterms" and now that the midterms are over we're going to get Trump Unleashed?

[Kane]

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4221 ... n-on-syria

Caught everybody off guard. Seems like the GOP doesn't even like this so hey - maybe we'll see a repeat of Jamal Khashoggi level action in the senate.

Kinda feels like Trump is treating foreign policy like his leverage in a transactional approach towards Congress. Trump has already been known as more of an isolationist (MAGA) guy to begin with so him using foreign policy to get what he wants at home feels right. So the midterms just ended - GOP lost the House. Trump has no wall. Trump wants the wall. Trump was convinced to avoid shutting down the government on the wall. Now he's sending a signal - if you don't pay up this is what happens.

lol. It's funny either way. It's actually not but still - all you can do is laugh at it now.

[JockandBallTorture]

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[ToddStarnes]

Syria move is laughably horrific. Who hasn't Trump caved to at this point?

[John Galt]

[Kane]

The Syria move is idoitic for numerous reasons. Small footprint in the country, accomplishing what we want without daily casualties (as far as we know), acting as bulwark against Iran & Russia, helping Israel out by preventing Iran from straight access to shared border, etc. Depending on how Netanyahu handles this new situation we could see Syria become an even larger proxy between Iran and Israel. And that's without talking about ISIS.

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/d3b ... driven-out

That's pretty f**k tenuous on its own and this new piece out of the New Yorker is devastating:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018 ... of-revenge

Iraq's own intelligence officers are worried that groundwork is being laid for another huge confrontation due to corruption/revenge.

I can't imagine what will happen if Erdogan goes after the Kurds with the full force of his military. I have to believe members of the GOP would balk at that to the point of action.