turkey already bombing syria

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

A comment from Dan Crenshaw

The great irony of the “no more endless wars” camp’s argument is that removing our small and cost-effective force from Northern Syria is causing more war, not less.

Our presence there was not meant to engage in endless wars, it was there to deter further warfare.

you can argue the presence keeps turkey at bay. how many american lives is that worth?

pete, a speck of honesty would
mandate that you don’t only look at the benefit of leaving the troops there. you have to compare the benefit and the cost. everything looks swell when you celebrate the benefit and pretend there’s no cost.

and again, trump campaigned
on this, his victory doesn’t suggest to me that americans want troops
there forever.
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[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

you can argue the presence keeps turkey at bay. how many american lives is that worth?

pete, a speck of honesty would
mandate that you don’t only look at the benefit of leaving the troops there. you have to compare the benefit and the cost. everything looks swell when you celebrate the benefit and pretend there’s no cost.

and again, trump campaigned
on this, his victory doesn’t suggest to me that americans want troops
there forever.
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Six deaths vs over 10,000 with as many wounded, but hey guys thanks for the help; now go fu*ck yourselves.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

Six deaths vs over 10,000 with as many wounded, but hey guys thanks for the help; now go fu*ck yourselves.
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6 american deaths. that’s supposed to be the main concern for our president.

are the turks wrong when they say the kurds are engaging in terrorism in turkey? sincere question.
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[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

you can argue the presence keeps turkey at bay. how many american lives is that worth?

pete, a speck of honesty would
mandate that you don’t only look at the benefit of leaving the troops there. you have to compare the benefit and the cost.

and again, trump campaigned
on this, his victory doesn’t suggest to me that americans want troops
there forever.
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BREAKING: US to send "additional military assets" to protect Syrian oil, says Pentagon - AFP

So it’s official. More troops to Syria. And this time it really is ‘blood for oil’—a rare instance in which farce has given way to tragedy instead of the other way about.

as you said, "how many american lives is that worth?"

What's the benefit vs cost for this idiocy?
"everything looks swell when you celebrate the benefit and pretend there’s no cost."

In 2013 the decision was made to not occupy Syria because to provide a safe space for our troops on the ground would cost $1B per month, instead the decision made was to provide Special Forces and equipment to the Kurds for a far smaller exposure and cost.