Russia Takes Over Vacated U.S. Air Base in Northern Syria

[babylonsister]

Their plan is working perfectly.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-takes-over-vacated-us-air-base-in-northern-syria?ref=home

Russia Takes Over Vacated U.S. Air Base in Northern Syria
Jamie Ross
Updated Nov. 15, 2019 9:19AM ET /
Published Nov. 15, 2019 8:24AM ET

Russia has landed attack helicopters and troops at an air base in northern Syria that was vacated by U.S. forces last month, Reuters reports. Footage aired on the Russian Defense Ministry’s Zvezda TV channel Friday showed Russian military police flying into the Syrian air base in northern Aleppo province, near the border with Turkey. Zvezda claimed the facility will now be used as a hub for distributing humanitarian aid and the military aerodrome will be controlled by Syrian government forces allied with Moscow. “We entered the base and took the inner and external perimeter under control,” a senior Russian military police inspector was quoted as saying by Zvezda. The footage shows U.S. equipment that had been left behind, as well as a gym and sleeping facilities. The air base was left empty after President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops last month.

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[spanone]

1. Compliments of don j. trump.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Multi Billion Dollar operation.

Overland Supply routes into this Base where sketchy at best and Air Freight gets darn expensive.

[Wellstone ruled]

12. Our Medical

PA at the Clinic used to Fly Supplies into these Bases both fixed Wing and Chopper. She just got called up again with the Nevada Air Guard once again.

This situation looks like Trump working his best to please Vlad and just waiting for his big Payday.

[bdamomma]

3. oh my

giving putin everything he is asking for.

this is it, fuck putin and trump.

[Autumn]

4. Our military tax dollars at work. For Russia.

[global1]

6. Tax Dollars - Yes - But What About The Sweat And Blood Of Our Troops That....

built that base? Wow - what a travesty!!!!!

[lpbk2713]

5. Just let me know if there's anything else I can do for you Vlad.

[Submariner]

7. This is just f*cking beautiful

My submarine brethren did 90 day patrols a couple of times a year as we played chicken-of-the-sea with Russian ships and subs, harassing and ramming the shit out of each other in the years following those 13 October days. Putin wants Russia to return to those days. I would hope the country would unite against that possibility.

Today, Many of those same guys now make any stupid anti-libtard excuses imaginable to follow “tough guy” Trump.

Two weeks ago I took the submarine veterans bumper sticker off my car out of a feeling of shame to be associated with such petty people who obviously served in the military just for a paycheck, and not for a sense of patriotism.

Russia now gets our spoils of war and sets up shop. Wow.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. "Ramming"? Holy sh!t...

[Submariner]

15. Ramming is a bit much on my part

More like bumping into each other enough to do some significant damage, but not enough to send anyone to the bottom. I believe there were 16 documented bumps (collisions) during the Cold War starting in 1948 between Russian and U.S. navies.

[bdamomma]

11. K&R

while we are watching our country in turmoil.

Putin is doing this.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. I do not want treasonous Donald Trump in front of a firing squad

I want treasonous Donald Trump in prison for the rest of his natural life.

[crickets]

16. K&R for visibility

[mahatmakanejeeves]

17. Every day, Trump finds new ways to compensate Vladimir Putin for his election interference.

Walter Shaub Retweeted

Every day @realDonaldTrump finds new ways to compensate Vladimir Putin for his election interference. And every day Putin gains additional incentive to interfere again on Trump’s behalf in 2020.

Link to tweet

What could be a clearer example of Trump’s “America First” scam than his turning over key U.S. military bases to Russian troops?

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

18. Is America Great Again?

Or should Trump pardon some more war criminals?