U.S. delivers 50 tons of ammunition to Syria rebel groups

[G_j]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/12/politics/syria-rebel-groups-ammunition-50-tons/index.html

Mon October 12, 2015


(CNN)U.S. military cargo planes gave 50 tons of ammunition to rebel groups overnight in northern Syria, using an air drop of 112 pallets as the first step in the Obama Administration's urgent effort to find new ways to support those groups.

Details of the air mission over Syria were confirmed by a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly because the details have not yet been formally announced.

C-17s, accompanied by fighter escort aircraft, dropped small arms ammunition and other items like hand grenades in Hasakah province in northern Syria to a coalition of rebels groups vetted by the US, known as the Syrian Arab Coalition.

All pallets successfully were recovered by friendly forces, a U.S. official said.

[Scootaloo]

1. Oh for fuck's sake.

[G_j]

3. obviously all the world needs is

more "good guys" with tons of weapons.

[MattSh]

2. Friendly forces...

Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Some friends there....

[Octafish]

4. We've always been at war with Al-Qaeda. Er. ISIS.

War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.

I love Big Brother.

[G_j]

5. always the same script

permanent war...

[Octafish]

11. 14 Years young in Afghanistan

For what? Besides the mineral rights?

[roamer65]

16. Isn't oligarchical collectivism wonderful?

Just makes me want to sing a chorus of "Oceania, tis for thee".

[Octafish]

18. Brings gin-scented tears to my cheek.

And I'm a Detroit Lions fan.

[City Lights]

6. War keeps rollin' on...nt

[rollin74]

7. this is good news

weapons drop was in YPG-controlled (Kurdish) area

the Kurds have had some success on the ground against daesh and the weapons will help them continue

this is the kind of support they need

[flamingdem]

10. Yes, they are the closest it gets to real allies there

and they absolutely deserve the support.

The issue here is that Turkey doesn't like us helping them.

Screw Erdogan though.

[TwilightGardener]

20. We airdropped supplies/weapons to the YPG Kurds last October to help them fight in Kobane.

So that idea isn't new. The question is, why did we stop?

[underpants]

8. Dropping hand grenades from an airplane.

That sounds like a joke

[WDIM]

9. More tax payer money used for death and destruction.

And the war profiteers cheer!

[Javaman]

12. we all know the last time we did this how it ended. nt

[gratuitous]

24. This time for sure!

It'll work so good, your head will spin. More arms and violence will wrap this up in no time. Make your plans now for Thanksgiving in Damascus!

[Comrade Grumpy]

13. The Syrians and Russians would be within their rights to shoot down those C-17s.

Maybe it's time for them to impose a no-fly zone.

The United States, with no authority whatsoever, is supplying military assistance to insurgent factions fighting the internationally recognized government of Syria. If someone were doing that to us, we would consider it an act of war.

But, hey, at least the arms makers are having a good time.

[Comrade Grumpy]

14. Okay, this appears to be aimed at ISIS. And there are signs the Russians are in on it.

http://news.yahoo.com/u-backed-syrian-kurdish-militia-joins-military-alliance-053128674.html

And I just heard Lavrov on Al Jazeera making nice noises about it.

There is a dizzying cavalcade of armed factions....

[malaise]

21. And these days they don't even pretend to be covert

then they say the Russians have imperial ambitions - I would laugh if it wasn't so sad

[AtomicKitten]

17. And the war machine grinds on ...

[rockfordfile]

19. Where did the money come from to pay for this?

[Paper Roses]

22. From our pockets.

So sick of all this!!!

[Vinca]

23. The military is always funded. The sick/hungry/homeless people not so much.

[philosslayer]

25. I have confidence in President Obama

It's easy to throw rocks when there are no good options.

[Truprogressive85]

26. I thought we were broke ?

Weapons that will end up on the hands of Al-Nausra or ISIS


Assad has not budged since the conflict and still remains in power