Marines Arrive in Syria to Help Retake Raqqa

[leibowde84]

Selective enforcement of the rules. When they were ready to throw the fight, refer to rule number 32-b , Sovereign nation violation, as the reason. Since you can't just throw the fight, it has to "look good".

Who was "ready to throw the fight? No one ever "threw the fight". ISIS was just waiting for US troops to leave. I'm not saying it was a good decision, but the decision was made by the Iraq.

 

[Kemosloby]

That doesn't make sense.

Sovereignty wouldn't have anything to do with bombing other countries. When a sovereign country wants our help in air campaigns, there is no issue with sovereignty. But, when a country doesn't want american troops on the ground, we don't have a choice.

So, can you answer my question now?

Iraq was a sovereign country when they invaded it.

 

[leibowde84]

Iraq was a sovereign country when they invaded it.

Yeah, we went to war with them. That has nothing to do with what we are talking about. Saddam and his regime were pretty far from being our ally. The Iraqi government, when Obama was President and still today, is most definitely our ally. We were there trying to help the government get a foothold. It turned out that they weren't ready for us to leave. But, because they were a sovereign nation that we weren't at war with, it was their call.

 

[Kemosloby]

Yeah, we went to war with them. That has nothing to do with what we are talking about. Saddam and his regime were pretty far from being our ally. The Iraqi government, when Obama was President and still today, is most definitely our ally. We were there trying to help the government get a foothold. It turned out that they weren't ready for us to leave. But, because they were a sovereign nation that we weren't at war with, it was their call.

Right, that's the reason they give us for dropping the ball. Had no other choice...

 

[leibowde84]

Right, that's the reason they give us for dropping the ball. Had no other choice...

Yeah, it's the truth. Doesn't take too much effort to do your own research and confirm that it is. If a sovereign nation we are trying to help tells us to leave, we have to honor their wishes.

 

[Stevicus]

Assad is saying that the US forces in Syria did not have permission to enter that country, and considers them to be "invaders."

Assad says yet to see real steps on Islamic State by Trump, U.S. forces 'invaders'



Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he had yet to see "anything concrete" from U.S. President Donald Trump over his vow to defeat Islamic State and called U.S. forces in Syria "invaders" because they were there without government permission.

Assad, in an interview with Chinese TV station Phoenix, said "in theory" he still saw scope for cooperation with Trump though practically nothing had happened in this regard.

Assad said Trump's campaign pledge to prioritize the defeat of Islamic State had been "a promising approach" but added: "We haven't seen anything concrete yet regarding this rhetoric."