Foxx Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 a few links for your reading perusal. warning: these are not MainStreamMoronic... so, you might get some real information here... The Troubling Trend of the Politicization of Intelligence that seems to be Occurring with more FrequencyFor the Third Straight Month, the US Kills more Civilians in Syria than RussiaTrump could be sending 50,000 Troops to Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Franklin Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 The board's current obsession with DR aside, boots on the ground in Syria is not only a bad idea, but would be a move that doesn't sound like Trump. I'd be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 http://thehill.com/policy/international/328952-bombing-death-toll-up-to-94-isis-fighters-afghan-official-says Oh neat-o the body count is up on our awesome bomb thing mission! Ya us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 http://thehill.com/policy/international/328952-bombing-death-toll-up-to-94-isis-fighters-afghan-official-says Oh neat-o the body count is up on our awesome bomb thing mission! Ya us! I hope it's true, but my question is how do you identify the bodies? How do we know they're Isis and not civilians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 I hope it's true, but my question is how do you identify the bodies? How do we know they're Isis and not civilians? They probably don't. Much of the body count in Nam was just bull sh it. This obituary actually relates to body counts. Interesting guy that impacted all our lives and he had the job of making stats on body counts better https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/technology/robert-taylor-innovator-who-shaped-modern-computing-dies-at-85.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 It's mostly estimates based on pre-strike recon and intel. Consider: there's a reason they chose this particular target at this particular time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 94 is the estimate? Whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 None it is not. Assad is hitting everyone but ISIS THE LATEST: SYRIAN AIR FORCE CARRIES OUT STRIKES AGAINST ISAn Iraqi military statement says the Syrian air force has carried out a series of airstrikes against Islamic State group militants inside Syria, with one killing the group's leader in Raqqa, the IS de facto capital Saturday's statement doesn't say when the airstrikes happened, but described the targets as "the biggest positions for senior terrorists." http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2017/An-Iraqi-military-statement-says-the-Syrian-air-force-has-carried-out-a-series-of-airstrikes-against-Islamic-State-group-militants-inside-Syria/id-26d68169f5e443e59d1472ff8f13a194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 love this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I hope it's true, but my question is how do you identify the bodies? How do we know they're Isis and not civilians? What's the difference between ISIS and civilians? (By the way, they're probably Taliban. Don't think ISIS is in Afghanistan.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 What's the difference between ISIS and civilians? (By the way, they're probably Taliban. Don't think ISIS is in Afghanistan.) Could have been Taliban watching an ISIS video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 What's the difference between ISIS and civilians? (By the way, they're probably Taliban. Don't think ISIS is in Afghanistan.) From the people I've talked with who are/were serving over there, they have "affiliates" in country there. They're mainly young, poorly trained and under supplied -- essentially they call themselves ISIS more than they are ISIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Franklin Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 From the people I've talked with who are/were serving over there, they have "affiliates" in country there. They're mainly young, poorly trained and under supplied -- essentially they call themselves ISIS more than they are ISIS. "I am Neegan" sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 "I am Neegan" sort of thing. Correct. At least from what I've gathered. Until I asked I was under the same assumption as Tom that Isis wasn't in Afghanistan... And they basically aren't but are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 From the people I've talked with who are/were serving over there, they have "affiliates" in country there. They're mainly young, poorly trained and under supplied -- essentially they call themselves ISIS more than they are ISIS. Ground forces hadn't been able to dislodge them from their tunnel/cave complex previously and we lost a green beret there. Body count is up to 94 and I would suspect that anyone near or in the complex was a bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 From the people I've talked with who are/were serving over there, they have "affiliates" in country there. They're mainly young, poorly trained and under supplied -- essentially they call themselves ISIS more than they are ISIS. That gets back to my whole "Saying you're ISIS doesn't make you ISIS thing." But then, nowadays saying you're a woman makes you a woman, even if you're not...so what the !@#$ do I know? Maybe I have an ISISonormative bias and can't accept that they can still be "trans-ISIS." even if they're not "cis-ISIS" or some such bull ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Syria: 100 killed as bomb hits buses with evacuees http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/middleeast/syria-evacuations-bombing/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorbait Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'm not sure if something about this guy's report was already posted. He's from MIT and was in the DOD. It's a good read and actual evidence is offered up, compared to the US who says they have evidence but then never releases it. https://www.yahoo.com/news/mit-expert-claims-latest-chemical-100819428.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I'm not sure if something about this guy's report was already posted. He's from MIT and was in the DOD. It's a good read and actual evidence is offered up, compared to the US who says they have evidence but then never releases it. https://www.yahoo.com/news/mit-expert-claims-latest-chemical-100819428.html This was posted here a few days ago, but you would know that if you weren't a part time poster here who just jumps in once in awhile to keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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