U.S. air strikes in Syria 3/23/23

[Lacos]

U.S. conducts air strike against Iranian forces

“Earlier today, a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one additional U.S. contractor were wounded after a one-way unmanned aerial vehicle struck a maintenance facility on a Coalition base near Hasakah in northeast Syria at approximately 1:38 p.m. local time.“


https://www.defense.gov/News/Release...ly-uav-attack/

[SomeOtherGuy]

Why are there US troops in Syria?

When did Congress declare a war and authorize this?

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AFAIK Syria is one of Obama's many pet little wars. Trump failed to stop it, and now that we have Obamaden's third time, it's still going strong.

[HKGuns]

Why are there US troops in Syria?

When did Congress declare a war and authorize this?

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AFAIK Syria is one of Obama's many pet little wars. Trump failed to stop it, and now that we have Obamaden's third time, it's still going strong.

Trump DID stop it. XiDen, the man of the people, started it back up again.

[SomeOtherGuy]

Trump DID stop it. XiDen, the man of the people, started it back up again.

Any evidence for that? Both memories and what I can find now indicate that the US presence continued throughout Trump's term:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/...yria-explainer

https://www.businessinsider.com/russ...bc-2023-3?op=1

Russian and US troops have both had a military presence in Syria since at least 2015. According to NBC News, the US opened a deconfliction phone line with the Russians to ease tensions, and over calls with the US, Russian military personnel have said they don't recognize the US base or airspace.

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americ...rian_civil_war

[HKGuns]

LINK

It was all part of the Kurds narrative and he was widely criticized for it by the Deep State and propagandists.

[Buncheong]

Wouldn't want anyone I know and care about in Iraq or Syria, these days, no way. Hope no one from this board is there.

[Buncheong]

Why are there US troops in Syria?

When did Congress declare a war and authorize this?

The United States Congress is largely irrelevant at this stage in U.S. history.

[Todd.K]

When did Congress declare a war and authorize this?

GWOT

I am in favor of ending it, or at least debating the overly open ended nature of it, but I grow tired of explaining it’s existence.

(b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
(1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with section
8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that
this section is intended to constitute specific statutory
authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers
Resolution.

[vicious_cb]

Trump DID stop it. XiDen, the man of the people, started it back up again.

Trump tried to stop it, his joint chiefs ignored a direct order and lied about it, actually brought in more contractors because "they don't count toward the troop numbers" wink wink. Then traitor Mark "Woke" Milley increased the troop numbers when Trump left office.

[Disciple]

When did Congress declare a war and authorize this?