2017-04-24 at 7:14 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
LOL yeah I was going to say don't bother, they said that Trump was more of a threat than Clinton and factor in super long-term threats like climate change
2017-04-26 at 2:15 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
KOREA - Hints that the US is planning to covertly deploy special forces under the cover of nearby training exercises. The USS Michigan, designed specifically for special operations has joined the Carl Vinson fleet, as well as the Japanese Izumo helicopter carrier. South Korean media has indicated SEALs are being trained specifically for operations against North Korea but reports are vague and unsourced.
2017-04-26 at 2:27 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
KOREA - Many analysts are suggesting the US is waiting until the THAAD system is operational in South Korea before launching an attack on the North - I'd highly doubt it, considering there's no guarantee it'd even be effective against the type of missiles Best Korea have, and the major threat from them is the 20,000 or so camouflaged artillery pieces hidden in caves and valleys around the country. Given that the THAAD system's location is not a secret, I'd expect it to be levelled instantly in the case of open conflict.
THAAD was never (primarily) meant to be used against Best Korea anyway - the main point is to position their new X-Band radar system so that it can spy on China.
2017-04-26 at 7:09 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Even RT, SANA and co don't seem to be saying much about it but Turkey's going to town on the SDF and the US is doing nothing about it. Massive airstrikes and artillery attacks against SDF positions in the north - this will compromise the Raqqa offensive and I'm not sure how the SAA are going to respond. More information when I find it...
2017-04-26 at 7:17 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Even more (than the last 4 or so) Russian warplanes bound for the Al-Sharyat airbase the US dropped cruise missiles on. The SAA are pushing rapidly into Homs, this is an indication that it's close to the end for the Al Qaeda stronghold north at Hama.
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2017-04-27 at 3:39 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Israel just bombed Damascus airport. wtf.
2017-04-27 at 3:44 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
SYRIA - Also large-scale ground engagements between Kurd forces (mostly YPG) and Turkish military across Northern Syria. I don't have any concrete information but some are saying it looks like a prelude to invasion.
2017-04-27 at 4:06 AM UTC
I'm predicting it now, Turkey is going to be the next war zone in the ME. Erdogan acts like an ass and I am waiting with anticipation for him to be accused of having chemical weapons or nukes or something. WMD amirite?
Really though, who does Turkey have on their side? I think pretty much the only reason Assad is still in power is because of Russia. Would Russia back Turkey?
2017-04-27 at 4:23 AM UTC
aldra
JIDF Controlled Opposition
US - Massive aircraft movements at the moment. Reports on social media of all types of aircraft being launched from various military bases. I just saw reports of a large number of refuelers headed to the West Coast, also bombers launched as far East as Whiteman in Missouri
2017-04-27 at 4:31 AM UTC
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2017-04-27 at 4:37 AM UTC
Originally posted by aldra
NATO, lol. The moment they shot down that Russian fighter they called a NATO meeting even before contacting Russia; it's become obvious that Erdogan is trying to drag NATO into war but most of the alliance is still hesitant.
No way would Russia back Turkey - aside from interests in Syria, Erdogan is totally untrustworthy and even though he halfheartedly apologised for shooting down that jet, there's something of a trade war going on at the moment. I'm not really familiar with the details but I read Turkey's put a ridiculous 200% tariff on grains imported from Russia. That stings especially badly because Russia's in the process of trying to make farming a core part of their economy to diversify from gas exports.
As for Assad, the RUAF really turned the tide of the war and gave Assad much-needed political backing, but the real heavy-lifting on the ground is being done by the SAA, Hezbullah and the IRGA. They're all working in tandem but Hezbullah and the Iranians are the ones making the real sacrifices; dying for someone else's country.
OK but NATO doesn't count. They aren't a real political force. If Erdogan goes to war I don't think anybody in the middle east would back him. And the West/Russia definitely wouldn't. He'd get pounded on all sides.
God, future generations of middle easterners are gonna look back at the late 1900's and early 2000's and cry because all their cool architecture and culture got blown the fuck up. Aleppo used to be such a pretty city and now it looks like Fallout: Jihad Edition.
I don't think the SAA would've gotten half to where it was if they didn't have air support. Total game changer. I mean its crazy how fast ISIS took land in the beginning. Imagine if they had air support too.
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2017-04-27 at 4:38 AM UTC
I wish we could just make Kurdistan a thing. Put up some AA guns and a giant steel wall and then gas everybody outside the walls. We allow the Kurds to repopulate and then white boys can travel to the ME again.
