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submitted 7 months ago by FuckyWucky@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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They were late smh my head

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[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

i'm just saying it's operationally plausible to act on that day from the perspective of a local belligerent, not that it definitely wasn't the CIA.

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If they wanted to exploit a vacuum and avoid US airstrikes they would have waited a day or two and not struck right when they did. The only plausible reason for the strike was desperation to keep their allies around. This was a common and repeated tactic in Syria to allow US to get a foothold