Politics Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle

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    Four American troops are wounded when Russian forces deliberately RAM their armored vehicle in eastern Syria during high-speed confrontation

    • A Russian armored vehicle rammed into an American patrol vehicle in eastern Syria on Monday
    • Pentagon declined to comment as Politico reported that a statement on the attack had been drafted, but not issued, by U.S. Central Command
    • Four U.S. troops were wounded, suffering concussion from the high-speed sideswipe
    • They were in their MRAP - Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected - vehicle as part of a patrol when the skirmish with a Russian patrol happened
    • A Russian military helicopter flew low overhead, a tactic used to disperse people on the ground, and footage was released from the Russian vehicle
    • About 500 U.S. troops remain in eastern Syria after Donald Trump ordered a pullout from the north of the country in 2019
    • The exact location of the ramming has not been revealed
    • Russian planes and ships have been repeatedly accused of buzzing their U.S. counterparts but skirmish is first of its kind involving ground forces
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ian-forces-RAMMED-vehicle-Northern-Syria.html
     
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    "very fine people on both sides" tweet coming from big J in 3, 2, ...
     
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    Russia is going to need to be dealt with. Maybe we can convince Russia and China to fight each other.
     
  4. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    We’ll probably hear that it was just a couple of Syrian teens joyriding in a stolen armored vehicle. Because Putin sounded to Trump like he was telling the truth........and Vlad is far more trustworthy than our own intelligence and military agencies....
     
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    "I don't know any Russians except for the few that got coffee for my campaign."
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Cue picture of Trump with Russians
     
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