Trump plan to deploy military to
protect Syrian oil fields is akin
to piracy, retired general says
Newsweek,
by
David Brennan
Original Article
Posted By: BigRedBill,
10/28/2019 5:20:41 PM
A retired U.S. general has warned that President Donald Trump's foreign policy in Syria is drifting dangerously close to piracy, following confirmation that American soldiers will be deployed to secure valuable oil fields in the east of the country and protect them from the Islamic State group.
Retired General Barry McCaffrey condemned the plans on Sunday, following Trump's suggestion he wants to bring in Exxon Mobil or another U.S. oil company "to go in there and do it properly...and spread out the wealth" from the oil fields.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 10/28/2019 5:35:15 PM (No. 220356)
This general should know, he's one of Bill Clinton's boys.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
belwhatter 10/28/2019 5:38:37 PM (No. 220362)
A few of these retired generals leave one wondering if their military decisions were as faulty as their political positions.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
CactusStar 10/28/2019 5:38:38 PM (No. 220363)
Foolish me, I was under the impression that protecting middle east oil is what we have been doing for the past 50 years.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
prouddad 10/28/2019 5:42:27 PM (No. 220373)
well, so much for bringing the troops home..
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Jesuslover54 10/28/2019 6:15:25 PM (No. 220399)
I think it's time he did the honorable thing with his service sidearm.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
bad-hair 10/28/2019 6:23:35 PM (No. 220402)
Sorry, don't need US oil expertise going there. Let them figure out how to produce their own (more or less unnecessary) oil just like Venezuela. Oh, and by the way Syria it is a lot safer, closer, and cheaper for Europe and Japan to buy US oil. Sucks doesn't it ?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
The Remnants 10/28/2019 7:36:47 PM (No. 220439)
Newsweek - One of my Must Not Reads
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Gruntmedic 10/28/2019 7:43:41 PM (No. 220445)
They are going to help the Kurds keep the oil.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
chance_232 10/28/2019 7:47:02 PM (No. 220451)
Protecting the oil fields means ensuring that they don't fall back into the hands of ISIS.....again.....you freaking Schumer for brains moron. How does this idiot think that the caliphate was funded? It sure wasn't AOC/Warren magical money production.
What a tool.........
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
rbruce20 10/28/2019 9:27:47 PM (No. 220507)
Nathan B. Bruckenthal (E-4) USCG, and two Navy petty officers died defending the offshore oil wells in the Persian Gulf on 04/24/2004
In the early evening hours of April 24, a dhow (a lateen-rigged Arabian vessel) approached an oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. Bruckenthal, trained as both a boarding team member and boarding officer, was accompanied by one other Coast Guardsman and five sailors from the United States Navy. The group boarded a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB), taking off in pursuit. As the crew was poised to board the dhow, an explosion was detonated. Two Navy petty officers also died as a result of the waterborne attack: PO1 Michael J. Pernaselli, 27, of Monroe, N.Y., and PO2 Christopher E. Watts, 28, of Knoxville, Tenn. Injured were three Navy sailors and BM3 Joseph T. Ruggiero, USCG, 23, from Revere, Mass., who received the Purple Heart.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
dwa 10/28/2019 10:37:31 PM (No. 220538)
Another Obama/Clinton Leftist general who, right on cue is a performing monkey for Democrats using his military service to try to give credibility to what he is saying. McCaffery and those like him have sold themselves to the anit-America leftist causes and are the worst kind of "military" person.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
judy 10/28/2019 10:59:07 PM (No. 220547)
Piracy is when you give Iran billions in gold!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 10/29/2019 12:08:44 AM (No. 220575)
Relax, it's only Newsweek (new squeek) the magazine of Sun Myung Moon (and the Unification Church). If that is how you get your news, just chow down!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 10/29/2019 12:19:58 AM (No. 220590)
He couldn't stop drugs from coming into our country. Another worthless 4-star.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Trigger2 10/29/2019 1:17:39 AM (No. 220627)
Which is why Barry ensured he made 4-star. Barry had to protect that demonrat drug route at all costs. Holder made sure guns got trafficked to their favorite drug cartel too. Both were money makers for the Demonrat party.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Faithfully 10/29/2019 10:34:40 PM (No. 221493)
Stop the war industry !
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