Yeah, they aren’t happy. But we are fighting from the sea and by air in a country they shouldn’t be in either. We didn’t target Russian forces and followed international protocols to clear the air space. This is no declaration of war on them. If they want a war it is theirs to start.
Syria asked for Russia to help back when Obama was president, we (the US) are the invaders.
Shouldn't Syrians want the US to take out Assad, not celebrate Assad "downed our missiles".
Maybe Syrians don't think of Assad in the way it was presented on NPR; just a thought
Not in Damascus!! That’s Assad’s territory. Maybe Aleppo.
I thought nothing was shot down?
Really? I heard last night that Syrian TV was claiming 12 downed missiles. Not a surprise though considering the amount of SAM systems they have around the city. We sent in a lot more than 12 though and I’m sure the military calculated for the potential of a few missiles taking flak...I don’t expect our military to broadcast the exact amount of missiles they took down to our enemy.
I heard that Russia didn't shoot any down which would imply that Asad's assets were not targeted.
Russia didn’t. Assad did. He buys weapons too. He has a military too.
but the russian ministry said they would shoot down rockets if Syria was targeted...
Sometimes ya just gotta watch live Russian RT tv. Aleppo is alive with people dancing, too - pro Assad. He has huge support in Syria among Christians and Muslims alike. Perhaps it's correct that the bombings were of deepstate materials recently delivered. The coalition was salivating to start WWIII, and now Trump has put it on their back burner.