• @youstolemyname
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    268 days ago

    “The self-defense strike occurred after the mobile multiple rocket launchers fired rockets in the vicinity of MSS Euphrates and mortars were fired toward U.S. forces,”

    • azuth
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      88 days ago

      Yes the US already were invading Syria, an offensive operation. This ain’t self-defense.

      • @answersplease77
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        78 days ago

        the same exact logic of russian self defense in ukraine.

    • @[email protected]
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      28 days ago

      “Yes, they fired mortars in a westerly direction, and we all know the US is 6,891 miles west of Syria therefore we see this as a direct attack on the US and will deal with it harshly.”

    • Cyclohexane
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      08 days ago

      Highly doubt that Syrian army were interested in opening a front with the strongest military in the world, when they’re getting pounded by Al-Qaeda on the other side of the country.

    • @rockSlayer
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      -18 days ago

      I don’t believe a single word of that justification.