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US - RU | Continuing Escalation Over Syria

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The U.S. used 8 manned fighter jets, four F-15s and four F-16s, to strike 9 targets with guided munitions. Just shy of 24hrs later, the U.S. is said to have conducted a 2nd round of airstrikes, with Apache gunships, at 7:20pm local time in Syria.
Comes after Iranian backed groups responded to the U.S. airstrike yesterday with rocket attacks. Tit for tat escalation like this can escalate quite quickly. Something to watch.
 
"It is a strategic mistake by the #West to ignore #Syria and allow #Iranian militias and #Russia to dominate it," writes #KamalAlLabwani

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Why this should be a wake-up call for the US?

The United States should pay close attention to the collaborative interests between those nations as they may directly impact Western economy. China has started its investments in Syria decades ago and the visit of its foreign minister to Syria is frequent. China also politically supported the Assad regime with more than 15 UN vetoes in the Security Council. It directly supervises infrastructure projects in the Iranian and Iraqi economy and plans to expand them to Syria and Lebanon. It has built unique relationships with Lebanese banks and established production sectors related to electronics and solar energy generation in Syria.

Th Iranian economic influence in Syria has developed rapidly since the beginning of the century when Bashar Assad took power and this influence accelerated further after the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon in 2005 slowly but increasingly becoming the backbone of the Syrian economy after the Syrian revolution in 2011.

Very interesting article.
 
Our support for the brave Syrians who risk their lives to hold the Assad regime accountable will not waver. We will pursue every measure to seek justice for victims and accountability for the Assad regime and its allies who continue to inflict atrocities on the Syrian people.

curious timing.....Syria....Russia.....chemical weapons
 
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