US / Russian forces clash in Syria

| August 27, 2020

Tsar Bomba

Skippy sends us this news about a clash in Syria between US and Russian forces.

That headline is a tad misleading. A “clash” usually means someone shot at someone else, or picked a fight in person and the other guy beat his ass.  This comes off more like schoolyard bullying, where the class dork goes around punching the other boys from behind and yanking the girls’ hair. It’s more like a 2nd grader than a national military.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/26/vehicle-collision-with-russians-injures-4-us-troops-in-syria/

A video is embedded in the article.

From the article:  WASHINGTON — In the most violent skirmish in months between U.S. and Russian forces in Syria, a vehicle collision in the eastern part of the war-torn country left American troops with concussions, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.

One official said Russian vehicles sideswiped a light-armored U.S. military vehicle, injuring four Americans. The official said two Russian helicopters flew above the Americans, and one of the aircraft was within about 70 feet the vehicle.

National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement that a Russian vehicle struck the American vehicle near Dayrick, in northeast Syria. – article

Not being a newsy embedded with the troops for firsthand info and updates, I can only guess what is really going on there, but it is logical to ask just what is going on here. Is Vlad up to something (likely) or are these Russische soldats doing this on their own? Hazing one vehicle, bumping into it, and buzzing it with choppers is really cheap in the realm of cheap tricks. Maybe they’re doing this because of the upcoming election episode and want to let us know that they are there in Syria, too.

 

 

Category: Cold War, Russia, Syria

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Slow Joe

Envy is the first motivator of America’s enemies.

The dangerous thing about the Russians is that they have cultural miscalculation going on that can lead to a serious problem.

They overestimate their own capabilities, while underestimating ours. They think we are morally, mentally, and physically weak, that we rely on technology to carry the day, and that we only pick on weaker enemies.

There is a lot of state propaganda driving these ideas, and it has become culturally embedded. It have become part of the Russian perception of America.

5th/77th FA

You’re right Slow Joe. And they have had that attitude for years. I think they realize now they missed their best opportunity to take on NATO and win back in ’73. Our baby nukes would have only slowed them down and the whole thing would of had to got strategic nukes for us to win. And Western Europe and Russia both would have been nuclear wastelands, much as a good portion of the US Mainland would have been too.

One thing no one points out to all of the Russian Collision demonrats; If Trump is colluding with them, why is there so much of this playground level BS going on?

timactual

The Russians aren’t the only ones who “overestimate….”. That whole paragraph could have been written about the US in Vietnam. And, of course, there is Afghanistan (still). The Chinese used to call the US a “paper tiger”.

USMC Steve

I don’t particularly worry about a country that hasn’t been successful in war other than their civil war. Having tons of troops in a communist army just means we have to kill more of them to win. Like we did to them in Korea. Bring on the water cooled Brownings.

timactual

All things considered, the Chinese were pretty successful against the Japanese. And I disagree with that “win” in Korea.

The Other Whitey

The Chinese Nationalists (KMT/ROC/Taiwan) were. The Red Chinese spent most of the war collaborating with the japs.

11B-Mailclerk

Twenty thousand years of battlefields, strewn with the bones of fools who said “those pussies can’t fight”.

26Limabeans

We don’t parade phony missles down Main Street to gin up public support.
And our flyovers at air shows scream defense, not offense.
Never show your winning hand until called.

USMC Steve

They got their asses whipped by the Japanese as I recall, so there is some merit to that statement.

Skippy

BHWHAHAHAHA !!!!
Ivan being Ivan

2banana

Why do I think vodka was involved?

Dan

Typical Russians. Likely on their own. My wife and friends go to a resort in Cuba. Every year half a dozen Russians males are kicked out of the country for the stupidest violent crap. 3 guys beating a Spaniard in the bathroom because he took the last bread roll in the streamline. Beating another tourist for taking your umbrella chair. Robbing a street vendor of 10 bucks and putting him in hospital. They are all suffering PTSD from their parents and neighbours because so many of them were put in gulags. Nationalistic, mentally ill society suffering from chronic little man syndrome in a society that solves everything with violent bullying.

USMC Steve

I commented on this on farcebook to the tune of the Russians have never been either trustworthy nor our friends, nor are they now.

I got a 30 day ban for “hate speech” and “bullying”. Apparently Zuckerberg has his ass deep in Russian asses as well as liberal ones?