Posted on 10/20/2014 6:02:22 AM PDT by bestintxas
The U.S. military said late Sunday that it had dropped weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to Kurdish forces battling to hold the Syrian border town of Kobani against Islamic State militants.
The airdrops were the first of their kind and followed weeks of U.S. and coalition airstrikes in and near Kobani. Earlier Sunday, U.S. Central Command (CentCom) said that it had launched 11 airstrikes overnight in the area.
CentCom said U.S. C-130 cargo planes made multiple drops of arms and supplies provided by Kurdish authorities in Iraq. It said they were intended to enable continued resistance to Islamic State efforts to take full control of Kobani.
Fox News is told by Kurdish officials in the area that they have received the supplies, dropped in open land held by Kurdish fighters.
In a conference call with reporters after CentCom announced the airdrops, senior administration officials said three C-130 planes dropped 27 bundles of small arms, ammunition and medical supplies. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
One official said that while the results of the mission are still being assessed, it appeared that "the vast majority" of the supplies reached the intended Kurdish fighters.
The official also said the C-130s encountered no resistance from the ground in Syria during their flights in and out of Syrian airspace.
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If Turkey was removed from NATO then both NATO and America would have a lot more room and ability to maneuver effectively to fight the scourge of Islam.
Hell, I wouldn't mind if Russia took Turkey out and reestablished the Greek Orthodox church in a newly renamed Byzantium and drove the Turks back into the steppes of the east.
“I’m still trying to figure out how Turkey became part of the North Atlantic?”
Look at a map. They are the most strategically-placed country that can assist the rest of NATO countries in countering the USSR now Russia threat.
They are still an ally on paper just as much as your wife is your wife on paper, regardless of what she is doing. If Turkey does not supply the bases to resist Russian aggression, then they no longer should be a part of NATO, just as if your wife cheats on you, a divorce is required.
How do you know that’s a man?
“How do you know that’s a man?”
Same intent buddy.
Are you on something?
Yeah.
NATO US Turkey - When you go to bed with a monster you become one or you are destroyed. Both options are on the table...but it is probably too late.
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