US fighters shot down a Syrian air force bomber about an hour ago. The bomber had just attacked coalition forces involved in the attack to drive ISIS out of Raqqa. The forces hit were America's Syrian allies. The Assad air force strike was being followed by a land attack from the Assad forces on those same American allies. That attack by the Assad forces was stopped in its tracks by American air power which menaced the Assad ground forces until they pulled back.
The US command issued a statement saying that it would defend American allies engaged in the fight against ISIS. This sends a clear message to Assad, Iran and Russia about the limits beyond which the USA will not allow them to go.
Hopefully, once the ISIS forces are wiped out, there will not be a follow on battle between the Assad forces and America's allies on the ground. Still, the action by the USA today is completely different from the usual response during the Obama years which was to do nothing and then to protest to Moscow. Obama might have even sent John Kerry to Moscow to chide the Russians about the misconduct by the Assad forces.
What a difference it makes to have a leader who is not afraid in the White House.
The US command issued a statement saying that it would defend American allies engaged in the fight against ISIS. This sends a clear message to Assad, Iran and Russia about the limits beyond which the USA will not allow them to go.
Hopefully, once the ISIS forces are wiped out, there will not be a follow on battle between the Assad forces and America's allies on the ground. Still, the action by the USA today is completely different from the usual response during the Obama years which was to do nothing and then to protest to Moscow. Obama might have even sent John Kerry to Moscow to chide the Russians about the misconduct by the Assad forces.
What a difference it makes to have a leader who is not afraid in the White House.
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