• jimbolauski
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    2 months ago

    They don’t build their own bases in the US because the US has the infrastructure. The US got permission from Syria for those bases.

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      2 months ago

      The government of Syria deems the U.S. military presence in al-Tanf illegal and “considers the presence of Turkish and U.S. troops on its territory as an aggression and demands immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces from its territory.”

      So which is it then. Can’t have your cake and eat it too

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Tanf

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        2 months ago

        Syria is not united, the New Syrian Army, which controls the area has allowed the US presence.