| Tango01 | 31 Dec 2016 9:43 p.m. PST |
"It's not like the US hasn't been accused of doing similar things recently. Russian special operations forces, which have been increasingly modeled on those of the US, were critical in realizing the fall of Aleppo. The longtime rebel holdout has been blitzed by a surge of Russian and Syrian air power, Assad's troops, Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters and Russian special operations forces since early November. This cocktail of capabilities proved far more than the rebels could handle, with the city falling officially on December 14th. Photos and video of Russia's special operations forces operating in Syria have trickled out over the last year or so, but leading up to and following the sacking of Aleppo we have seen more of them and heard how their abilities were applied to take Assad's ultimate objective. These highly-trained units were used to advise Syrian and Hezbollah forces on tactics and strategy, to go after key leadership targets, to quickly fuse actionable intelligence with operations, and to help direct the brutal onslaught of air power that broke the city…"
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| Bangorstu | 01 Jan 2017 3:11 a.m. PST |
Fuss over nothing. Allies like to show fellow feeling. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 01 Jan 2017 3:30 a.m. PST |
The West considers Hezbollah enemies, Russia doesn't. What's the problem? |
| dwight shrute | 01 Jan 2017 6:13 a.m. PST |
What Garrison said !!! I Hope Putin said Isis some xmas pressies wrapped in hezbollah wrapping paper . |
| greatpatton | 01 Jan 2017 6:21 a.m. PST |
Hezbollah is enemy of the West because of Israel. This will be a big problem for the new US president. You can not support Israel and at the same time be a big friend of Russia and their allies (Syria, Iran etc.). At some point he will have to make a choice. |
 Legion 4  | 01 Jan 2017 11:55 a.m. PST |
Good point GM. Hezbollah is enemy of the West because of Israel. Most islamists hate the US because of it's support of Israel. FYI, the terrorist attacks on the USMC and French Para Barracks in Lebanon in '83 was done by the precursor to Hezbollah. Who was supported by Iran and Syria. That is good enough for me … they are an enemy to the West because we are not islamists. And support Israel … |
| Bangorstu | 01 Jan 2017 1:05 p.m. PST |
Hezbollah do not hate the West – they've never attacked it outside of the borders of Lebanon… Which is more than can be said of either Islamic State or indeed the armed forces of most Western countries. I don't like them, but they're a disciplined fighting unit and not a bunch of crazies. |
| Tango01 | 01 Jan 2017 2:34 p.m. PST |
Agree with you Bangorstu!.
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| Legion 4 | 01 Jan 2017 2:37 p.m. PST |
As I have said before … as long as islamists who hate the West/US are killing other islamists that hate the West/US is OK with me … Which is more than can be said of either Islamic State or indeed the armed forces of most Western countries. Hezbollah has no ability to deploy in large numbers beyond the locations they border. |
| SouthernPhantom | 01 Jan 2017 9:16 p.m. PST |
Hezbollah seems to be doing a decent job fighting the hardcore jihadis in Syria. In my opinion, no entity that fights jihadi crazies is completely irredeemable. I stop short of supporting the organization, but I can certainly respect its actions in Syria. EDIT: Hasn't there been patch-swapping between US SF and Kurdish troops? This is not a new phenomenon. |
| Legion 4 | 03 Jan 2017 4:15 p.m. PST |
but I can certainly respect its actions in Syria. Yeah … they appear to be effective. Although some may have some combat experience, from fighting the IDF(?), etc. …. The patch-swapping by anyone, really is not that big a deal, IMO. More of a political thing, I'd think ? |
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