Dozens of Russians killed by U.S. air strike in Syria

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The Daily Beast has more:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-the-us-really-kill-200-russians-in-syriaor-just-a-few

Reportedly, they were Russian mercenaries employed by the Russian government. I have no idea if or how the Russians might retaliate. By killing a bunch of American or American-supported soliders?

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So much for Trump being a "Russian Mole" LOL. If Democrats were smart they'd stop the dumb Russia Conspiracy, because all it's doing is making their party look like sore losers and providing fuel for Neocons in the White House to start a war with Russia (or its allies Syria and Iran).

Trump's control of the military is limited to whining about  parades and demanding war cimes to help him feel better about the size of his 'button'. That US forces in Syria are escalating outside his control is just one more entry on the list of why he's an awful president,  no some sort of vindication.

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Why the hell are we still in Syria if ISIS is depleted?

Follow the money.  Guarantee we'll still be there in a hundred years.

Yep. Oil and more importantly pipeline routes to the Med and Europe.

Also in a century that all may be irrelevant, and there may be nothing to replace it, in which case we'd leave. Not that I expect us to last that long.