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American Soldiers Attacked and Killed Syrian Soldierson the Iraqi-Syrian Borders...
even tho the pentagon refused to comment, the Issue has been confirmed by several American heads...
is the USA starting a third war in the Middle east??
will it be a winning war???
will the arabs use the Oil weapon, against USA and its allies???
please answer me,coz im confused!

Links?

And you may be overreacting just a teeny bit about this. I dunno much about what happened, but I don't think World War Three will start because of a small skirmish like this...

Of course, I could just be a naive optimist. Whichever.

it could be a case of Friendly fire on either or both sides, I would rather wait till the investigation is conducted before jumping to any conclusion.

If they did continue with this "skirmish" they would probably fucked over, as American military supplies are fecked at the moment because of Katrina and of cause Iraq...

If they did continue with this "skirmish" they would probably fucked over, as American military supplies are fecked at the moment because of Katrina and of cause Iraq...

1. Katrina has no effect on the ability of the US military to move supplies to Iraq.
2. Because Iraq is a combat zone, it has a rather large amount of supplies.
3. Syria does not have the ability to take on the American forces in Iraq and is well-aware of it.

Screw that.


I've concluded without a doubt that the US has in fact launced a full scale invasion of Syria. After that, they're coming round to your house to punch your face in.

HA, they won't get to my house without first crossing 2200km of water at the closest and then having to deal with some maori doing the Haka!!!:p

Not sure if this happened, as you didn't provided any links. But if it were true, it won't lead to war. The US can't afford it, and the Assad regime can't have a major war unless it wants to destroy itself.

syria will take forever to get their troops over there to fight back

have you seen how slowly they march

oh my god

American Soldiers Attacked and Killed Syrian Soldierson the Iraqi-Syrian Borders...
Where did you get that one from? I don't see it reported in any respectable news source, whether Western or Arab.

the Issue has been confirmed by several American heads...
Of the same Syrian person?


please answer me,coz im confused!
Indeed you are.

Not sure if this happened, as you didn't provided any links. But if it were true, it won't lead to war. The US can't afford it, and the Assad regime can't have a major war unless it wants to destroy itself.
What the hell is this dependence on links? Omission of an internet link isn't a sufficient condition for a subject not to exist. Doesn't anyone know how to look at news on the internet?

What I'll say is that there is no available news on this subject and I'd like the see what inspired the original post.

What the hell is this dependence on links? Omission of an internet link isn't a sufficient condition for a subject not to exist. Doesn't anyone know how to look at news on the internet?

What I'll say is that there is no available news on this subject and I'd like the see what inspired the original post.Did you find anything? I didn't.... yet.

The US can't afford it...
And this has stopped us when?

If it happened, it's probably been a case of US soldiers thinking the Syrians were militants or something.

Syria has no interest of starting a war with the US.
And the US wouldn't just start it like this without a few months of media preparations (and moving an army into position...)

Did you find anything? I didn't.... yet.
No, I never did. I looked at AP and all the other sources I usually use. I didn't look at scrappleface or the onion, so maybe it's there. I'm completely mystified about where and when this attack was supposed to have happened.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/politics/15syria.html

I finally resorted to reading the NY Times page. I found this story that just refers to a history of skirmishes at the Iraq-Syria border. Nothing new, just another anti--American story when they could be reporting about the enormously successful effort to turn out voters in the constitutional referendum.

If it happened, it's probably been a case of US soldiers thinking the Syrians were militants or something.

Syria has no interest of starting a war with the US.
And the US wouldn't just start it like this without a few months of media preparations (and moving an army into position...)Don't forget that Syria is incapable of making decisions, since it's an imagined concept referring to bits of land. Syrian soldiers, however, are individual beings capable of making decisions, some of which may well hate the US enough and lack the education necessary to see the folly of their actions in order to actually attack US soldiers. It's been a while since Syrian soldiers got a sound beating in combat, so there may well be some young hotshots that don't know what war against a well equipped enemy means.

No, I never did. I looked at AP and all the other sources I usually use. I didn't look at scrappleface or the onion, so maybe it's there. I'm completely mystified about where and when this attack was supposed to have happened.I think that's why people are asking for a link (or why I was). I think [s]he may have misheard the report on the telly/radio or got it from a non-news site.

No, I never did. I looked at AP and all the other sources I usually use. I didn't look at scrappleface or the onion, so maybe it's there. I'm completely mystified about where and when this attack was supposed to have happened.

[edit]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/politics/15syria.html

I finally resorted to reading the NY Times page. I found this story that just refers to a history of skirmishes at the Iraq-Syria border. Nothing new, just another anti--American story when they could be reporting about the enormously successful effort to turn out voters in the constitutional referendum.Nothing new?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14

I think that's why people are asking for a link (or why I was). I think [s]he may have misheard the report on the telly/radio or got it from a non-news site.
I just read that as laziness, maybe misread is a better way of putting it. Turns out there was a story, just not the story the lead post would have us believe.

Sorry.

Nothing new?
That's the best I can do. WSJ didn't have anything. AP didn't have anything. It must be this opinion piece.

[edit]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/15/politics/15syria.html

I finally resorted to reading the NY Times page. I found this story that just refers to a history of skirmishes at the Iraq-Syria border. Nothing new, just another anti--American story when they could be reporting about the enormously successful effort to turn out voters in the constitutional referendum.hmmm... a "history of clashes" type story?
not a member of NYTimes so can't read the article.

Nothing new?
Nothing new. Read the article. The last border skirmish is mentioned as having happened "this summer".

I think its in the wrong forum... it might supposed to be an IC thingy...

I just read that as laziness, maybe misread is a better way of putting it. Turns out there was a story, just not the story the lead post would have us believe.

Sorry.So it might be either a) a false alarm, or b) made out to sound like something it's not.

hmmm... a "history of clashes" type story?
not a member of NYTimes so can't read the article.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 - A series of clashes in the last year between American and Syrian troops, including a prolonged firefight this summer that killed several Syrians, has raised the prospect that cross-border military operations may become a dangerous new front in the Iraq war, according to current and former military and government officials.

The firefight, between Army Rangers and Syrian troops along the border with Iraq, was the most serious of the conflicts with President Bashar al-Assad's forces, according to American and Syrian officials.

The rest is analysis and recounting history.

Nothing new. Read the article. The last border skirmish is mentioned as having happened "this summer".Read the date. No one seems to have cared for providing any information on these skirmishes since the day before yesterday.

I think we're all saying the same thing. The only available article that I could find, referred to a history of border incidents with no new activity since this summer.

If the Arab States has anything further to add, we'd appreciate it. We can always look up transcripts on CNN, or MSNBC, but at this point, I think the matter is settled.

Where did you get that one from? I don't see it reported in any respectable news source, whether Western or Arab.


Of the same Syrian person?


Indeed you are.



i got that from the no# 1 egyptian news paper al-ahram..
which was announced by newyork times , or a newspaper with the name New York in it, dont remember really