Ryssland är inbjudet av Syrien att hjälpa Syrien att bekämpa terroristerna; IS, al-Qaida med flera jihadistiska grupper. USA:s militära närvaro har däremot inget tillstånd, det strider mot internationell rätt. Det gäller så väl deras flyg som specialtrupper.
Efter att USA sköt ner ett syriskt plan har USA:s flyg fått restriktioner, de är förbjudna väster om Eufrat. En general för deras specialtrupper, Thomas uttrycker nu viss oro över att deras närvaro i Syrien kan stoppas helt, att de skickas hem helt enkelt och då kan de inget göra.
Citat:
What Could Eventually Allow Russia Forcing US Out of Syria
The CIA director has recently said that Russia "has no plans to leave Syria and will continue to try to meddle in US affairs 'to stick it to' America." Political scientist Alexander Gusev reminded that nobody invited the US to Syria. The fact was admitted by the head of the US Special Forces, who said that it "could force the US out of there."
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"The political elite of the US considers that Russia is 'meddling with the US interests in Syria.' However let me remind you that Russia and its Armed Forces are operating in Syria on the invitation of legitimate President Bashar al-Assad. And what is the US doing there? On what grounds is the US military operating in Syria? Nobody has ever invited them there," the political scientist told Sputnik.
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"They want Russia to step aside, raise its hands and let the US to decide. However the US should get used to the idea that it won't ever happen. Russia has its own interests: geopolitical, economic, social and humanitarian. Russia does not unleash wars. Instead, Russia liquidates and settles conflicts," Alexander Gusev told Sputnik.
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"Special Operations Command chief Army General Raymond Thomas said that, while counterterrorism remained a priority for his forces, international law could prevent the US from maintaining a long-term presence in Syria, where its intervention has been declared illegal by the government," according to a Newsweek report.
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We're a bad day away from the Russians saying, 'Why are you still in Syria, US?'" Thomas said.
"If the Russians play that card, we could want to stay and have no ability to do it," he finally stated.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201707251055861902-russia-us-syria/
Edit: Funderar på vad Thomas kan mena med en dålig dag. Kan han syfta på en dag då USA "råkar" attackera syriska plan eller styrkor? Det har ju hänt några gånger, så i så fall har han skäl att känna oro.