U.S. Admits: We Can’t Protect Syrian Allies From Russia’s Bombs

[بلندر]

Maybe maybe not. Depends on how the Russians see the consequences of sending such weapons into their hands. Probably just backfired and kill more Russians. Or even into the hands of the enemies of Iran.

that doesn't matter , you are the one who depending on your air force ... not us ... and we knew in every possible conflict , KSA , Turkey and USA will give MANPADs to our enemy ( terrorists ) in vast numbers ... so try to scare other people ...

 

[Oldman1]

that doesn't matter , you are the one who depending on your air force ... not us ... and we knew in every possible conflict , KSA , Turkey and USA will give MANPADs to our enemy ( terrorists ) in vast numbers ... so try to scare other people ...

Doesn't matter. All we know is that the Syrian govt. lost many aircraft to MANPADs and they already have it and its still being supplied. And with the Russians coming in, the backers will be eager to send in more to hurt Russia.

 

[بلندر]

Doesn't matter. All we know is that the Syrian govt. lost many aircraft to MANPADs and they already have it and its still being supplied. And with the Russians coming in, the backers will be eager to send in more to hurt Russia.

then you should add more armor in you Apache ...

 

[Oldman1]

then you should add more armor in you Apache ...

Should give that advice to the Russians and their already heavily armored helos.

 

[بلندر]

Should give that advice to the Russians and their already heavily armored helos.

they knew it , or they will find it out ... there is no point for us to telling them ...

we don't use Helicopters and invest our money on UCAV .... Shahed 129 is one of them and we have plane to use turboprop or turbofan engine for it ( to have higher payload ) ....

 

[Oldman1]

they knew it , or they will find it out ... there is no point for us to telling them ...

we don't use Helicopters and invest our money on UCAV .... Shahed 129 is one of them and we have plane to use turboprop or turbofan engine for it ( to have higher payload ) ....

Riiiight, Iranians don't use helos. I be surprised if they really don't.

 

[بلندر]

Riiiight, Iranians don't use helos. I be surprised if they really don't.

we only have Cobras for attacking purpose , and those are half century old Helicoptors ... relying on them is not an option for us ... we are using them in safe places and normal situations ....

although , if we have to rely on them , we can use Saddid missiles for this purpose and fire those missiles from safer area ( although we can't print $ so , we have some budget problem )

 

[Madali]

USA can't do much, not due to just military reasons, but political reason. The western public is sick of Jihadists & they won't mind if Putin is doing something to stop them, and if USA puts a stop to this, it will bring down the approval rating for their leaders by a lot.

This isn't the 80s anymore, where the Mujahedeens were romanticed by the west. Back then, Rambo was fighting alongside the Mujahedeen. Can you imagine they make a movie today where Tom Cruise would be fighting along side Al Baghdadi against the Russians? Doesn't work.

 

[JonAsad]

As if Manpad can down medium or high attitude bomber?

Shooting down of Indian MiGs In Kargil

 

[UKBengali]

Shooting down of Indian MiGs In Kargil

In Kargil the MANPADs were used from altitude.

 

[Hindustani78]

Pentagon leaders have consistently said the U.S. must take steps to protect the U.S.-trained rebels because it would be far more difficult to recruit fighters without those assurances. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters in March that the U.S. has an obligation to support them, "and we're working through what kinds of support and under what conditions we would do so."

U.S. officials later made it clear that rebels trained by the U.S. would receive air support in the event they were attacked by either Islamic State militants or Syrian government troops. Currently, that protection would apply only to about 80 U.S.-trained Syrian rebels who are back in Syria fighting with their units.

The U.S. policy so far is very specific. It doesn't address a potential attack by Russian planes and does not include Syrian rebels who have not been through the U.S. military training.

A key concern is the prospect of U.S. getting drawn into a proxy war with Russia in the event that Russian warplanes hit moderate Syrian rebels who have been trained and equipped by the U.S. military.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss ongoing deliberations publicly.

 

[JonAsad]

In Kargil the MANPADs were used from altitude.

plenty of altitude in syria as well-