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Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said there were 2,000 troops in Syria, as opposed to the 900 previously reported for months, according to a Thursday press conference.
Ryder said that the 1,100 additional troops were “temporary rotational forces,” and claimed that he had been unaware of the information up until that point. The news comes after the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by Islamic fundamentalist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which plunged the region into uncertainty as various rebel groups, including those supported militarily by the U.S., vie for control.
“I don’t have a specific date to provide … but my understanding is it’s been for a while, so clearly, before the fall of the Assad regime,” Ryder said during the press conference. more here
Why?
Why indeed?
Government spokespeople are very important figures for the public to listen closely and carefully to, because they do an excellent job of informing the public of what is almost assuredly not true.
Gee, how long has the information from our government been reliable?? “Those aren’t drones flying around it’s swamp gas” right. Keep buying it, it makes them happy.
Article says, “Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder”
It should say, “Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder”
Why the HELL does the pentagon need a two-star for its spokesrodent? Aren’t there any number of willing civilian contractor liars out there?
@TheMule — Good point. If I had to bet, if any govt spokesrat announced A, I’d immediately bet on ¬A.