Germany is moving all from the airbase in Turkey (still a US a Allie rather than them supporting Syrian forces) Germany's economy is tanked and they need to get in on supplying pipeline parts to Israel and the West should they be able to take over the Mid-east like they want to.
Personally I don't think NATO is capable of a big operation without it being the biggest cluster-f*ck of all times, that is even with the best support Israeli can muster up.
No huge surprise even though it is a war crime. Tell me again who the good guys are because it certainly doesn't seem to be the US and Israel anymore.
US Forces Using White Phosphorus in Populated Areas of Iraq and Syria – News From Antiwar.com
Iraq
claimed credit for videos earlier this week showing the use of white phosphorus munitions in densely populated parts of the Old City in Mosul, but their use is becoming even more widespread, with new reports suggesting that the US is also
using such shells in both Iraq and Syria.
Though white phosphorus shells are not uncommon in the military, and often used as smokescreens, the high temperature at which it burns, and the toxic chemicals emitted makes them wholly unsuitable for populated areas, and their use in any densely populated area or as an incendiary are widely considered war crimes. In the cases where images are emerging, they are definitely in densely populated areas, with both Mosul and Raqqa apparently facing the use of white phosphorus. The US would neither confirm nor deny the use, though officials did insist that if they were using them, it was in keeping with their ongoing efforts to limit the number of civilians they killed.
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle...ted-areas-of-iraq-syria-1.472843#.WTxejMa1umW
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria appears to have used white phosphorous-loaded munitions on at least two occasions in densely populated areas of Mosul and in the Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa, according to videos posted online and human rights groups.
The often-controversial munitions are common in western militaries and are used primarily to create smoke screens, though they can also be dropped as an incendiary weapon. When a white phosphorous shell explodes, the chemical inside reacts with the air, creating a thick white cloud. When it comes in contact with flesh, it can maim and kill by burning to the bone.
While international humanitarian law stipulates that civilians must be protected from all military operations, it also says that countries must take even more care when using white phosphorous. Additionally, because of the weapon's ability to cause grievous and inhumane injuries, rights groups caution against using white phosphorus to kill enemy troops if other weapons are available.
On Thursday, footage posted by the activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently showed the signature spread of airburst white phosphorous munitions — probably M825 series 155mm artillery rounds — exploding over eastern Raqqa, the same area where U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made advances earlier this week.
As with all moves by the US coalition bullshit and false flags events are the mainstay of the NATO war machine. Qatar is and always has been a US asset. Any 'rift' is PR bullshit, would it bother me to see the Arab League annihilate itself, not one bit.
Why Has The GCC and Egypt Turned On Qatar?
In a shocking move, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain led banded together to cut ties with Qatar at the same time, leaving much of the world stunned. Even more unexpected was the reason given by Saudi Arabia; i.e. that Qatar is supporting terrorism.
The demands made by the anti-Qatar coalition were that Qatar cease funding “terrorist organizations” (Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas) before ties are restored.
The
recent isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and several other Gulf State countries as well as Egypt caught many in the geopolitical world by surprise and has left many people scratching their heads as to why such a willing and active player in worldwide destabilization would suddenly be abandoned by several of the states that have colluded with it in the past. The answer is anything but simple but it is actually more logical than how it might appear on the surface.
The Muslim Brotherhood Element
In order to understand the recent diplomatic crisis, it is first important to note which countries have cut ties with Qatar. These countries are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. Laughably, these countries are justifying their actions on the basis that Qatar is funding terrorism.
Of course, Qatar is funding terrorists much like Saudi Arabia and UAE. For the latter two countries to claim that funding terrorism is a reason for them to sever ties with Qatar is not only hypocritical it is laughably obvious that is merely a cover for the real reason for the row. Egypt, while not a supporter of terrorism, is nonetheless entering into a coalition with two countries who are and thus makes itself almost as much of a hypocrite as KSA and UAE.
So after years of funding terrorists in Syria alongside KSA, why would KSA now move to cut off ties with Qatar? The answer lies partly in the fact that Qatar is a major supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, itself a fanatical Islamic fundamentalist organization and itself also made up of terrorists. But while the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is extremely similar to the Wahhabist brand of radical jihadism supported and nurtured by the Saudi royal family, the MB is not welcome in KSA. In fact, Saudi Arabia has long labeled the MB a terrorist organization. This label was not placed upon MB because it is a terrorist group, however, but because it is a threat to the Saudi royal family.
It is difficult to avoid oversimplifying the dynamics between the MB and KSA but, risking simplicity, it can be said that the MB is slightly less fanatical than ISIS but much more puritanical than the actual royal family itself, with the MB arguing against many of the practices of the royal family and Saudi policy on a religious basis. Saudia Arabia, for the Muslim Brotherhood, is not fanatical enough at a national level, mainly at the levels of government.
Likewise, Bahrain
is opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood on similar grounds, having experienced clashes with Muslim Brotherhood members long ago over the question of Nasser and pan-Arabism.
Egypt has had perhaps the most divisive and destructive experience with the Brotherhood, however, ever since the Western-backed ouster of Mubarak when the MB won the general elections and rose to power. Soon after the MB Morsi took office, Morsi and the MB began shredding the Egyptian Constitution, eliminating rights, and promptly preparing Egypt for war. Morsi was then deposed by a military coup led by now President Sisi, who has been combatting the Muslim Brotherhood terrorists ever since. The entire country has now been turned into a war zone full of terrorist attacks taking place on a daily basis.
Outflanked is the term that should have been used. The link below is probably not a real offer but it does tend to show the US coalition is not united and it never was, it was catering to the Rothschild game plan that uses the US to destabilize The countries that are in Israel's way as far as expansion and access to oil that is in places that is not Israel.
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