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June 28, 2025
Rational Public Policy with Common Sense requires a well informed and engaged public. Apathy and indifference won't keep us safe or secure.
June 28, 2025
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US bombed Syrian dam risking tens of thousands of lives
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While ISIS, the Syrian government and Russia blamed the US, then-Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend called the allegations "crazy reporting" as the site was on the US's "no-strike list" of protected civilian sites.
“The Tabqa Dam is not a coalition target,” said Townsend two days after the strike.
Despite the US's denial, two former senior officials told the New York Times that members of a top secret US Special Operations unit called Task Force 9 hit the dam using some of the largest conventional bombs owned by the US, including at least one BLU-109 bunker-buster bomb.
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US bombed Syrian dam risking tens of thousands of lives
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Contributor's comments:
While ISIS, the Syrian government and Russia blamed the US, then-Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend called the allegations "crazy reporting" as the site was on the US's "no-strike list" of protected civilian sites.
“The Tabqa Dam is not a coalition target,” said Townsend two days after the strike.
Despite the US's denial, two former senior officials told the New York Times that members of a top secret US Special Operations unit called Task Force 9 hit the dam using some of the largest conventional bombs owned by the US, including at least one BLU-109 bunker-buster bomb.
Click to learn more: (opens in a new tab)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-bombed-syrian-dam-risking-tens-of-thousands-of-lives-nyt-report/ar-AASZ4Fw?ocid=msedgntp
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