{"id":15778,"date":"2024-12-23T05:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=15778"},"modified":"2024-12-23T05:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T05:05:40","slug":"pentagon-admits-theyve-been-providing-incorrect-troop-count-numbers-in-syria-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=15778","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Admits They&#8217;ve Been Providing Incorrect Troop Count Numbers In Syria For Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1120,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentagon_Aerial_on_September_11_2002_by_Angela_Stafford_U.S._Air_Force_DOD_020911-F-3968S-001_290165442.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pentagon\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentagon_Aerial_on_September_11_2002_by_Angela_Stafford_U.S._Air_Force_DOD_020911-F-3968S-001_290165442.jpg 430w, https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pentagon_Aerial_on_September_11_2002_by_Angela_Stafford_U.S._Air_Force_DOD_020911-F-3968S-001_290165442.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 430px, 100vw\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"caption-text\">David Shapinsky from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0&gt;, by way of Wikimedia Commons<\/span><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit score: Through Wikimedia Commons<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p>Is it any marvel the ragtag outfit on the Pentagon can\u2019t go an audit if their lives trusted it?<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Protection admitted that they\u2019ve been offering the media with an incorrect troop depend in Syria for months, indicating the quantity is definitely greater than twice the knowledge they\u2019d been publicly acknowledging.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not even the worst half.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have now been briefing you frequently that there are roughly 900 U.S. troops deployed to Syria,\u201d Pentagon Press Secretary Air Power Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/4013726\/dod-announces-2000-troops-in-syria-department-prepared-for-government-shutdown\/\">told reporters<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn gentle of the state of affairs in Syria, and in vital curiosity, we\u2019ve just lately realized that these numbers have been increased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wait, what? <em>The Pentagon<\/em> simply immediately \u201crealized\u201d that <em>the Pentagon<\/em> despatched extra troops? After asking <em>the Pentagon<\/em> about it months later?<\/p>\n<p>Jiminy flippin\u2019 Christmas. Who\u2019s working the place?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HOLY COW!\ud83e\udd2fThe Pentagon simply admitted they&#8217;d no thought what number of American troopers have been in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have now been briefing you that there are roughly 900 US troops in Syria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I realized right now that in actual fact there are roughly 2,000 US troops in Syria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>INSANITY! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oWh8Grt2YO\">pic.twitter.com\/oWh8Grt2YO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1869867746118513122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-the-first-time-the-pentagon-fudged-troop-numbers\">Not The First Time The Pentagon Fudged Troop Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019d be good to assume that President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s return as Commander-in-Chief would curb this sort of habits, however he\u2019s bought lots of cleansing home to do on the DOD.<\/p>\n<p>Navy officers flat-out admitted to repeatedly mendacity to Trump all through his first time period in regards to the variety of boots on the bottom in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica\u2019s high envoy to the multinational navy coalition to defeat ISIS claimed in a latest interview that he routinely lied to senior authorities officers about U.S. troops ranges in Syria,\u201d Activity &amp; Objective <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/us-troop-levels-syria-jeffrey-interview\/\">reported in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then-diplomat Jim Jeffrey\u00a0admitted the actual variety of U.S. troops in Syria was \u201cmuch more\u201d than what Trump had requested, and he mentioned the division was \u201call the time taking part in shell video games to not clarify to our management what number of troops we had there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subordinates mendacity to the Commander-in-Chief \u2013 after which bragging about it with no penalties. And there are folks on the market who say the Deep State \u201cisn\u2019t actual.\u201d Please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/house-votes-overwhelmingly-to-condemn-trumps-decision-to-remove-troops-from-syria\/\">House Votes Overwhelmingly To Condemn Trump\u2019s Decision To Remove Troops From Syria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-they-still-serve-the-interests-of-the-american-people\">Do They Nonetheless Serve The Pursuits Of The American Folks?<\/h2>\n<p>Jeffrey was amongst 50 Republican nationwide safety officers who, previous to the 2016 election, signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/08\/09\/us\/politics\/national-security-gop-donald-trump.html\">a letter stating<\/a> Trump was not \u201ccertified to be President and Commander-in-Chief\u201d and \u201cwould put in danger our nation\u2019s nationwide safety and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He by some means bought appointed as United States Particular Consultant for Syria Engagement in 2018 and a yr later as  Particular Presidential Envoy for the International Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.<\/p>\n<p>The letter flat-out admitted he was one in all many within the intelligence and safety neighborhood who would defy him if, as he felt, Trump overstepped his bounds. <\/p>\n<p>And the brass on the Pentagon are nonetheless admitting they mislead the American folks in regards to the variety of troops abroad \u2013 er, excuse me, they didn\u2019t lie \u2013 they apparently simply \u201cdidn\u2019t know\u201d that they themselves greater than doubled troop numbers to an energetic, <em>undeclared<\/em> struggle zone.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind when Vice President Kamala Harris used this speaking level throughout her marketing campaign?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of right now, there&#8217;s not one member of america navy who&#8217;s in energetic responsibility in a fight zone in any struggle zone world wide, the primary time this century,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/harris-trump-presidential-debate-election-2024\/card\/u-s-troops-are-involved-in-combat-despite-harris-s-debate-claims-j5b3ST4WCoIish5ScTPg\">she lied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to take a Herculean effort by President-elect Trump to revive religion in all aspects of presidency after they\u2019ve been doing it for therefore lengthy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-read-more-container callout\"><a class=\"tpd-read-more-image\" aria-label=\"Aurora Police Chief Goes Scorched Earth On Biden Admin After Arrest Of 14 Violent Illegal Immigrant Gang Members\" href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/aurora-police-chief-goes-scorched-earth-on-biden-admin-after-arrest-of-14-violent-illegal-immigrant-gang-members\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Aurora-Police-Chief.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora Police Chief Goes Scorched Earth On Biden Admin After Arrest Of 14 Violent Illegal Immigrant Gang Members\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/pentagon-admits-theyve-been-providing-incorrect-troop-count-numbers-in-syria-for-months\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Shapinsky from Washington, D.C., United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 &lt;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0&gt;, by way of Wikimedia CommonsCredit score: Through Wikimedia Commons Is it any marvel the ragtag outfit on the Pentagon can\u2019t go an audit if their lives trusted it? 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