Bombing of Manbij: 100+ civilians killed

[frogwoman]

 

[bi0boy]

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have declared victory over Islamic State in Manbij
US-backed forces take Manbij from IS

 

[Casually Red]

That is basically my point - that the airstrikes are a necessary thing to happen to liberate the city. And while civilian casualities are always a pity (and are actually avoided as much as is possible) more people (both civilian and SDF) would be killed over all without them.

Of course air strikes are necessary to defeat them . However in this instance the city wouldn't need liberating in the first place if the US and it's allies hadn't deliberately destabilised the country by funnelling billion dollar arms shipments to an international jihad in Syria . Much of which ended up in daeshs hands . it's like setting someone's house on fire and then showing up with a bucket of water .

It's also worth remembering the US and it's allies have a policy of very deliberately not carrying out air strikes against daesh if they believe hampering daesh might benefit the Syrian government . Meaning essentially that the policy is they're happy to see those animals take over some cities ..and the civilians who live in them ...but not others . Palmyra was one notable instance of this . Literally thousands of these vermin formed up in the open desert in broad daylight and overran the city . The US knew all about it but for strategic reasons left them completely alone . The fate of civilians ..and irreplacable world heritage...isn't even remotely an issue here . For the coalition daesh is a target one day, a useful pawn on the chessboard the next depending on which district they're going after .