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K. Tell that to the NYT and US gov't, who both say it's an embassy compound.

Yeah, sure, I don't consider seeing it written in the NYT as "evidence", it's at best an indication.  I have not see where the US government called it an embassy, maybe they have.

UN Security Council fails to condemn strike on Iran in Syria | Reuters

The U.S. says it has not confirmed the status of the building struck in Damascus, but that it would be concerned if it was a diplomatic facility.

My Marine friends talked about doing one of their summers in Israel.  They'd go out on practice exercises, and the Israelis would say "OK, this is how we do THIS.".  The Marines would say "Hold up, we're not allowed to do that in this situation, our ROEs are different."

They were impressed at how the IDF ROEs were quite a bit more "liberal" in terms of how to clear a building etc. than ours would be.  In other words, they aren't that concerned with either civilian casualties OR what the world thinks about them.

It's a small country with enemies on several sides and they are a bit paranoid and don't mess around.  And I don't think there is a whole lot the US can do about it.

• In response to Ukraine’s aspirations for NATO membership, Allies agreed at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will become a member of NATO. They also agreed that Ukraine’s next step on its way to membership was the Membership Action Plan (MAP), NATO’s programme of political, economic, defence, resource, security and legal reforms for aspirant countries. In 2009, the Annual National Programme was introduced as Ukraine’s key instrument to advance its Euro-Atlantic integration and related reforms.
• From 2010 to 2014, Ukraine pursued a non-alignment policy, which it terminated in response to Russia’s aggression. In June 2017, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted legislation reinstating membership in NATO as a strategic foreign and security policy objective. In 2019, a corresponding amendment to Ukraine's Constitution entered into force.
• In September 2020, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved Ukraine's new National Security Strategy, which provides for the development of the distinctive partnership with NATO with the aim of membership in NATO. In September 2022, following Russia’s illegal attempted annexations of Ukrainian territory, Ukraine reiterated its request for NATO membership.
• At the 2023 Vilnius Summit, Allies reaffirmed their commitment that Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Recognising Ukraine’s increased interoperability and substantial progress with reforms, they decided that Ukraine’s path to full Euro-Atlantic integration has moved beyond the need for the Membership Action Plan. Allies will continue to support and review Ukraine’s progress on interoperability as well as additional democratic and security sector reforms that are required on its path towards future membership. NATO Foreign Ministers will regularly assess progress through the adapted Annual National Programme. NATO will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the Alliance when Allies agree and conditions are met.

we literally have the dumbest people in the room running this god damn country....it's so sad...that's ANTNY Blinkin the US secretary of state saying just two days ago to the world, Ukraine will be in NATO....JFC man.