European Command leader Admiral James Stavridis has confirmed that the US and other NATO member nations are engaged in joint planning for the possibility of military intervention in Syria’s Civil War.
The admiral says the US would be “prepared if called upon to be engaged as we were in Libya,” and said that there is “a great deal of discussion” of trying to impose a no-fly zone over Syria.
Of course, the “no-fly zone” in Libya almost immediately morphed into a full scale air war to impose regime change on Libya, which NATO eventually did, leaving Libya the mess of militant factions it is today. Somehow this is being considered a model to reproduce in Syria.
That may just be the tip of the iceberg, with Sen. Lindsay Graham (R – SC) talking up the possibility of invading Syria outright, insisting US “boots on the ground” are necessary to seize Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, and to install the rebels as the new government.
One of the reason for NATO placing missile defense in turkey was this.., in case NATO and israel decide to invade Syria.., Europe would have placed a defensive system in Turkey protecting Europe from Syrian, Iranian, Hezbolla missiles, the other to have a missile defense in Turkey in case of EU, Israel and USA decides to attack Syria and Iran. Russia have send a perminant defensive ships to Mediterranean, Iranians also doubled their efford guarding Persian gulf…, so is going to get messy.., wait until Obama comes back..,
and whose brain child is this stupid idea? and what do they expecty the russians and iranians will do? stand still?
syria is not libiya and the syrian army as the means to fight this no fly zone.
it is time the west and the obama govt should acknowledge syria has been destoyed and its people misplaced and/ or killed. enough i senough of this lame policy.
They will not get approval from this from Russia or China. If NATO attempts to bypass the Un Security Council to force regime change in Syria, Russia already has assets in Syria to make this very difficult.
They will not get approval from this from Russia or China. If NATO attempts to bypass the Un Security Council to force regime change in Syria, Russia already has assets in Syria to make this very difficult.
this may be true, but votes haven't stopped the US before..Iraq…but instead of Iraq, I would ask you to review Panama circa 1989. Obama's methodology has all the classic examples of contra wars of Central America, the proxy warrior -Ronald Raygun- reincarnated…in a "liberal" (black) man?! (grateful dead and joan baez never saw it coming …musicians for Obomber! hippies/counter culture for proxy war -IMAGINE.. imagine all the hippies…Lennon)…but I digress.
IF I were envisioning Obama's model… I say his goal is a) continue to destabilize Syria via proxy war via contra rebels; b) amass military "observers" to conduct large "exercises" in Turkey and Jordan (see Operation Nimrod as example); c) wait for Syrian 2014 presidential election, then d) condemn election as "fraud" (Assad certain to win); e) secure a dead US-GI, preferably a marine allegedly killed by Syrian "agents" in say, Turkey or Lebanon, then, e) proclaim justification to (overtly) invade Syria.
Bingo. Enter in eulogy…American, the benevolent white knight, tried "diplomacy" and it just didn't work…blah blah.
Is that thekind of jackasses that is produced by america to forment murder/destruction/ carnage mouthpiece paid by the zionist to make the zionist regime with 200 nuclear weapons control the middle east that will never happen unless Persia is destroyed and that will not happen america cannot sustain another war no matter how small.
I do get tired of this sort of story. Of course they are planning for an intervention in Syria. That doesn't mean its going to happen. I'd expect any half-decent military command to think and plan a bit about potential fights they might get into before it happens. Even if there was a President who was giving a flat no about going into Syria, I'd still expect someone in the Pentagon to be making plans just in case he changes his might. I'm very anti-war and I vigorously am opposed to us going into yet another war we can't afford and which will kill more Americans. But, this is just people being competent at doing their job.
I don't know. This business of planning offensive wars really shouldn't be the business of our military commanders, let alone of congress people. I guess we've gotten so used to America getting "involved" wherever someone is firing a shot at someone else that this all sounds normal.
My how grandfathers are so keen to get grandsons to do their killing in our Empire USA, almost as if Romans 13:1 rings true,
“Every man – government with its deadly force
he must be in submission to. Never for an absolute
is there force that kills if not under God. The reason
being by God it is allowed to prove the corruption of it…
Because of this then also taxes pay to government
authorities who rule by deadly force. For the Lord
allows it to exist to establish something, for their
terrorism in this way continues without end.”
Romans 13:1-6 Ancient Greek manuscript
Why is it that these announcements are made by generals, admirals, or Senators instead of our President who is supposed to be in charge?
U.S./NATO boots on the ground? Which of the NATO countries has been attacked or threatened by Syria? The political offensive to shame President Obama into another illegal war has begun. Will he resist?
Again Ditz… This is a "proxy war"; not a "Civil War"…
But…if you 'think' it's a "Civil War", please direct me to the 'leader(s)' of the "other side" (meaning the 'second side' of the assumed "two sides" of the so-called "Civil War"… which traditionally requires "two sides"…
The 'Confederacy' during the US "Civil War" had it's own "Congress", "President", and everything…it was even located inside what was typically referred to as the "United States soil" at the time…. Can the same be said for the Syrian so-called "Confederates/Rebels"? 'Congress'/'Parliament'? 'President'/'Prime Minister'? 'Syrian Soil'???? Anything????
Anything other than mercenary terrorists in Ski Masks????
And NO…. A naturalized US Citizen "elected" in Istanbul Turkey (the "election" taking place in Turkey instead to Syria for alleged "security reasons") is not "representative" of anyone other than the people who organized and funded the charade…..
WTF is "complicated" about all of this???
It all seems really simple to me….
Again Ditz…please 'explain' simple logic…if possible…
Again Ditz… This is a "proxy war"; not a "Civil War"…
But…if you 'think' it's a "Civil War", please direct me to the 'leader(s)' of the "other side" (meaning the 'second side' of the assumed "two sides" of the so-called "Civil War"… which traditionally requires "two sides")…
The 'Confederacy' during the US "Civil War" had it's own "Congress", "President", and everything…it was even located inside what was typically referred to as the "United States soil" at the time…. Can the same be said for the Syrian so-called "Confederates/Rebels"? 'Congress'/'Parliament'? 'President'/'Prime Minister'? 'Syrian Soil'???? Anything????
Anything other than mercenary terrorists in Ski Masks????
And NO…. A naturalized US Citizen "elected" in Istanbul Turkey (the "election" taking place in Turkey instead to Syria for alleged "security reasons") is not "representative" of anyone other than the people who organized and funded the charade…..
WTF is "complicated" about all of this???
It all seems really simple to me….
Again Ditz…please 'explain' simple logic…if possible…
It is useful to make the distinction between what a true civil war is and the charade we see being played out before our eyes. The mainstream media has done a very good job in propagandizing this conflict into something it is not. Odd, or not, that heinous acts by the so-called "freedom fighters" are pooh-poohed by the West, or outright ignored, while each unverified accusation against Assad is given the same weight as if Moses himself brought the tablets down from God.
Recently, at least within the last few months, I recall there being reports that Western agents were busy training the FSA in the handling of chemical weapons. Ostensibly, they burbled, to better recognize them but my spider senses told me that it was a line of scat and that what was really going on was advanced training in the "use" of said weapons. Seems now that they have been used and to say the Syrian government would use the very thing that would bring down the lying hammer of Uncle Scam is simply absurd.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to add, that dude they supposedly "elected"…. What a line of BS! If the people of Syria had any real say this CIA puppet certainly wouldn't be on their list. Enough said about that.
I wonder why they never quote obama in articles of regime change
"the US would be 'prepared if called upon to be engaged as we were in Libya'”.
So now others tell us when to fight wars? Remember when this was "right-wing paranoia," that the UN or whoever would decide that US soldiers have to fight wars?
I guess Al-Qaeda need a state to call home. Is that why we are so intent on lynching Assad and hand the country over to our enemies the terrorists?
They are not even good poker players! Bluffing with a pair of deuces will not get them the pot!