Initially slated to be a very “limited” number of strikes, with some officials familiar with talks saying the original plan was about 50 missile volleys, the planned US attack on Syria seems to be growing precipitously.
Apparently fueled by the administration’s annoyance at having to wait for their way, they have ordered the Pentagon to dramatically expand their target lists, with a consideration for using warplanes as well as missile strikes.
Officially, the administration is arguing that the delay has given Syrian forces time to disperse. That makes little sense, however, since officials were arguing from the start that they weren’t trying to change the on-the-ground situation, but rather to send a “message.”
That seems to be what’s changing, as officials are now openly talking about “degrading” the Syrian military’s capabilities and significantly escalating the aid to rebel factions to change the situation on the ground.
If America goes through with this pro-Al Qaeda regime change then the USA will deserve the next 9/11. There I said it.
Looks like a darkly menacing call about "expediting this sh*t, my dear" arrived at the White House of Fail.
So, the warmongers are admitting that what they're really about is supporting the insurrectionists and destroying another Arab society. How Zionist of them. Perhaps a barrage of Russian nukes on DC will make them see the folly of their ways.
In case of conflicts you should always listen to BOTH SIDES ! –<<
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Good condensed overview of key events regarding the hidden US/NATO/AL-proxy-guerrilla war on Syria:
http://08oo.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/key-reasons-…
Iraq is in complete shambles after the last US so-called regime change.It's a crime what the US dumped on that country already destroyed by economic sanctions. Syria is next on the US/Israel hit list. Hope we don't fall for the lies and subterfuge we will hear from the Obozo administration Tuesday night. I am for 'regime change' as long as it happens in Washington DC first.
"Strikes to Be Much Less 'Limited' than Advertised"
Well, duh! That's the way it was always going to be. The whole "limited strikes" business was just how it was going to be sold. It was the Libyan phony-ass "no fly zone" all over again. Get permission with a stated intent that seems reasonable, and then do what you really intend. A version of the "Change you can believe in" trope, followed predictably by the same old same old. In other words, "I got what I wanted, now go f*ck yourself." Israel, with the US fronting for them, wants Assad's chemical weapons deterrent gone, and they won't rest till their US poodle gets the job done.
If AIPAC and Obama can turn Congress against the overwhelming will of the American people, then Assad has seen his fate: Saddam at the end of a rope. Gaddafi with a bayonet up his ass.
What will Assad do? What can he do?
If you think the answer to this question is "Not a whole hell of a lot", then think harder. Think like a cornered dictator.
First, check Wikipedia for "Syrian military equipment".
Then, here are three scenarios:
1) Assad moves his chemical weapons and top tier military assets — air defense gear (S-300s et al) and air force — to Iran. He splits the rest — tanks, APCs, ammunition stores, and his substantial surface-to-surface missile inventory — to the Kurds (as payback to Erdogan) and to the Latakian Allawites. Then he bails, taking his family and regime faithful to sanctuary in Russia or Iran, leaving the US to deal with the violence (dare I say "slaughter") to follow.
2) Assad moves a sizable contingent of his scuds, stealthily across the trackless desert of south western Iraq, until they are in range of the major Saudi oil production facilities — Abqaiq for example — and then unloads a mix of chemical and incendiary payloads, setting off a firestorm that destroys those facilities and terminates five million bpd of the nine million bpd of Saudi oil production. A US war on Syria commences with yet more loss of blood and treasure, and with oil at, oh say, $250 a barrel, the Saudis and the West pay a catastrophic price, while Iran, Iraq, Russia, and Nicaragua (among others) rake it in.
3) Assad, about to lose his life and the chemical weapons deterrent to Israel's nukes — which clearly failed to deter — unloads the whole shebang on Israel's military facilities and population centers, overwhelming the insignificant capabilities of their Iron Dome anti-missile defense, severely degrading their anti-aircraft capabilities, and largely grounding their air force by contaminating their air bases and scattering sub-munitions on their runways. Assad's air and ground forces follow up causing apocalyptic damage, Israeli nukes fly, killing millions in Arab cities across the region but without tactical effect, the rest of the Arab countries join in and the Zionist experiment comes to its wholly predictable end.
That said, whatever happens, happens, but — barring Congress growing a set — no way will it be pretty. And all because Obama is a douche.
Have a nice day.
Good post. It is certain that Assad would retaliate and the suggestion that he would then bail out to Iran seems very plausible. You know that he has already stashed millions, if not billions, of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.
One exception: Moving weapons to Iran isn't going to happen because Syria and Iran do not share a border.
You don't need a crystal ball to predict what will happen.
If Obama strikes Syria, then Syria will be fully within its rights to retaliate and it will. That will escalate the "limited strikes" to full-fledged war for regime change. However, since we couldn't allow the America-hating, militantly Islamic rebels to take over, then we will have another Afghanistan: a "democratically elected," corrupt, puppet government that is propped up by 100,000 or more occupying, US troops for a decade or more.
Per Mr. Ditz, it looks like 'mission creep' has already set in even before the mission started. I'm wondering if the world has finally reached the end of its rope with the lawless rogue US Empire. Russia and China must realize that the US has become an existential threat to them. The US has the largest empire the world has ever known and has their countries surrounded with bases. It's almost inconceivable that they will passively sit back and allow the US (with Israel cheering from the sidelines) to destroy what's left of another ME country, with Iran to follow. At some point won't they yell STOP even though the US has many more advanced killing machines? What will the Empire do if Russia and China unite militarily against it? Would not the US, with few allies, have to back down or risk WW3, which might go nuclear? Thanks Obama.
Oops, this story was probably always meant to be released today. Only, they expected the attacks to begin last week. So, this was supposed to be the story where after a few days of 'limited attacks' they were going to turn back to the American people and say "well, those limited attacks didn't work to achieve the goals we aren't telling you about either. So, now we have to 'escalate' to maintain 'credibility'.
Somebody just forgot to postpone this announcement until after the first 'limited' strikes that weren't about illegal regime change were done.
Turkey will supply the logistic, Israel will be on stand by if needed, Saudis will supply the oil and gas for ships and other war machinery for free., all that are the reasons for consumers in USA and Europe paying far more and knowingly manipulated oil and gas prices. But this is just the start, the matter is and will get much worse when USA starts attacking Syria.