While US officials have been talking up the idea of overtly attacking the Syrian military for months, and many have been loudly advocating picking a fight with both Syria and Russia since the last 7-day ceasefire ended, there had been no visibility on when such a decision would be made.
Now it looks like Friday’s the day, with President Obama and his top advisers planning a meeting to discuss the “military options” against Syria, which begins with attacking Syrian military bases and munitions depots, and would almost certainly lead to casualties among Russian troops embedded on those bases.
Russia has anticipated the possibility of US attacks, and has deployed the S-300 anti-aircraft defensive system into the country, which would allow them to shoot down US warplanes if they start attacking sites with Russian troops presence. Despite US officials saying they are well aware of this fact, they insist they won’t be deterred on the matter.
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson also indicated Britain was considering attacking Syrian forces, despite parliament having already voted in 2013 explicitly to bar them from doing so. Johnson did, however, insist that such attacks would only happen as part of a coalition with the United States, and were not likely to happen soon.
Previous reports on the possibility of the US launching a war against Syria, and by extension Russia, have centered heavily on the idea that President Obama is somewhat averse to starting such a huge war just three months before his final term in office ends. Much of his cabinet, however, appears to disagree.
I can’t believe I am really reading this. At the age of 85, I have witnessed many occasions when my (US) Government has unjustifiably and illegally attacked another nation in violation of international law. But this is the first time that my Government HAS NOT EVEN ATTEMPTED TO PRETEND THAT THERE IS A “SELF-DEFENSE” JUSTIFICATION for such an attack. And this with a President who was a distinguished Harvard Law graduate and a law professor at the University of Chicago law school. Apart from the UN Charter and the Nuremburg bans on aggressive war, the War Powers Act flatly forbids an attack on Syria under the extant circumstances. Of course this is no partisan political matter; both Democrats and Republicans are vying for who can be more “muscular” in Syria (and elsewhere), irrespective of existing US and international law restraints. Have our political “leaders” no shame? No memory of where aggressive war led in WWII? Fifty-five million human lives didn’t matter? These people are insane.
Our government has gone batshit crazy.
I believe they have been bat-shit insane for years but well said…
And George Jr and Bill Clinton were doing the same kind of things only we never knew so much about it . the internet was not so active a few years back .
The Prancing Pleaser President is probably also averse of being labeled a War Criminal who starts Aggressive War to “help Al Qaeda”, in mean “the children”
“…US officials saying they are well aware of this fact [deployment of S-300 AADS], they insist they won’t be deterred on the matter.”
Well, of course. It won’t be THEIR sons or daughters flying those planes into certain harm’s way.
There really needs to be a cleansing within our government of those who are above all, driven by ethnic and/or religious ideology and agendas counterproductive to life.
Russia has been preparing for this confrontation for 16years and so has China . In a all out nuclear war or maybe even a little Syrian war China will try to shoot down America’s Satillites in outer space . because we attacked the Chinese embassy accidently on purpose to destroy Yugoslavia’s air guidance system . Yugoslavia had to fly blind against NATO . Yugoslavia only flew for a couple of days and was quickly defeated by NATO . In Yugoslavia the United states was accused of furnishing the air force for AlQaeda Our satillites is what guides our air force and missiles . And China says they have not forgotten or forgiven what happened to them in Yugoslavia . I don’t think Russia and China will be easily humilated this time like they were in Yugoslavia . But we might ?
Hey Obama! Question for you. What would you do if you threw a war and the taxpayers decided to sit it out for a change? How would you handle us refusing to pay for a presidents war, when he should be on trial for war crimes?
Maybe it is time since they have all these lovely prisons, the taxpayers should all migrate to our own cells and boycott treason by the USA government. Let’s all go invade the jails and let the government take care of us for a while. If everyone refuses to go along with Obama’s slave labor can he fit us all in gitmo to waterboard? This is one man I will dance when he dies, he may be the president of the USA but to me he is nothing but a low life piece of scum. A crook and a thief are to mild for this terrorist. I never thought I could ever dislike a person so badly.
Your idea is great and I think the majority if not all the people agree with you a 100% . But in a modern nuclear war The damage will be done on the first day maybe even the first hour. It will be a vastly different world the next day .
Face it “We Are F**KED”!
I believe this very anti=war web site encouraged me to contact my congress man a while back that we do not bomb Syria , I did that and he listened and said he had a lot of callers opposed to bombing Syria . I still feel the same way . I would think congress should have something to say about this . If the executive branch of government takes this innititiave with out congress permission to bomb Syria . I think we may have to send them off to be charged with war crimes . My congressman will be at my house this month and he will be talked to . I can’t take much more
Re Iraq Bush is a war criminal, also because of kidnapping and torture. And Obama is a war criminal re Libya, that he doesn´t close Gitmo as promised, because of drone assassination, many times of kids and old folks. His favorite movie is Godfather, by drone he orders the killing of anyone, also of Americans, without any trial, only evaluated by Godfather and his group of hit-men. Bush and Obama must be tried for their multiple war crimes. Attacking Assad and Syria ? Even if it means war with Russia ? They suffer from Hubris, unfortunately. And 648 missiles in Romania and Poland on the border to Russia “to defend us from Iran”V !?!?? And on 32 ships in the Mediterranean, 4 now in Cadiz. Chief submarine missile engineer Bob Aldridge-www.plrc.org-: “Whether they are on ships or land, they are still a necessary component for an unanswerable first strike.” The US Navy can track and destroy all enemy submarines simultaneously according to Bob Aldridge. NAVSTAR-now called GPS-was made for Minuteman-3 and Trident-2 to be able to hit Russian missile silos accurately.
Given who is controlling the government, and our money — this had to happen at some point in time. I guess they decided that this is the time — before Russia and China get too strong. But it will not be this easy. Europe is a sitting duck, and really so is Saudi Arabia. In spite of its military prowess, Saudi Arabia really does not have the right personnel. Their privileged princess are not worth a dime — with a very few exceptions, and their entire army is made of foreigners. They are there to get pay, not to fight wars. And as we can see in Yemen, a superior military cannot do anything to determined people with very little technology, but plenty of riffles. In Yemen, population had been always armed since time immemorial. Saudis to come to Yemen? They can control the coastline, and a lowlands. Up those mountains, not a chance.
Are they all now just being big and bad in order to have Russia sign on a dotted line this Saturday? But the times have changed. Russia and Iran on one side, US and Saudi Arabia on another. But Turkey will be there to try to “reach” compromise — but hear its plan. Turkey is proposing a cease fire and humanitarian convoys to enter the city. Next step is to move the peace process to UN — where UN special envoy has offered to personally escort Al-Nusra out of the town to free up the hostages. Then to destroy ISIS. The position of Turkey and Russia coincide. But Turkey will be conciliatory on the future process for political transition, where US — if they have any brains left, would take it as a face saving device, and move Syria from the front pages. But given the insane monsters, the ziocons, you never know. They are gamblers, and are excited at the very possibility of US being dragged into a war. What profits await them, what happiness! At the cost of our prosperity and the lives of many.
When on earth can we wake up, and be rid of them. I am afraid that people are still not aware what this election is all about. It is a choice to vote for a man who is not a politician, but with a solid common sense for the security and the well being of Americans, and the woman who has proven to us that she is thrilled with barbaric manner of killing human beings, and excitedly bore a witness on camera of her cold and unfeeling self. Trust her with the lives of Americans? She will do anything for her cabal. This is why both Democrats and many Republicans are already genuflecting.
Have they ever outlined the reason we support the terrorists and strive to oust the leader of another sovereign nation in the Middle East. Good fodder for Trump for the next debate.
Americans suck