In 2010, Israel claimed Syria’s government had sent Scud missiles to Hezbollah, but this was later revealed to be untrue, and was apparently just a random speculation, despite causing the US to threaten to attack Syria.
Which means new rumors, also originating in Israel, about the same thing happening now must be taken with a grain of salt, though the ongoing civil war certainly lends some credence to the idea that Syria would like to ditch some of the less-useful weapons in its arsenal on the Lebanese faction.
With the Western-backed rebels escalating attacks nationwide, the Syrian military’s stockpile of ballistic missiles serves mostly as a hassle, difficult to defend and of no real use against a domestic insurrection.
It could be a major upgrade for Hezbollah, however, which is forever looking to upgrade its arsenal as a hedge against the next Israeli invasion (which Israeli officials are constantly insisting is coming sooner or later). It might be the ultimate irony if the US and other nations backing Syria’s rebels with an eye toward propping up a “more convenient for Israel” regime find themselves inadvertently getting Hezbollah armed to the teeth. Apparently this lesson was not learned in Libya, despite that war leaving northern Africa awash in weapons and leading directly to a Tuareg secession in Mali.
BS with a bogus language by all parties involved including Jasons wording on the issue. Even if Syria have done so, what dose it mean,…! US is giving Israel all kind of weapon and for free, these weapons are much more destructive then scud missiles. Beside, Israel already received missile shilled provided by US long time ago, so what is the problem….?
So what if they are sending Scuds to Lebanon? It's not like we're all goody two-shoes and not sending far more deadly weapons to the Israelis.
This headline reads like something from Faux News.
The Tuareg's were 'at it' in Mali and other places, while Ghaddafi was still the mighty duck. The recent 'secession' has far more to do with government insufficiency in northern Mali than with any 'flood' of weapons from Libya.
Assad's got a full-blown rebellion on his hands and we're being told by the Israelis that he's taken time to organize truck convys of scuds across the UN observed border into Lebanon? With their airborne eyes the Israelis should be able to see the steam plumes from his atomic weapons producing generators and the mass graves from all his latter-day extermination programs.
The Israelis are a credible source on anything entertainment-related.
I disagree. I believe it could be true because if there is a war
FauxIsrael would have a harder time defending against multiple
attacks. If Assad is sending Scuds to Hezbollah it is for a viable
strategic advantage.
Even if truth, whats wrong with that. Israels enjoys endless support from US in form of "state of art" weapons and used already WMD /White Phospor/ agaist civilians in Gaza massacre 08/09.
Lebanon is only taking countermessures against constant treats from Israel….
Israel remains "troublemaker" of ME, so its logical prepare for its aggressions….peter czech
Don't you all think that Syria would need all its missile for Turkey if that country starts a war with Syria?
Probably they are getting something much better from Russia.