Despite the extremely speculative nature of the Syrian “threat,” the Pentagon is wasting no time in scrambling to prepare a set of options for different possible ways in which the United States could invade Syria.
Several different plans are under consideration, including the full-on occupation of Syria which officials estimate would require 75,000 troops just for securing chemical weapons, and many tens of thousands more for the open-ended “peacekeeping” operation certain to follow.
Officials say that the US has “everything they need” in the region already to carry out the attack the moment the president approves it, but this appears at the moment to be a few hundred ground troops waiting at the border and some naval assets off the coast, while the bulk of the occupation force would seemingly have to come from elsewhere.
The US appears to be the primary source of both the war rhetoric and the rumors of chemical weapons threats being used as an excuse for the rhetoric. The Obama Administration has been reluctant to directly insinuate itself into the ongoing civil war ahead of the elections, but has reportedly gotten more eager to involve itself since winning reelection.
However, and in whatever way the U.S. has denied it, Syria has a right of self defense against what has been a blatant and unprovoked U.S.-NATO war of aggression. What they have done to that country is a tragedy, and war crime. May the responsible parties, including Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Susan Rice, Jeffrey Feltman, Amb. Robert Ford, Samantha Power, one day be brought to justice.
So 11 years, 6,500 US dead troops, two wars, and trillions of dollars wasted, since 9/11…and the US is now poised to wage war on the side of Al Qaeda in Syria.
The US empire can't collapse soon enough,
If what penatgon saying is true and when it hoppens then U.S and NATO should start ordering body bags by the thousands, that is to say.., if this war is just about to get european war, it is on the doorsteps of Europe, to those who thought that these Patriot missiles are for defensive reason only, you are right they are there for two reason, one to get what U.S couldn't get in Poland being able to station these missiles there, two to defend Europe and Turkey in case of Syria decide expending this war into Europe via Turkey.
No one want this war to expend but is getting out of hand and is not controllable, som of these Islamist terrorists are shipped from Europe, most are from Saudi and UAE, Hillary Clinton so as Saudi and UAE have sworn to fight Assad even if it takes them to bring the war to Europe, or for penatgon to have a finalmpla…, So is time for EU and Barack Hussein Obama, Hillary Clinton, Saudis or UEA to either give up or go all in.., going all in requires many body bags, peace non.
Are the sheeples in the UNITED FASCISTS OF AMERICA ARE GOING TO LET THE WAR CRIMINALS ATTACK SYRIA? Are the sheeples in the United Fascists of Amrica are going to let these baby killers do what they did in Iraq and elsewhere. Then they are war criminals AND will make surethey recieve part of the 'pie'.
Down with the baby killers in Washington. Down with imperialism and zionism. The world will get back at you and destroy you all. We are fed up with you bastards.
Russia, China and India must form a front against thses killers and destroy their WMD before they destroy the world,. The world will welcome them and join them. If they don't they will be doomed for ever. All united against the united fascists of America and their WMD.
The people in te US are already guilty of every single war crime since at least Iraq becuase they have been the enablers of the sick-minded people in Washington. If Germans are guilty of Nazism, Americans are even more so because at least most Germans can justify themselves by saying that they ignored what the Nazi party was doing. Can the American robots say the same thing?
Murad, Please allow me to reassure you. As an American citizen, I'm sure I speak for MANY of us here in the states when I say that there are a lot of us here that are opposed to the wars and the "nation building" that has been taking place. There is nothing much we can do about it here at the moment short of a bloody revolution. There have been new laws put into place by the current administration that are effectively trying to handcuff true patriots abilities in bringing change to foreign policy and peace to countries where war has become prevalent. There are many here that believe something must be done, but as american citizens we are obligated to the constitutional rules that are supposed to govern our nation. Which means that we have many steps to take to fix the system of checks and balances that are meant to keep the government from becoming to powerful. Before we can help the situations abroad, we must fix our problems here at home, and at the rate it's going, it will take a lot of work. On behalf of many americans who feel as I do, please accept my sincere apology for the transgressions made in the name of the united states.
I can assure you, we're really not all bad..
How can a nation that is facing a fiscal cliff contemplate going to war again? It is sheer madness.
The leadership of the U.S. needs deep, psychological counselling.
This kind of talk is not worth to liston to. If you are serious you must go into street and burn these criminal with their WMD down. While you are writing a few word with your newly purcase computer sitting on a cofortable chair, your WMD that you paid for is killing babies and pregnant women in far away land thay you destroyed. We are fed up with you empty talk.
More your ass into the street and burned them down, down , down , down…. idiots
Fascinating how they are willing to cut people's retirement, deny medical care, cut back on services that desperate people desperately need, and raise taxes on everyone but the rich …. but they couldn't possibly forego a war on the other side of the world that has no reason at all why it needs to be fought.
Who voted for these idiots, strike that, crooks? I know I didn't. Were you the dummy who voted Democrat or Republican?
I don't live in the U.S. Sidney! Thank heavens!
the US leadership has been out of common sense for decades…
people thought obama would lighten the US attitude towards the rest of the world
wrong..he is just as bad as the others
And some Patriots willing to do a hard job and make the right decisions for the good of the nation.
Well, it's that "lesser of two evils" thing coming home to roost. Not to say Romney was any better because he is just as much a warmonger as Barack. So lets once and for all put aside the notion that Obama is anything but a silver tongued killer.
Why do you censor comments?
[moderator’s note: We moderate comments (censorship isn’t a power we have — we’re not a government and can’t prevent you from saying anything you want; whether or not you get to use OUR microphone to say it is a different question entirely) because we have no desire to get inundated with spam or serve as an overflow annex for the filth at Stormfront – TLK]
Obama checkmated himself in Syria long ago. Arrogance the entire lot: Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Sam Powers, John McCain. They pushed right away for overthrow, thinking they could topple via sof tpolicy/ color revo. Then it collapsed. They certainly won the propaganda war in Amerikkka, but nobody in Syria trust Obomber. He's not nearly as smart as he is arrogant, matched only by his willingness to assassinate. They lost their route via Stevens to Tripoli, Lebanon. Lost their Northern Lebanon connection, improvised. And now the Lebanese govt is fighting salafists.
Obama is worse then Bush. And as his checkmate in Syria continues to fester and show his overall failure in MENA, he will become more and more resolved to using direct war to get his way.
He loaded his premise when he demanded Assad would step down, and like all justificationalists, Obomber will beg, borrow and steal to be right.
Yes, that´s right. And more so because the Pentagon doesn´t accept MAD, they aim to achieve a disarming first strike capability. They ignore that it leads to Launch On Warning and Suicide. Chief Trident missile engineer Bob Aldridge -www.plrc.org-resigned and wrote The Counterforce Syndrome, First Strike! The Pentagon´s Strategy For Nuclear War and Nuclear Empire (ch. 9 on anti-submarine warfare). The missiles in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria (on ships in the Black Sea) to take out the missiles surviving First Strike with Minuteman-3 and Trident-2 will be operational by 2018. This leads to Launch On Warning and SUICIDE by 2017. Bloody fools in the Pentagon !
Next we'll hear how our leaders are sure the Syrian people will greet our troops waving little American flags and throwing flower petals beneath their feet as we march in to occupy their country.
75,000? Now where did I see that number recently?
I'm sure there's no connection there. I'm almost certain of it. Yup.
"Options for attacking Syria?" Pentagon would be mulling "options" at the direction of Dear Obama. Judas Priest, this madness has got to stop.
Being stupid is always be on the table after common sence is removed.
Another war for Israel?
Look: it is much better for U.S and EU economic and military position keeping these tyrants, the dictatorial, the stone aged regimes in power, even creating a newer one then anything other then that.
They have made a pledge to these only friends of theirs, either the apartheids or these stone aged regimes, therefore, they are doing everything, lying with all there arsenal in medias, in hiring the capitalism propaganda machinery, falsifying democracy and all other inhuman acts to keep these regimes, pentagon runned by a "democrat", the country have a "democratic" president, in Europe there are those Neo fascism and Liberal fascism wanting to "change" the world for Syrian people, replacing a legitimate government chosen by the syrian people and Syrian people have demonstrate that by the millions…, what els did you people expect.., a democracy…? Even so.., what democracy, the one that rules the European people, making sure that there are moor "pored" people by the way of new "austerities" then yesterday or the one that's been lying to everyone since day one.
The Amerikan 'REVOLUTION' is NOW ONE DAY CLOSER—->>BRING IT ON!
As cynical as I am, I seriously doubt that the US will invade Syria as it did Iraq. The Pentagon comes up with contingency plans for everything. That doesn't mean they will do it. Any involvement will be indirect, using proxies wherever possible.
Aliens have take over the ruling class in the US.
Who the hell is running the country? If Bush is in or Obama it mades no difference; they seem to have the same foreign policy. A policy which is directly contradictory to the US interest. I am sure it is great for these Aliens……but not us. These Aliens do not have our interest at hart.
JK