US military intervention in the Syrian Civil War has mostly taken the form of small arms and equipment for various rebel factions, but looks to be picking up the pace dramatically, as new videos come out showing US-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles in rebel hands.
Two different rebel factions, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and a faction allied with the Islamic Front are claiming to have the weapons, though the US is still not officially confirming they were the direct suppliers.
Saudi Arabia has been keen to supply the rebels with more and more advanced US-made weapons, including TOW missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, though in the past US concerns about the rebels using them on civilian targets, particularly passenger airliners, have prevented such shipments.
In recent weeks the reports have said the US was less and less concerned about the shipments, preferring to see the civil war escalate at any cost, and apparently willing to deal with the inevitable backlash when the weapons start showing up in al-Qaeda’s hands.
Saudis providing weapons to Syrian terrorists is nothing new, question is if USG sold weapon to Saudis can be used in Syria where USG have no military presence nor they are involved military, at least that what they say. If such move is legal, even though we all know that nothing by USG is done legally regarding Syria or Ukraine or in Iraq and etc, it is time for progressive senators to demand an answer from whit house, state department, CIA and others, if their actions is not legal then it is time for people to be prosecuted.
The US is getting the backlash for interfering in Ukraine and will soon feel it in Syria via Iran with Russia`s S300 sale to both countries.
Russia will be feeling the backlash as well in not just crimea among the tatars but in the volatile caucasus region as well.
America`s influence worldwide is becoming like the pings in the black box emitting from the Malaysan Flt370.
Is that why the US is contributing the most in looking for flt370. Also u clearly haven't heard of the Shale gas revolution taking place in Obama's america. But thanks for showing me and other black americans the lack of respect people like u have for Americas first black president. Its shows u underestimate him and that will cost u.
If Assad loses this war then these weapons will be handy for use in the new civil war which is certain to break out. Apparently our administration has learned zilch from Libya.
Indeed we have a very dirty. sneaky, diabolic 'gubment' ruling over us..
So then why do u live in Obama's America if u hate it so much?
The SAA will find a way to beat these miserable terrorist rats, no matter what they are armed with.
Once they are cut off from resupply, they will starve and then begin to surrender.
You can't eat TOW missiles for lunch once the effects of the Captagon
The SAA will find a way to beat these miserable terrorist rats, no matter what they are armed with.
Once they are cut off from resupply, they will starve and then begin to surrender.
You can't eat TOW missiles for lunch once the effects of the Captagon wear off.
Yeah they tried that already and both the turkish and israeli military sent the SAA packing. They can cut off the supply route from lebanon cause it is a weak defenselss nation controlled by hezbollah but that won't happen with Syria's more powerful neighbors. Also Iraq's border at this point is under defacto Iraqi rebel control who supports the Syrian opposition more then any outside government does.
The "responsibility to protect" is clearly nothing but a slogan to neocon / neolib warmongers. The only thing these weapons will do is escalate the body count, which will be blamed on Assad for refusing to step down.
Fast and furious via Saudi Arabia.
The U.S. Government violates the NDAA act by aiding and abetting terrorists. They should all be sent to Guantanamo Bay.
I wonder what the reaction would be should Russian made anti-tank weapons fall into the hands of say a "militia" in the USofA that wanted to restore Constitutional gummint in DC?