US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford has reported that he has been involved in discussions with the White House about the various military options being developed for attacking Syria if they ignore US threats to attack them for using chemical weapons.
Dunford said there is routine dialogue about the planning, and the status of the various military options being developed for Syria. The US has threatened to attack Syria on almost a daily basis, despite no public evidence that a chemical attack is going to happen.
That said, despite the constant threats, Dunford said no decision has actually been made to use force in Syria, even if this predicted attack actually does happen. Such a decision would presumably be made after the fact.
Of course, the US is threatening Syria over any number of things at any given time, and the development of more military options just means more ways President Trump can escalate after having already committed the US to “indefinite” military presence in Syria.
Clearly, Syria is about to use chemical weapons whether they know it or not. Funny how the most powerful nation on earth tells a small Middle Eastern nation not to something and they just ignore us every time, especially when we have an agenda to follow.
Trump will do nothing more than he has in the past. He can’t afford to risk escalation with Russia. Mattis will tell him so and talk him down from any stupidity he might consider. Only if Mattis is cut out of the loop – which is possible – will Trump do something stupid.
The US military presence in Syria was always illegal and now has no excuses. Where are the UN declarations condemning this aggression, and the coalition of the willing ready to force the US troops to head home?
How long are we going to hear about Syria, with NO CWs, is planning to attack, knowing the reaction the last two (or more) times the same old threat was made. The US and UK, with their CWs, are much more likely as perps helping their extremist “allies” like the white Helmets last time.
The U.S. needs to discuss the options of what if the United States and the ISIS , the white helmets , AlQaeda or moderate rebels make another fake gas attack . What are reasonable responses to a fake false flag gas attack ?