From The Jerusalem Post:Fearing that Damascus is acquiring advanced military platforms, Israel is closely following meetings being held in Moscow this week between a high-level Syrian military delegation and Russian Defense Ministry officials.
Senior government officials in Jerusalem said they have been aware for several days of the Syrians' upcoming visit to the Russian capital but that it was not yet clear which military platforms Damascus was requesting.
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My Comment: Expect Israel to start requesting advanced weapon systems from the U.S. soon. In previous posts I have outlined my concerns on the possibility that a new arms race in the Middle East is starting to take off, with the pursuit of nuclear weapon systems being the priority. I forgot that conventional weapons should also be included in this mix.
With hundreds of billions of dollars now flowing into the Middle East from high oil prices, it should not be a surprise to see a good chunk of this money going back into purchasing weapons.
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