Exclusive: State Department Quietly Warning Region On Syrian WMDs -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
The State Department has begun coordinating with Syria's neighbors to prepare for the handling of President Bashar al-Assad's extensive WMD assets if and when his regime collapses, The Cable has learned.
This week, the State Department sent a diplomatic demarche to Syria's neighbors Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, warning them about the possibility of Syria's WMDs crossing their borders and offering U.S. government help in dealing with the problem, three Obama administration officials confirmed to The Cable. For concerned parties both inside and outside the U.S. government, the demarche signifies that the United States is increasingly developing plans to deal with the dangers of a post-Assad Syria -- while simultaneously highlighting the lack of planning for how to directly bring about Assad's downfall.
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My Comment: Should we be surprised by this report .... no. Should we be concerned .... yes. Do we have any assets in place to prevent a worse case scenario .... i.e. the use of these WMDs by the Syrian government or by terrorists who may get their hands on them .... the answer .... if the above article is any indication .... is a big no.
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